Jacques Chessex
Born in 1934.
Died in 2009.
Jacques Chessex was a writer and painter whose work is characterised by a colouristic and plastic approach. His commitment to art is expressed through illuminations that reveal an obsession with detail and colour. Chessex succeeded in bringing literature and the visual arts together, exploring the boundaries between these two disciplines.
His artistic legacy remains a source of inspiration, although certain facets of his work may yet remain to be discovered.