Planets 1974

Corneille made this painting, 'Planets', with bright colors, thick lines, and playful shapes, like he was inventing his own little universe. I imagine him in his studio, layering the paint, maybe humming to himself, each stroke building this quirky world. The colors pop – reds, blues, greens – and there's this sense of joy, of not taking things too seriously. Look at the circles with their dangly bits, like alien jellyfish floating in a cosmic garden. And down below, are those figures lounging around, or are they plants? It reminds me of Miró, but with a funkier edge. You can see how painting becomes this playground, where the artist gets to be a kid again, making up stories with every brushstroke. It's like he’s saying, hey, let's not get too hung up on what things are supposed to look like. Let's just have fun and see what happens, which is what art's all about, right?