Louis Van Lint

In *Seaweed*, Louis Van Lint depicts the seaweed he encountered during a stay in Brittany, in a riot of colour. He recounts: “In Brittany, it was the rocks and the movement of the sea that captivated me; the seashores there are indeed strewn with large seaweed, ranging from one and a half to two metres in length, curling along their edges… Some debris littered the beach or protruded from the sand, displaying a whole variety of shapes, some sharp, others twisted. I saw in them a reflection of the present age, with all its rumblings of war, its disagreements and misunderstandings.” Here, the tormented forms seem to expand or contract like seaweed constantly buffeted by the waves; they bear witness to the painter’s creative impulses. Starting from reality—most often the plant world, but also the mineral and animal realms—Van Lint transposes it, transforming it into lyrical abstract forms. More generally, his work bears witness to emotion, great sensitivity and an intense inner life.

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