Compositie [Composition]
1956
Painting, 69 x 54 cm.
Materials: oil, canvas
Collection: Private Collection, Antwerp.
In the 1950s Vandenbranden becomes an active member of Art Abstrait, Formes and Art Construit, artist groups that work towards having art take up its rightful place alongside science and technology. He is not a ‘follower’ but a logical researcher who in his experiments succeeds in uniting sound calculation with a subtle feeling for form, as in this example with a rhythmical, façade-like structure. He says that through his work he wishes to bring ‘rest, pleasure and harmony’.
