Raoul De Keyser: Watercolours
Introduction by João Fernandes. Text by Ulrich Loock
Raoul De Keyser\s watercolors are a lesser known aspect of his output. Sharing the formal concerns of his paintings, and likewise triggered by specific observations and circumstances, they also offer a readier forum for experimentation than the paintings. This publication presents 59 of De Keyser\s watercolors, made between 2000 and 2008.
Publisher: Walther König, Köln
Artists: Raoul De Keyser
Contributors: João Fernandes, Ulrich Loock
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 10 in (31.8 x 25.4 cm)
Pages: 80
Reproductions: 61 color
ISBN: 9783865606280
Retail: $45 US & Canada
Status: Available
Raoul De Keyser
For nearly fifty years, Raoul De Keyser (1930-2012) created subtly evocative paintings and works on paper which appear at once straightforward and cryptic, abstract and figurative. Composed of basic but indefinable shapes and marks, his works often invoke spatial and figural illusions, though they remain elusive of any descriptive narrative. Despite—or precisely because of—their sparse gesturing, De Keyser’s works convey a grandeur that inspires prolonged contemplation. Individually as well as collectively, his works revolve around the activity of painting, but also move beyond its physical means to become more than the sum of their parts. Their apparent simplicity belies a lengthy gestation period, which is guided largely by intuition, rather than by following a pre-existing plan.