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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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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Mixed Media
Cocoa Krispies Fun Size #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, Mixed Media
Beautiful Blue Hand Sculpted Surface of Water / Wave / Iridescent Pop Art
By Paul Rousso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Surface of Water
31 x 40 x 5.5 in
Mixed Media on Hand-Sculpted Acrylic
Shimmering blue wall sculpture made by Paul Rousso. A dimensional piece that reflects light beautifully. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media
Sweet Spot
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
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...
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
Materials
Mixed Media, Polystyrene
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
Polystyrene
Sotheby's Catalogue with Andy, Keith and Roy
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
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
A Roy Good Times
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
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Mixed Media
Superman October #180
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
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
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Mixed Media
Sotheby's Contemporary Art Part I
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
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Mixed Media
Barbies and Boys
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
New York Times The Love Issue
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
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
POW
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
Batman Dec #188
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
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 Double Chuck
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
Composition with Doublemint
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
Mixed Media
Apple Jacks Fun Size #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
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...
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
Rock & Roll History / Pop Color / Unique Wall Sculpture By Paul Rousso
By Paul Rousso
Located in Greenwich, CT
Original Work of Contemporary art by Paul Rousso Titled: "New York Times Fashion and Art" Signed and Dated on Verso by the artist.
Paul Rousso is an American-born visual artist and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Acrylic Polymer
New York Times with Alladin Sane / Unique Wall Sculpture / David Bowie
By Paul Rousso
Located in Greenwich, CT
Original Work of Contemporary art by Paul Rousso Titled: "NY Times with Alladin Sane" Depicts pages from the Arts section of the New York Times with David...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Polystyrene
New York Times Fashion and Art / Unique Wall Sculpture Ralph Lauren Christie's
By Paul Rousso
Located in Greenwich, CT
Original Work of Contemporary art by Paul Rousso Titled: "New York Times Fashion and Art" Signed and Dated on Verso by the artist.
Paul Rousso is an American-born visual artist and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Acrylic Polymer
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene
Gold Mind
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Gold Mind, 2024
Signed by the artist
Mixed media on hand-sculpted acrylic
44 x 66 x 7 inches
This piece is unique
This piece is currently on display at Art Angels Los An...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
Vampire Wine
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Vampire Wine, 2024
Signed by the artist
Mixed media on hand-sculpted acrylic
Can be displayed vertically or horizontally
62 x 43 x 7 inches
This piece is unique
This pie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
Big Blue
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Big Blue, 2023
Signed by the artist
Mixed media on hand-sculpted acrylic
Can be displayed vertically or horizontally
83 x 48 x 11 inches
This piec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
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
Cool Whip
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Cool Whip, 2023
Signed by the artist
Mixed media on hand sculpted acrylic
47 x 71.5 x 5 inches
This piece is unique.
This piece is currently on display at Art Angels in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media
Pool
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Pool
Signed by the artist
Acrylic paint on hand sculpted acrylic / Wall mounted Sculpture
64 x 44 x 5 inches
This piece is unique
Currently on display at Art Angels Los ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Vogue (Fashion)
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Vogue (Fashion)
70 x 58 x 7 inches
Mixed Media on hand Sculpted Polystyrene
This piece is unique
Signed by the artist
Currently on display at Art Angels Los Angeles
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Mixed Media
Pink Petticoat
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Pink Petticoat, 2022
42 x 39 x 6 inches
This piece is unique
Mixed media on hand-sculpted acrylic
Signed by artist
Currently on display at Art Angels Los Angeles
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Silver Dawn
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Silver Dawn, 2022
45 x 80 x 6 inches
Acrylic paint on hand sculpted acrylic
This piece is unique
Signed by the artist
Currently on display at Art Angels Los Angeles
Category
2010s Contemporary Paul Rousso Art
Materials
Acrylic
Paul Rousso art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Paul Rousso art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, green and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Paul Rousso in plastic, polystyrene, mixed media and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Paul Rousso art, so small editions measuring 23 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Pierre Yermia, Richard Smith b.1955, and Huang Yulong. Paul Rousso art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $340 and tops out at $43,800, while the average work can sell for $24,000.