Paul Rousso

(American, born 1958)

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Paul Rousso

A Twisted Thomas Two, 2021

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Paul Rousso

Coffee Cup Money, 2021

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Paul Rousso

New York Times Best Party Ever, 2021

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Paul Rousso

New York Times with Diamond, 2021

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Paul Rousso

New York Times with Frida, 2021

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Paul Rousso

New York Times with Nurse, 2021

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Paul Rousso

New York Times with Rope and Flowers, 2021

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Paul Rousso

New York Times with Women, 2021

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Paul Rousso

Roy Lichenstein Composition, 2021

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Paul Rousso

Arranged Butterfly Wings, 2021

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Paul Rousso

Batman Life, 2021

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Paul Rousso

Batman Wrapper, 2021

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Biography

Timeline

1958
Born in the USA
Paul Rousso is an American-born visual artist and innovator who was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1958. He began his formal training at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio, but found himself in New York City after an accident left him injured. Once in New York, Rousso joined an interior design team and found himself drawing plans for the home of Robert De Niro. Rousso finished his BFA in 1981 at the California College of Arts in Oakland before becoming a successful art director and illustrator for brands such as Revlon, Clairol, Condé Nast, and Bloomingdales, working in the advertising world on Madison Avenue. Since the early 1990’s, Rousso has worked full-time as an artist from his studio in Charlotte.

Rousso’s signature works are large-scale sculptures of everyday objects, using scale to emphasize wrappers and ephemera that might otherwise be overlooked. By confronting viewers with these whimsically massive objects, Rousso underscores their importance as reflections of our society. Rousso’s work is held in private collections across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond, and numerous public projects of his appear across the United States. He has shown at Art New York, Art Palm Beach, and Art Miami. In September of 2021, Rousso's work will be included in a group exhibition at the Tamayo Museum in Mexico City.