Sketches
The exhibition also includes a selection from Vincent Geyskens' numerous drawing books full of quick sketches of nature made during his many walks. These landscape drawings show how he tries to visualise his observations with just a few pencil strokes. In M, a connection is made between the works of Geyskens and a number of works by Alfred Delaunois (1877-1941) from the collection of M. Delaunois was a painter who also placed texture and matter at the centre of his rough drawings.
The most recent works in the exhibition are Geyskens’ paintings from 2020: subdued still lifes on a white background. What is depicted is recognisable, but flirts with the abstract. As in his other works, here too the painting technique used gives the work something close to tangibility.
Curator: Eva Wittocx
At Geyskens' solo exhibition, M and Mercatorfonds published a monograph with an overview of his work, with many images and texts by Dominic Van den Boogerd and Eva Wittocx, among others.
A new poem by him entitled 'Het Geslacht van de Paling', will be published by het balanseer.