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Walter Swennen (b. 1946) is known for his radical, experiential and associative approach to painting, which is perhaps best summarised as a belief in the total autonomy of the artwork. For Swennen, a painting does not need to be 'emotive' or 'understood': the primary goal of painting is, quite simply, painting. Everything-form, colour, subject-comes from the outside. A poet before he became a painter, it is no coincidence that language plays a vital role in his practice.

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Walter Swennen (b. 1946) is known for his radical, experiential and associative approach to painting, which is perhaps best summarised as a belief in the total autonomy of the artwork. For Swennen, a painting does not need to be 'emotive' or 'understood': the primary goal of painting is, quite simply, painting. Everything-form, colour, subject-comes from the outside. A poet before he became a painter, it is no coincidence that language plays a vital role in his practice.

This new publication contains 40

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