Jean Roussillon

Jean-Marie Roussillon, a French artist born in 1953, has gained recognition for his unique artistic style showcased at Collection de l'Art Brut.

Originally from Bruges, near Bordeaux in France, Roussillon's artistic journey began amidst personal challenges. Following a violent fever at the age of one, his behavior became disturbed, leading him to attend a special school where his passion for drawing emerged. Inspired by comics discovered during his hospital stay and later provided by his family, Roussillon's artistic expression flourished on a special table at his family home, eventually covering an entire wall with his creations.

Throughout his life, Roussillon resided in various psychiatric hospitals in the Bordeaux region before settling in a home for the aged. His compositions often feature rectangular boxes housing rudimentary characters engaged in conversations, challenging viewers to decipher their graphical complexity. These compositions, reminiscent of Hergé's characters like Quick and Flupke from the same era as Tintin, reflect Roussillon's unique artistic perspective and the enduring influence of comics on his work.