Michel Grillet Buchkatalog

Across the Universe, " Michel Grillet walks through space in his first retrospective overview exhibition in a museum. The artist from Geneva has always been interested in infinite spheres: Diffuse, wide horizons or starry skies often appear in his works. The format deserves special attention: Grillet has become known with miniature-like pictures. He painted night impressions or mountain views in watercolor pots and not only demonstrated technical brilliance in the smallest space. Rather, he also showed that the expanse can be powerfully combined with the small and that monumentality is not a question of size. Feelings of longing or grandeur determine Grillet's imagery, which ties in with romanticism. In a way, he continues the tradition of Geneva painting. In the meticulous execution, his works reflect the 18th century miniature painting or the landscapes of Alexandre Perrier. Like the exhibition in Solothurn, the publication brings together watercolors and paintings from 1977 to 2019.