"I believe that a painting is not an artwork unless it hides from the first comer, from the first glance, the law of its composition and the rules of its game. An artwork should remain, moreover, forever imperceptible. Its laws and rules are not, however, harbored in the inaccessibility of a secret; it is simply that they can never be booked, in the present, into anything that could rigorously be called a perception." Working with oil and “old masters” techniques each of painting designed by Wilhem von Kalisz appears like a hand to hand with the material from which arises a revelation of the deepest part of the human being through shapes and color. Much of Wilhem’s work revolves around the creation of monumental portraits as well as recreation of historical paintings. The choice of colors, and composition are always done with the aim of showing humanity his vision of the world beyond appearances. Born in Belgium, the sinuous road of life has taken him to Russia, Pakistan, Congo, China, UK and currently Netherlands.