From 1986 to 2018, the Luxembourgish artist Wil Lofy spent extended periods in the remote coastal region of Patagonia in Chile. A sea voyage round Cape Horn in 1986 sparked his interest in the area, whose unspoilt and wild landscape became a central point of reference for his artistic work.
Around 1998, Lofy acquired the islands of Toro and Mutri, which served as both a refuge and a source of inspiration for him. Through his experience of vastness, silence and the elemental forces of nature in Patagonia, Lofy gradually moved away from narrative figures and developed a focused and minimalist visual language. His watercolours (more than 80 of which are on display) are the result of a direct engagement with the location. At the same time, he created sculptures from driftwood, whose forms emerge from the material itself, bearing the traces of water, wind and time.
12 Thu
Parents and babies at the museum
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