Paintings II

Wish fulfillment. Magic spells. Secret math. Suggestive shapes. Happy accidents. Repaired masterpieces. Ancient discoveries. Enlarged insects. And lots and lots of language. View over 700 paintings, in 19 Conceptual series.

Votive Void: A Wishing Well

“Votive Void #4” by Bryant Rousseau: Acrylic paint and ink on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $188.88. The copyright symbols are digital watermarks only; they do NOT appear on the actual artwork.

These paintings of hallowed holes are embedded with the force to fulfill one wish requested by the rightful owner. Each painting is also accompanied by a unique video showing the ritual performed to empower the artwork. 70+ works in this series.

“Votive Void #14” by Bryant Rousseau: Acrylic paint and ink on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $188.88. The copyright symbols are digital watermarks only; they do NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Fractions & Fractals

Can you solve the mathematical mystery of the universe? 70+ works in this series.

“Fractions & Fractals: The Color Equation (7/69)” by Bryant Rousseau: Acrylic paint on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $149.99. The copyright symbols are digital watermarks only; they do NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Oil Paintings. Literally.

“Oil Painting #8” by Bryant Rousseau: Oil paint (you guessed it!) on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $199.99

Literally allusive. 50 works in this series.

“Oil Painting #14” by Bryant Rousseau: Oil paint (you guessed it!) on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $199.99

Blown-Up Alphabet

The alphabet, exploded. 70+ works in this series.

“Blown-Up Alphabet #18” by Bryant Rousseau: Acrylic paint on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $149.99. The copyright symbols are digital watermarks only; they do NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Hacking the Grid

The grid, long the mainstay of Minimalist Art, hacked by a hooligan. 35+ works in the series.

“Hacking the Grid #16” by Bryant Rousseau: *Acrylic paint, ink and construction paper on hacked 8.5” x 11” graph paper; signed; matted; and framed (11” x 14” wooden frame); $169.99.* The copyright symbols are digital watermarks only; they do NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Rorschach-Horshack: Ha Ha Ha

What do you see? 40+ works in this series.

“Rorschach-Horshack: Surrealist 69” by Bryant Rousseau: Sumi ink on 6.5” x 4.5” paper towel; signed; matted and framed (10” x 8” wooden frame); $139.99. The copyright symbols are digital watermarks only; they do NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Magic Slits

“Magic Slit #1” by Bryant Rousseau: *Acrylic paint and thaumaturgy on 11” x 14” canvas; signed verso; $166.66.* The copyright symbols are digital watermarks only; they do NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Rousseau writes: “In search of high-quality but inexpensive paper and canvas for my paintings, I ventured into a curios shop hidden away in the Lower East Side. The shopkeeper, a wizened Warholian warlock, said that if I would instead pay double the list price for some pre-colored canvas and paper that he’d kept sequestered away for a century, I’d be enchanted by something truly special. Intrigued, I agreed. He told me that to discover the wonder, I’d have to be sharp. And dig deep. Act all cutting-edge.

Back in my studio, I tried for weeks, then months, to unlock the secret, to no avail. Frustrated, I one day muttered a complex imprecation, furiously gashed the paper with a box cutter… and Lo! Out gurgled a color unlike any I’d ever seen, which spread whither it wanted across the surface, creating runic forms. The shop has since disappeared (the street, too!), and my supply of these ensorcelled surfaces, alas, is now running low. So I’m glad the ritual works almost every time: a foul-mouthed mantra, a slash and then behold: a magic slit from which miraculous hues ooze.”

60+ works in this series.

“Magic Slit #14” by Bryant Rousseau: Acrylic paint and thaumaturgy on 11” x 8” heavy paper; matted; framed (14” x 11” wooden frame); signed; $166.66. The copyright symbols are digital watermarks only; they do NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Spill Life

How to make a modern masterpiece: 1) Make mess with food coloring; 2) Mop it up with paper towel; 3) Think up great title; 4) Welcome to museum wall!

20+ works in this series.

“Spill Life: Hue; and Cry” by Bryant Rousseau: Food coloring and thumbtacks on 10” x 11” paper towel displayed on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $139. The copyright symbols are digital watermarks only; they do NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Fixing Fontana

Rousseau writes: “In the 1950s, some Italian artist named Lucio Fontana moved into my studio apartment in Greenwich Village, but it was too small, and he soon left, looking for more spatialism. But he left behind a stash of signed paintings, hidden beneath the foyer’s floorboards. I guess he ditched them because didn’t like them: They were all slashed. But I thought they were pretty good, and feeling bad for him, and in his memory, I decided to fix them up.”

25+ works in this series.

“Fixing Fontana #28” by Bryant Rousseau: Acrylic paint and tape/ on 8” x 11” gashed paper; signed; matted and framed (11” x 14” wooden frame); $139. The copyright symbol is a digital watermark only; it does NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Not a Good Sign

A/K/A Sin Signs: Naughty/Knotty/Noted. 45+ works in this series.

“Not a Good Sign: False Starts Thrill NFL Plans” by Bryant Rousseau: *Acrylic on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $139.99.* The copyright symbol is a digital watermark only; it does NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Cooligraphy

Mantras from the monks of Mars. 125+ works in this series.

“Cooligraphy #87” by Bryant Rousseau: Sumi ink imprinted on 8.5” x 11” heavy paper with hankou stamp; signed; matted (11” x 14” mat); framed (11” x 14” wooden frame); $119.99. The copyright symbol is a digital watermark only; it does NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Bar Band Hands

“Bar Band Hand: Collette & the Collagists @ All Gone á Rye” by Bryant Rousseau: Acrylic paint, ink, cloth, construction paper, color photo, staples and bandage on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $149.99. The copyright symbol is a digital watermark only; it does NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Placards for the best (fictional) bands playing live at the greatest (invented) bars, showing the (handcrafted) hand stamps given for re-entry. 45+ works in this series.

“Bar Band Hand: Yakuza & The Yuk Yuk Yuks @ No Pinky Drinky” by Bryant Rousseau: Ink and thumbtacks on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $149.99. The copyright symbol is a digital watermark only; it does NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Ladybug Enlarged, Detail

As if its perfect colors, in exemplary contrast, weren’t enough, the ladybug is also the ultimate artistic insect thanks to the infinitely variegated shapes of its spots. What does one see when you look up close, through a looking glass, at these creatures in all their glorious detail? Why, you get these paintings, of course! 20+ works in this series.

“Ladybug, Enlarged (Detail) No. 4” by Bryant Rousseau: Acrylic paint on 11” x 14” canvas; signed; $139.99. The copyright symbol is a digital watermark only; it does NOT appear on the actual artwork.

Kashmir Male: Which?

These incredibly rare and precious paintings, dated to around 1915 B.C.E., are widely believed to be the first abstract art ever created. Found preserved in a cave in the foothills of the Himalayas, we know the where and the when. But not the who, other than knowing, thanks to ideographic inscriptions, that they were created by a man. So for the identity of this artistic giant, we are left to ask: Kashmir Male: Which?