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- It is a great pleasure to visit Leo Wesel`s atelier. On request Leo shows his work. There is not enough space in the atelier, but the rock walls outside are an excellent backdrop for a number of recent works. The majority has just returned from an exhibition in the museum in nearby Menton.
- Leo Wesels paintings are undeniably expressionist. That goes not only for the female figures or the more Arcadian landscapes, but also for his still lives. We see the generous use of primary colours, the simplicity of composition and figurations verging on abstraction that are given the appearance of patches of colour.
This’ primitivism’ which also features, among others, in the works of the Cobra group and the fauvists, can be experienced as outpourings of directness and authenticity. Beauty has been consciously sacrificed to expression.
Leo wesel is interested in the uncensored raw explosion of emotions
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