two (2) monolithic ceramic sculptures works of Hervé Rousseau (born 1955), of the série “Trace of the wind” (La trace du vent) from 2015 , in glazed stoneware

Two (2) monolithic ceramic sculptures works of Hervé Rousseau (born 1955), of the série “Trace of the wind” (La trace du vent) from 2015 , in glazed stoneware with thick milky white enamel and ash texture from the flames. These works were exhibited at the Museum La Piscine at Roubaix (North of France) during March and April 2015. Hervé Rousseau works and lives at La Borne. Unique pieces. Respective heights 50cm (20 inches) and 41cm (16,4 inches). Fired with full flame in a Naborigama wood oven for over six days. These pieces are marked by the artist’s gestural imprint. Rough-bodied blocks, landscapes and torsos, marked with thumb, palm and foot imprints. His sculptures are looking like magma, mineral, eroded, archaic, brutalist, exploded, cracked, alive, mysterious. He traveled in Africa (Togo and Mali) in the 1980 and 2000. These trips are «initiatory» trips where African potters become major players in his sources of inspiration. This série especially found his inspiration during his visit of the Musée Fenaille at Rodez, where a number of “statue-menhirs“ sculptures can be seen. These sculptures were find in the wild around Rouergue (South of France) and are dated from the period between 3,300 and 2,200 B.C. Of great rudeness, his work show the interaction of his body and his hands with the organic matter. Highly appreciated and respected on the French scene since the 1980s thanks to galleries faithful to his career including that of Hélène Aziza in Paris. He exhibited in 2017 in collaboration with Johan Creten and Lucien Petit at the Centre céramique contemporaine de La Borne. Hervé Rousseau has seen a growing international consideration with exhibitions in particular in Great Britain , Belgium , Germany , Japan , and China.