GABRIELLE GRAESSLE | DAISY DAYS

PULPO GALLERY is delighted to present Daisy Days, a solo exhibition by Swiss artist Gabrielle Graessle, on view from 10 May to 15 June 2025 in Murnau, Germany. This marks Graessle’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and showcases an entirely new body of work that brims with emotional resonance, visual delight, and poetic nuance.

 

At the heart of Daisy Days are six large-format diptychs — Graessle’s signature Doppelbilder — inspired by Sofia Coppola’s iconic film Marie Antoinette. These vivid, acrylic-based works are layered with glitter and spray paint, capturing the opulence, fragility, and performative strength of femininity. Merging historical reference with pop sensibility, the paintings blend fantasy and intuition, reflecting Graessle’s distinctive approach to visual storytelling.

 

The standout piece, natural pearl (2025), depicts a female décolleté adorned with a shimmering necklace — a direct reference to a pearl once auctioned at Sotheby’s in Geneva. The painting combines sensuality with subtle satire, while the handwritten inscription “Marie-Antoinette” stretches across the canvas, anchoring the work in a realm between past and present.

 

Graessle’s world is one where memory, media, and mood coalesce. “I work quickly and intuitively,” she notes. “Everything can flow into my image world — pop culture, fashion, film, TV, nature. I don’t interpret or judge; I just let it in.” This openness is palpable across the exhibition, from the glittering hand in Daisy Day presenting an engagement ring atop a bed of daisies, to the rich array of smaller canvases hung in salon style, forming a lyrical, visual chorus.

 

Music, color, and a playful yet poignant spirit infuse the entire show. Drawing from childhood memories, musical rhythms, and her fascination with fashion, Graessle’s works embrace surface without sacrificing substance. “I love strong, creative women who go their own way,” she says — a sentiment that echoes through every brushstroke.

 

While Graessle refrains from political commentary, Daisy Days offers something just as impactful: a poetic, vibrant engagement with the emotional textures of contemporary life.