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Verheyen feels compelled by Paul Klee’s (1879 - 1940) vision of the expression of black in his first ‘labyrinth-geometrical’ period, characterised by experiments with gold, silver and black planes. In the crucial year of 1958, Verheyen comes up with the concept of his manifesto Essentialisme, which is published in 1959 in Het Kahier. It marks the transition to monochromatic colour, by which he suggests space in his first experiments with dark blue, grey and brown planes. The meeting with Lucio Fontana in 1957 is crucial for Verheyen. In addition to being a fellow-painter (they collaborate on De Droom van Möbius/The Dream of Möbius (1962), inter alia), he is also an important brother-in-arms and supporter of his essentialism vision. Fontana also helps him build up a network in Milan.
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