Paul Rousso Art
Paul Rousso is an American-born visual artist and innovator. Educated at the California College of the Arts, his work is shown at galleries and art fairs around the globe.
A prodigious perfectionist, his technique has leapt into the future, as his vision and imagination merge to embrace new conceptual and physical technology the moment they appear on the horizon. The artist lives his context and vehemently pursues his objective.
Rousso relentlessly excels at his efforts to evolve as an artist who will put forth an enduring impact on subsequent generations with his life’s work, “Flat Depth.” This concept, which he has been refining his entire professional career, is the logical progression of modern art - to render a flat object three-dimensional, or to collapse a three-dimensional object into two dimensions - and is a fusion of countless complex artistic methods, including painting, printing, sculpting, welding, chemistry, digital manipulation and digital printing.
A student of both pop-art and deep classical culture, as well as the vast interceding spectrum, Rousso endeavors to express his commentary on the human condition while physically, psychically and temporally committing his entire life to the imaginative evolution of his visual artistry. Toward that end, his creative processes are linear and complex, with many pieces developing simultaneously, and painstakingly.
His first summer job - designing the Tribeca loft of Robert De Niro - combined with stints as a Hollywood scenic artist and a brief career steeped in the cosmetics industry as an art director at Grey Advertising on the Revlon account, lend a wry touch to the social commentary woven through his work, and his vast and encompassing worldview flavors everything he creates.
Rousso’s work is held in private collections over North America, Europe, the Middle East and beyond, and numerous public projects of his appear across the United States.
Raised in North Carolina, Rousso traces his inspiration to the paradoxes of the world around him and the work of the artists who began the conversation, as well as every artist through time who has advanced the subject or the art form. His work is deliberately attainable to nearly every viewer, and yet his classical training shines through as time-honored artistic conventions are woven through his work.
Rousso's fascination with paper - currency, advertising, newspapers, magazines - its history and use, its rise and fall, is an emblematic theme reflected frequently in his compositions. Despite the complexity of Rousso's artistic output, the character and subject matter of the art is relatable to all citizens of the world, so much so that it practically jumps off the wall, and straight into the viewer's gestalt.
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New York Times Sunday Styles with Gigi
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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A Roy Good Times
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Located in Montreal, Quebec
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Barbies and Boys
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New York Times Double Chuck
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
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Sweet Spot
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Trix 1985 #1
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene
Froot Loops Fun Size #4
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Sugar Blast
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene
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Smashed Chu-Chu Bubble Gum Bank
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Polystyrene
Sotheby's Catalogue with Andy, Keith and Roy
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
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Sotheby's Contemporary Art Part I
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POW
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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$48,500
Composition with Mickey Mouse
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Five More Flavors of Life Savers
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Mixed Media
New York Times Little Women
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Polystyrene, Mixed Media
American Pie
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Composition with Doublemint
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Located in Montreal, Quebec
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Batman Dec #188
By Paul Rousso
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Polystyrene
Superman October #180
By Paul Rousso
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Sotheby's Contemporary Art Part II
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Mixed Media
Cocoa Krispies Fun Size Small #1
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Apple Jacks Flattened
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
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Brillo Box
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
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Trix 1985 Small #1
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene
Wonder Woman Times Ten
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene
Aquamarine Dream
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Aquamarine Dream, 2023
Signed by the artist
Mixed media on hand-sculpted acrylic
Can be displayed vertically or horizontally
44 x 78 x 8 inches
This piece is unique.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
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