Twisted Strings, TX 1026 1970

Walter Leblanc's 'Twisted Strings, TX 1026' invites us into a world of subtle complexity through repetitive mark making. It looks like row after row of twisted string has been laid down onto the surface. Up close, you can see the physicality of the material. The light catches the texture, creating a play of shadows that shifts as you move. Each string seems to have been carefully placed, yet there’s an organic feel to the whole thing, like a field of orderly chaos. The surface is neither flat nor uniform, but alive with tiny variations, almost vibrating. I'm reminded of the obsessive quality of Agnes Martin’s grids or the process-oriented work of Sol LeWitt. Yet, Leblanc brings his own sensibility. This piece seems less about perfection and more about the imperfect beauty of the handmade. It embraces ambiguity, allowing us to see the world through a lens of gentle distortion.