Matt Roussel's Textured Woodcuts Metamorphose into Work

From elaborate portraits to overflowing florals to playful animals, the woodcuts of Matt Roussel (beforehand) inform a variety of enigmatic tales. For his large-scale works, Roussel begins by carving wood panels, however fairly than utilizing the blocks to make prints, he applies acrylic paint to the surfaces to create daring, textured work. Portraits of girls sporting distinctive clothes are complemented by goldfish that metamorphose into birds and big scarab beetles cloaked in big flowers.

Roussel’s work shall be on view in a number of forthcoming art3f festivals all through Europe, with Strasbourg, Nantes, and Lyon developing in late February and March. Discover extra on the artist’s web site and Instagram.

a combination woodcut and oil painting of a scarab beetle with large flowers over its body, set against a white background — “Three Flowers Scarab,” acrylic on carved wooden

a detail of a combination woodcut and oil painting of a scarab beetle with large flowers over its body, set against a white background — Element of “Three Flowers Scarab”

a combination woodcut and acrylic painting of a group of blue fish that morph into birds, set against a white background as if viewed from below — “Métamorphose,” acrylic on carved wooden, 60 x 60 centimeters

a combination woodcut and oil painting of a woman wearing a large headdress of white flowers and an ornate brocade garment against a black background — “Fleur de Zhou,” acrylic on carved wooden

a combination woodcut and oil painting of a comical fish popping its head out of the water, wearing a top hat that has an eyeball, with a pipe in its mouth — “Poisson pipe,” acrylic on carved wooden, 60 x 80 centimeters

a combination woodcut and acrylic painting of a reclining woman wearing a ruffly pink dress and a large headdress of pink flowers, set against a green landscape with more pink flowers — “La grande fleur,” acrylic on carved wooden, 120 x 80 centimeters

a combination woodcut and oil painting of a woman rendered in tan and gold with goldfish swimming around her face — “Golden dance,” acrylic on carved wooden, 60 x 80 centimeters

a combination woodcut and oil painting of three blue mountains emerging from a white, watery background — “3 cimes,” acrylic on carved wooden, 120 x 80 centimeters

a detail of a combination woodcut and oil painting of three blue mountains emerging from white space — Element of “3 cimes”

a combination woodcut and oil painting of a woman wearing a large tan hat or headdress that blends into the background so that her face contrasts with the rest of the composition — “La falaise,” acrylic on carved wooden, 60 x 80 centimeters

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