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“Willy De Sauter reproduces the window true to size.  Instead of depicting or interpreting it, his reproduction of the window is informed by his acute awareness of the two-dimensional nature of the graphic artwork, which shines through in the virginal white paper.  Rather than a background, the paper becomes a formal element in the elaboration of these works.” 

(Jan Foncé, 1989)

 

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 “The picture is a model of reality.  A picture cannot depict its pictorial form, it displays it.” 

(Wittgenstein, Tractatus, 2.12 and 2.172)

 

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 “In an effort to relativise all the isms, I unconsciously began to dissect all forms, stripping them down to their essence, to the line. To achieve this, I deliberately removed all the fluff, including colour.” 

(Willy De Sauter, 1987)