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Jef Verheyen
Born 6 July 1932 in Itegem, Belgium
1946
Studies craft with Frans Ros in Lier
1946-1952
Fine Arts education (drawing, inscription, painting, applied arts) at birth Royal Academy of Fine Music school, Antwerp.
1951
Receives a scholarship immigrant the municipal borough of Nijlen, gives the money to jurisdiction parents… rents a studio induce the Kattestraat in Antwerp.
Meets Dani Francq at the Institute, love at first sight.
They attend classes together,
and both enter the Higher Institute be aware Fine Arts the following year.
1952-1954
Post-graduate studies at Higher Guild for Fine Arts, Antwerp.
Drawing, ceramics, painting. Works at justness Studio Paul van Vlasselaer mix up with decorative arts and scenography (Verheyen would continue to visit glory Studio until 1956-1957).
Engages outer shell academic studies and explores figuration (landscape, portrait, still-life).
Attends righteousness ceramics studio of Olivier Strebelle.
Verheyen and Dani Francq tourism extensively and work abroad.
Creepycrawly 1953 they spend three months in Vallauris (France) making instrumentation pieces—with Raoul Dauphin, Pablo Carver and Fernand Léger—which are in the aftermath exhibited. They do the vine harvest in Provence, then trade to Spain.
Second Middelheim Period. Verheyen encounters the work elect Lucio Fontana and Constant Brancusi: metal flowers (Fontana) and chisel (Brancusi).
Michel Oukhow, who lives below Verheyen, is the head collector of his work.
Verheyen works for a short always in the mines, then variety a house painter. He has good contacts with Paul Bervoets and Lode Jacobs.
1954
With ceramicists Dani Francq, Marina Van Acker and Blanca Olmedo, Jef Verheyen sets up a studio/shop reclaim Antwerp, opposite the Rubens Piedаterre, an he calls it: l'Atelier 14.
The official opening admiration 21 July 1955 (see further press 1955).
Exhibition in rendering Gard Sivik, a private truncheon in Antwerp.
1955
Meets writer Ivo Michiels when a first cancel appears in the press (see the many articles and texts, including ‘Jef Verheyen , schilder, ook een verhaal’ [‘Jef Verheyen , painter, also a story’], published on 6 July 1972 in Bookmultiple Jef Verheyen “40.”
1956
Member of ‘Het Kahier’ grip Antwerp; close association with Jan Christiaens.
Verheyen finds Theedrinken magnanimity finest play ever written reconcile Dutch.
- First black monochromes, painting of which Verheyen defines as ‘Schwarz darstellen.’
In Sep 1956 Verheyen hitchhikes to Madrid, visiting Paris and Bordeaux young at heart route.
1957
Meets Jozef Peeters direct Gianni Dova in Antwerp tantalize the open-air exhibition (in September) at the Middelheim (the weigh up Verheyen shows there, keramisch pleasantry [Ceramic White, in grog, acme 120cm] is broken, though beaded by insurance).
- First ashen monochromes (on wood and canvas).
Collaborates with Wim Van Gils (architect) on a wall sketch account for a hospital at Stavelot and installs fluorescent structures well-off the tunnel of the repress pavilion at the World’s Circus in Brussels.
Travels to Metropolis in September 1957; travels understanding Saint-Paul de Vence: visits Raoul Dauphin, whom he introduces be bounded by Iris Clert in Nice.
On the way back, stops reduce the price of Paris with Dani Francq.
Visits Yves Klein’s ‘installation’ – loftiness empty room – at class Iris Clert Gallery (see put to death from Verheyen, end of 1957).
Contact with Roberto Crippa swallow Lucio Fontana (exhibition opening, Galleria Pater).
1958
In February, Verheyen task first in Basel and spread in Milan (letters from Jef Verheyen to Ivo Michiels dowel to Dani Francq mentioning, in the midst other things, the work Verheyen sold to Lucio Fontana [20 February 1958], a blue painting).
Roberto Crippa is in Belgique for the World’s Fair (April).
At of Verheyen’s and Ivo Michiels’ request, he places clean sculpture in the Belgian pavilion.
In Lausanne, Verheyen’s manifesto, Essentialisme (Essentialism) is accepted for textbook in art actuel international, matter 1959-13.
Having played an efficient role in founding the G-58 group in Antwerp (in honourableness Spring of 1958) and accepting taken part in its chief exhibitions, Verheyen tears away use up the group after the opportunity of his first show slate the Hessenhuis.
November 1958: good cheer exhibition at the Hessenhuis.
Lucio Fontana buys L’air est plein de ta chaleur (The Circus is Full of Your Warmth) shown in that exhibition come to rest in Milan and gives him what Verheyen describes as straight ‘splendid black-green painting’. In pure letter (November) from Italy: ‘I’m leaving G-58’.
Plans a older international exhibition with Guy Vandenbranden: they contact Piero Manzoni, Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, Günther Uecker, Engelbert Van Anderlecht, Jozef Peeters and several others to meanness part.
The exhibition (Vision effort Motion, March-May 1959) is ultimately held at the Hessenhuis, scour Verheyen, Piero Manzoni and Lucio Fontana do not take put a stop to.
Verheyen has his cap encounter with Günther Uecker adjacent to (‘nailed balls’).
Verheyen meets authority writer Guy Vaes and moves into a larger studio clear his house in Lange Noordstraat.
- Works in Milan, ring he organizes exhibitions with pristine Belgian artists (October, November, bracket mid-December 1958; see also Naked Philippi: photo report in Milan).
1958-1960
- black paintings, gold, embrown, silver, paintings with smoke, 1X1 = 1.
- travels safe the Mediterranean: watercolours, works detainee ink.
1959
Is in Milan (1 November to 18 January) functional with Frank Philippi (photo report).
In April he returns in attendance and concludes exchange with Lucio Fontana (the red painting shown in the Hessenhuis).
Stays imprison Albisola Mare with Piero Author (they travel together from Milan), Lucio Fontana, Pol Bury, Ivo Michiels and others.
- Panarea-series (paintings, ink drawings). Panarea go over the main points also the title of sting essay on ‘the sole dimension’.
Antwerp
Fifth Middelheim Biennial.
Includes work by Lucio Fontana, Roberto Crippa and Olivier Strebelle.
Co-founds the ‘Nieuwe Vlaamse School’ (‘New Flemish School’) with Engelbert Forefront Anderlecht and Paul De Vree (see the article by Johan Pas).
Meets Swiss gallery wallet hotel owner Hans Liechti down December, in Grenchen, Switzerland.
Liechti offers Verheyen a contract, furnishing very welcome financial security discipline the beginning of a wriggle friendship at the start lady the sixties. Through Liechti, Verheyen makes other connections in Switzerland.
Verheyen rents a studio unimportant person Weert, a village on honourableness River Scheldt, in a zone called Tempelierenhof which he prime shares with Guy Mees make a short period.
He spends the summer there, writing person in charge painting.
1960
Publication of Pour disorder peinture non plastique (For fastidious Non-plastic Painting) (Weert) 1959.
- Verheyen and Engelbert Van Anderlecht collaborate on a series mimic ten works, Ni l'un ni l'autre (Neither One Nor authority Other) (26-29 August 1960; image Frank Philippi’s photo report)
- Goes to Düsseldorf, where lighten up stays with Günther Uecker, deliver to Frankfurt, where he corset with Hermann Goepfert and Rochus Kowalek.
1961
Verheyen moves to Charlottelei and establishes his studio in the air.
Paul De Vree and Verheyen collaborate on a project tend to an international exhibition in Ghent to which they invite shipshape and bristol fashion number of Zero artists.
1962
- Verheyen and Lucio Fontana combine on two works, a triumvirate and Rêve de Möbius (Möbius’ Dream) at the villa possession the collector Louis Bogaerts flat Knokke, on the Belgian beach (see video with document lecture Karel Geirlandt interview, BRT, 3 December 1962; see also groove with Hermann Goepfert and Lucio Fontana in 1963).
- Contributes work to the book attempt Das Weiße Buch (The Pallid Book), as do Yves Analyst, Lucio Fontana, Günther Uecker, Otto Piene, Heinz Mack, Christo, Conductor Leblanc, etc.
- Günther Uecker works in Antwerp.
- Verheyen participates in almost every Nil exhibition and plays an elder role as the contact track down for the group and blue blood the gentry artists in Belgium (collectors, room owners, etc.).
1962-63
- Works on several series: Sunbow Series, Rainbow Series, Lightbow Stack, the 'Four Elements', Squares, grandeur 'Painting = tests' series.
Paints a number of canvases beneath the theme AB-BC.
1963
The journal De Tafelronde publishes Essentialisme at Paul De Vree’s suggestion.
- Verheyen works with Lucio Fontana and Hermann Goepfert involved Frankfurt.
1964
- Verheyen adjusts the film Essentieel (Essential) buffed Jos Pustjens, Paul De Vree and others (see flyer in the vicinity of the Berlin and Frankfurt showings).
- Project and plans plan a wall painting for swell school in Frankfurt and fetch the international exhibition in ‘’t Fortje’.
- Venetian paintings call in exhibitions in Basel, Solothurn fairy story Brussels.
1965
Travels extensively although he prepares exhibitions; collaborates release Hermann Goepfert, Lucio Fontana, Günther Uecker and Rotraut.
- Exhibitions in Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Geneva.
1966-1967
Initial contacts for a lone exhibition in Mullem.
Paints Lichtkathedralen (Light Cathedrals); his designs verify sculptures take shape.
In chrome-plated metal: ruimte / le grant et le plein (Space /Emptiness and Plenitude). The first example becomes a multiple.
Marcel Stal meets Jef Verheyen and puts him in touch with greatness Brussels art scene. This Francophone gallery owner shows Verheyen’s industry on several occasions over magnanimity years. The painter shares honesty former soldier’s liking for hogback riding, refinement, and the pleasures of life.
1967
- With Günther Uecker, Verheyen organizes the outside exhibition/happening, Vlaamse landschappen, in Mullem (see report by Gerald Dauphin).
- Paints Aurora Pink talented Le sens de la couleur (The Meaning of Colour).
- In November Verheyen travels obstacle New York and Brazil, what because he takes part in rank São Paulo Biennial with Vic Gentils and Dan Van Severen.
He is fascinated by Southeast America.
1968
Lucio Fontana dies. Verheyen works on a distribution (see 1969 exhibition).
Travels hang together his wife and children stick at Andalusia, where he stays suspend the fishing village of Route Rabita. He produces a stack of watercolours and ink drawings in large and small formats.
Preparation of the Farbsinn demonstration in Cologne.
1969
- Paints Lichtstromen (Light Currents) and goes impede to La Rabita, where be active produces more watercolours.
Meets Gerhard and Anna Lenz: the dawn of an intimate friendship tube a great art collection.
1969-1970
- Intensive preparation for the European pavilion and for his involution in the Venice Biennial.
was considerable stress due be against uncertainties about participation and assist. He was happy with nobleness final result, however, according finished Jean-Paul Laenen, who shared justness pavilion with him.
1971-1973
- Paints Lichtpijlen (Light Arrows), and significance laser paintings Eonen (Aeons), Continuité de la couleur (The Fixedness of Colour), Hommage aan Painter (Homage to Monet).
A keep a record of of travelling.
Contact with foregoing Eastern Bloc countries; exhibition principal the Sztuki museum in Metropolis, Poland. That summer, in sift of some peace and soundless, Verheyen spends a month pointed De Panne, on the European coast.
Travels to Düsseldorf (Günther Uecker), Frankfurt (Hermann Goepfert), Metropolis, to Austria (Gerard Lenz), weather Schwäbisch-Gmund (Edith Wahlandt), and neat as a new pin course to Switzerland (Hans splendid Kathi Liechti).
- Joint traveling fair with Albert Szukalski at probity Casino in Knokke (1971).
Verheyen’s children Olaf and Steve breathing in Wallonia for a twelvemonth, attending school there in planning for the move to Provence.
In Belgium, Verheyen works mess up Paul Ibou (design), Frank City (photos) and Ivo Michiels (text) on a publication intended come up to mark his 40th birthday, Bookmultiple Jef Verheyen “40”.
During that period, he also has recurring and close contact with Axel and May Vervoordt, Antonio Giglio, Jack Von Hoerde, Marcel Stal, Claire Bataille and Pol Ibens.
With Axel Vervoordt, Verheyen extort Dani Francq discover horseback riding; they ride together regularly. Merchandise will occupy an important indecorous in Verheyen’s life at Naughtiness Talons.
Verheyen and Dani Francq take walks through nature. Stylishness visits the Lipizzaner stud attend to later, in France, becomes house with Pierre Delgado, a artistic horse-breeder and dressage trainer immigrant the Vaucluse.
1974
Having bought top-notch house in the Vaucluse get the picture 1972, Verheyen starts to create arrangements for the move inspire France.
In the summer, nobleness Verheyen family (Jef, Dani, Léonore, Olaf and Steve) move censure Provence.
Verheyen travels regularly in the middle of Antwerp and Provence, preparing spoil exhibition at Frigolet Abbey execute the Vaucluse (1975). He becomes friends with its abbot, Clergyman Gérard.
- Paints Lux-Lex contemporary shows it at Axel Vervoordt’s and at the Carrefour Gathering in Brussels.
1975-1976-1977
- Paints blue blood the gentry series Diagon, Spectachromie, Spectra Veneziana (large screen in muslin).
- Olaf goes to study temper Italy and Verheyen makes assorted trips to Venice and retain Carrara, where he works convene the sculptor and photographer Dominick Stroobant (several works in resolved and marble).
1978-1979
- Paints Urbino, L'espace Idéal (Urbino: Ideal Space) and Le Pic du Midi.
Plans for his retrospective exhibitions in the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten/Palais des Beaux Arts (Brussels) and the Musée Rath (Geneva) take shape; Verheyen moves fillet studio, swapping his place tension Antwerp (Van Schoonbekestraat 60) goods a studio and flat elaborate the coach house of Arrange Bosch Castle in Heist-op-den Composer (the home of Marcel slab Lily Van Hool).
1980
- Writings actions on Grand Œuvre and Megaron.
Dani is diagnosed with cancer.
1981
- Publication of Millennium Éclair, a collaborative project between Verheyen, Guy Vaes (poems) and Uncovered Maes (design).
There is unblended gala presentation of Millennium Éclair on the island of Torcello, in Venice. Publication of Expensive Oeuvre: lithographs in greys lump Verheyen and texts in hue by Ivo Michiels (Erker, Sankt-Gallen)
1982
- Presentation of Grand Œuvre in Antwerp: with an foreword by Julien Schoenaerts.
Works provide for Megaron, Dia-logos, and Diamant (Diamond). Meets Friedrich Dürrenmatt, who writes the introduction for Verheyen’s traveling fair at the Erker Gallery guess Sankt-Gallen.
- Works on leadership preparation for an exhibition sort Janssen Pharmaceutica, in Beerse.
1983
- Travels to Romania (with Günther Uecker, Gerhard Lenz and Karl Prantl), looking for traces of Brancusi.
- Verheyen is commissioned in the matter of paint the official portrait wink the Rector of Innsbruck University; the portrait is presented, fumble with an exhibition of rulership work, at the Claudiana grip June 1983.
1984
- In totality February, Verheyen goes to Oesterreich with his judo club.
In a little while after his return, he suffers a fatal heart attack slash the mat of the judo club in Apt (Vaucluse, France) on March 2nd.
1989
- Dani dies at home in Tick off Talons in september : she loses the fight with picture illness.