Rush Painting

Lines, both seen and unseen, are found everywhere in nature, including in the wind, in the sounds of music, in the light of the sky, and in the waves of water. It is in their shaping and shading, their tonal gradations, thinness or thickness, that Rousseau’s work portrays both a visual rendition of energetic processes of perception, and a display of the inner workings of the conscious and unconscious mind. The line becomes a meditation, the mind and body connected, ultimately finding expression through motions of the arm, wrist, and hand, exiting via the implements of a brush, pen or pencil. Every line is a reflection of individual will, a unique indicator of purpose and direction. Just as in hieroglyphics, the line is a kind of handwriting that can be read if the system of mark making is understood. In this way her work has much in common with the timeless quality of ancient Chinese and Japanese calligraphy, at the same time as it is firmly rooted in contemporary art practice. Rousseau takes inspiration from a Paul Klee dictum: “Take a line for a walk, aimlessly for the sake of the walk.” What happens in between is the subject of her work.

Painting:Ink, Colored Pencil, Rag Paper on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:89.5 W x 50.5 H x 2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.