{"id":450533,"date":"2025-02-18T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=450533"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:39:24","slug":"matt-roussel-woodcut-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/02\/matt-roussel-woodcut-paintings\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Roussel&#8217;s Textured Woodcuts Metamorphose into Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a combination woodcut and acrylic painting of a blue fish with the face of a human woman, with blue flowers falling from its back as it floats atop the surface of the water\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-8.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-8-640x492.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-8-960x737.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-8-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-8-1536x1180.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of Matt Roussel, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Matt Roussel&#8217;s Textured Woodcuts Metamorphose into Paintings<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-18T14:16:00-06:00\">February 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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For his large-scale works, Roussel begins by carving wooden panels, but rather than using the blocks to make prints, he applies acrylic paint to the surfaces to create bold, textured paintings. Portraits of women wearing unique garments are complemented by goldfish that metamorphose into birds and giant scarab beetles cloaked in giant flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roussel&#8217;s work will be on view in several forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.art3f.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">art3f<\/a> fairs throughout Europe, with Strasbourg, Nantes, and Lyon coming up in late February and March. Find more on the artist&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artzmatt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/artzmatt1\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-1-960x1255.jpg\" alt=\"a combination woodcut and oil painting of a scarab beetle with large flowers over its body, set against a white background\" class=\"wp-image-450534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-1-960x1255.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-1-640x837.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-1-768x1004.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-1-1175x1536.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-1-1566x2048.jpg 1566w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-1-scaled.jpg 1958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Three Flowers Scarab,&#8221; acrylic on carved wood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-5-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a combination woodcut and oil painting of a scarab beetle with large flowers over its body, set against a white background\" class=\"wp-image-450542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-5-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-5-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-5-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of &#8220;Three Flowers Scarab&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-9-960x959.jpg\" alt=\"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\" class=\"wp-image-450541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-9-960x959.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-9-640x639.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-9-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-9-1536x1534.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-9.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;M\u00e9tamorphose,&#8221; acrylic on carved wood, 60 x 60 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-11-960x1856.jpg\" alt=\"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\" class=\"wp-image-450544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-11-960x1856.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-11-640x1237.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-11-768x1484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-11-795x1536.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-11-1060x2048.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-11-scaled.jpg 1324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Fleur de Zhou,&#8221; acrylic on carved wood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-7-960x1255.jpg\" alt=\"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\" class=\"wp-image-450539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-7-960x1255.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-7-640x836.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-7-768x1004.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-7-1175x1536.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-7-1567x2048.jpg 1567w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-7-scaled.jpg 1959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Poisson pipe,&#8221; acrylic on carved wood, 60 x 80 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-4-960x662.jpg\" alt=\"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\" class=\"wp-image-450537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-4-960x662.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-4-640x441.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-4-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-4-1536x1059.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;La grande fleur,&#8221; acrylic on carved wood, 120 x 80 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-3-960x1257.jpg\" alt=\"a combination woodcut and oil painting of a woman rendered in tan and gold with goldfish swimming around her face\" class=\"wp-image-450536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-3-960x1257.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-3-640x838.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-3-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-3-1173x1536.jpg 1173w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-3-1564x2048.jpg 1564w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-3-scaled.jpg 1955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Golden dance,&#8221; acrylic on carved wood, 60 x 80 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-10-960x654.jpg\" alt=\"a combination woodcut and oil painting of three blue mountains emerging from a white, watery background\" class=\"wp-image-450543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-10-960x654.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-10-640x436.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-10-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-10-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/roussel-10.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;3 cimes,&#8221; 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