Michael Griesbeck,
was born in Munich in 1970.
While his schooling and education took place in Munich, he lived near Murnau almost every weekend from the age of 3, close to the "Münterhaus," in the heart of the Blue Land. These two different "worlds," experienced over decades, inevitably shaped his perspective and work.
"I am particularly drawn to experimental and complex material works, driven by curiosity, leading me to search for entirely new approaches and interpretations.
My mostly informal works often show a symbiosis and transformation, where I combine natural elements and processes, the results of which are less controllable, with stylistic devices from the hectic, straightforward city life. Another, almost overarching goal is to derive my own, recognizable handwriting."
It all began with dried, "shelled" colors – the Séries "Broken-Colors", followed by spaghetti embedded in spackle – the beginning of the series "Noodles."
A later series focuses on the simulation of construction steel mats. Ropes on canvas, embedded and "rusted," to account for the field of construction technology and the crazy developments in the Munich real estate market.
A few years later, this evolves into the series "Shoetime," an expressive interpretation of the loss of quality of life resulting from Corona. "No Sex – No Drugs – No Rock´n Roll" - painted and transformed with a high heel (see videos). Through this controversial catalyst, Griesbeck rebels and interprets this phase of life restriction in which, through the painting process itself, the shoe is simultaneously elevated to an independent sculpture.
The latest series "Shibari" is another transformation and at the same time a reference to our society and politics. The focus is on the relinquishment, as well as the loss of responsibility through realized restraints, the ropes of which are transformed on canvas. "Shibari" shows an interpretation of powerlessness and surrender while simultaneously bridging a gap in our society.
You can find more about each series as a path next to the works themselves.
Michael Griesbeck trained as a bank clerk and later studied finance. For over 20 years, he has been a commercial manager and technical director of the Optima Group, a family-run, prestigious Munich-based Real Estate and project eveloper.
He has been developing his works as a self-taught artist since 2005.
2024 November – Inc. INC art fair Bodensee 2024
2024 October – ARTMUC Munich
2024 September – Bold Club Berlin
2024 May – Munich Arthouse "The Malt"
2024 April – Gallery Meetloft
2024 April – ARTMUC Munich
2023 October – ARTMUC Munich
2023 May – ARTOUI Galerie
2023 April – ARTHOUSE / Isartor
2023 March – ARTMUC
2022 October – ARTMUC
2022 September – Galerie Eileen Saarbrücken
2022 May – Artmuc
2022 March – Affordable Art Fair Brussels
2021 October – Artmuc
2021 August – INCorporating Hamburg
2020 October – Artmuc
2020 September – Arthouse Munich
2020 September – Chiemgau Galerie Augustin
2020 July – ARTFAIR MANNHEIM
2020 February – ARTKarlsruhe
2019 November / December Arthouse – Munich Stiglmairplatz
2019 October Artmuc Munich – Artmuc Gallery Praterinsel
2019 May Artmuc Munich – Artmuc Gallery Praterinsel
2019 March Pop up Galleryproject Sendlinger Tor Munich
2019 February to April KasuGallery Munich Schwabing Theresienstraße
2018 November Artmuc Munich Praterinsel
2018 July – Sept Schloss Gatterburg
2018 June Vernissage Becken Development Munich Schwabing
2018 May Artmuc Isarforum
2017 December Galerie Frey Munich Germering
2017 December exhibition Lift Art Gallery launch of a virtual 3D Gallery
2017 October Artmuc Munich
2017 October Art Night Murnau at designfunktion
2017 July Vernissage Clemensstraße 2 „C2“ Becken Development Munich / Schwabing
