Philippe Roussel

Born in Nmes (south of France) in 1963.
For this day, I travel between the artistic circles and the lessons of drawing. I inform, read a lot, follow the exhibitions, visit galleries everywhere where I cross and expose regularly my works according to the demands. In the course of time, I paint more and more, on all the existing and new supports which cross me between hands. I began with the oil painting and sometimes the gouache but little by little I opted for the acrylic and some materials.
My style initially close to the representational artist, faded for the benefit of l abstraction.

For a little more than 3 years maintaining, I use essentially papers bound as well as canvas cotton that I enrich of collages charcoals, ink, varnishs and diverse materials.
My very varied, more or less colored subjects, are the reflection of my state of soul, of my every day life, my journeys and sometimes my meetings.

I paint every day. It is, I am convinced of it, a need visceral and necessary for my balance. The painting invades me, bit by bit.
My work was very fast influenced by the current abstract of the painters as Motherwell, Twombly, Raushenberg or De Kooning.
Today, my style tightens totally towards the abstra...