The Photography of Stefan Beyst
by Stefan Beyst (from the series Auguries of Innocence)
If art is to survive it must describe and express people, their lives and times – Raphael Soyer
This quote from the late painter Raphael Soyer comes to my mind when I see the photographic work of Stefan Beyst. Stefan, a Belgium based retired lecturer in the philosophy of art and modern art history, is in search of new ways of expressing his creative drive:
I like pictures that are strong, revelatory and fascinating.-Stefan Byest
In his website he has a number of interesting abstract images that are both intense and mysterious. It forces the viewer to imagine and to reveal what may not be visible. I particularly like a lot his series Auguries of Innocence. His approach to the craft of photography appears to follow Paul Klee’s statement:
Art does not reproduce the visible, it makes visible – Paul Klee
