Who is Patrick Rousseau ?

The most important element is to give the city a feeling of security, a place that welcomes us, harmonious, pleasant, a place where we want to stay, to walk, to enjoy a coffee outside, a walk on a bridge, watching others. 


 

I try to make the colors speak, to pass on fragrances, noises, the atmosphere of the city through them. The choice of colors is very important because they are the ones that “help” the spatula to set up the stage. 

 

I have always worked hard, and I have received quite a lot of advice, some more or less interesting however I will always remember a great French artist who showed me the path and helped me to become who I am modestly today, through a few simple words and without any ulterior motives, I am very grateful to him. 
 

If I had the choice, I would spend my life gardening, sculpting, in a remote corner of Tuscany with my wife, without a phone, with a sketchbook and Indian ink.

 

It is important to have art at home because a painting does not simply decorate a wall, it makes us ponder, it is a new discovery each time we look at it. A detail that we didn’t take notice of before. It triggers joy, makes us think. When we go to the museum, we could spend hours gazing at a painting that we like. We wonder what inspired the artist, if this scene is part of his life and it slowly turns into a moment based on sharing. The same happens with a sculpture, you can touch the shapes, soak up the texture, feel an emotion, that's essential!  

 

A few years ago, I was invited to do an exhibition in Japan, in Tokyo, by an art dealer whom I really respect, and I remember fondly. I reached the viewing; my paintings were hung. There were 8 very dedicated and kind salespeople in the booth. I went for a walk to visit the other stands and I was amazed to see myself surrounded by great masters like, Picasso, Warhol, Basquiat, Keith Haring, Hopper, Du Buffet, David Hockney, Dali, Munch, Klimt, great Japanese masters. I was blown away, a unique experience that only confirmed that no one is a prophet in their own country.