This relief combines coloured plexiglass and wood in a dynamic exploration of light, transparency and geometry. A remarkable example of Paul Van Hoeydonck's pioneering abstract language.
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Description
Combining coloured plexiglass with wood, this relief exemplifies Paul Van Hoeydonck's innovative approach to transparency and spatial construction. Slender coloured elements radiate from a central core, creating a composition that changes continuously as light interacts with the layered materials.
The transparent support allows shadows and reflections to become active components of the work, reinforcing the sensation of movement and expansion.
Van Hoeydonck (1925–2025) joined the Formes group in 1956 and co-founded G58 in Antwerp two years later, marking his shift from figuration into geometric abstraction. He is internationally best known for 'Fallen Astronaut', the aluminium sculpture placed on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 15 in 1971 in tribute to astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the exploration of space.
Details
- Material: Plexiglass and wood
- Dimensions: 50.5 × 75 cm
Exhibitions: Maurice Verbaet Gallery, Knokke, Belgium — An ode to movement — 15/12/2018–06/01/2019 · Campo&Campo, Antwerp, Belgium — Paul Van Hoeydonck, A lifetime of art — 20/08/2021–08/10/2021 · Maurice Verbaet Gallery, Knokke, Belgium — Summer 25 — 01/07/2025 – 15/09/2025 · KMSKA, Antwerp, Belgium — Fallen Astronaut. Hommage aan Paul Van Hoeydonck — 12/09/2025–12/10/2025 · Maurice Verbaet Gallery, BRAFA Art Fair 2026 — 22/01/2026 – 02/02/2026
Publications: Jan Ceuleers, Paul Van Hoeydonck, Antwerpen, Pandora Publishers, 2011, p. 180-181 & p. 290.
This artwork forms part of the maurice verbaet collection and can be viewed in our showroom at Volkstraat 58, Antwerp.
Product Specifications 
Designer Paul Van Hoeydonck
Material Plexiglass
Length 75
Height 50,50
Vendor maurice verbaet collection
Color Blue, Red, White
Production year 1959
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