Press Reviews ⎪ alain rouschmeyer in the Media
Critical echoes and reflections on a singular artistic path
ARTWORLD Daily
U.S.A.
Alain Rouschmeyer: Mapping Human Stories Through Space
mars 2025
publication
Alain Rouschmeyer is a French artist who moves fluidly between the disciplines of painting, drawing, and architecture. His art is rooted in the human form—not as an isolated subject, but as something that exists in constant dialogue with space. With a background in architecture, Rouschmeyer approaches his compositions with a deep awareness of structure and framing. His recurring theme, Chemin Faisant (or Crossroad), reflects his ongoing interest in human posture and movement through everyday environments. He sketches often in real time, observing how people inhabit space, how paths intersect, and how simple gestures carry emotional weight. There’s a quiet poetry in his work…
ARTWORLD Daily
U.S.A.
Alain Rouschmeyer: Bridging Art and Architecture
janvier 2025
publication
Alain Rouschmeyer is an artist who bridges the gap between painting, drawing, and architecture. His work revolves around human posture within everyday spaces, exploring how physical stance interacts with its surroundings. With a background in architecture, Rouschmeyer’s art is deeply informed by an understanding of structure, framing, and composition.
Through his work, he delves into the connection between the human form and the spaces it inhabits. His careful observation of posture and movement allows viewers to see the subtle ways our bodies respond to their environments. One of his most intriguing…
ART MUSE express
U.S.A.
Alain Rouschmeyer: Bridging Art and Architecture
aout 2024
publication
In many of his pieces, Rouschmeyer suggests movement through subtle sketches of postures different from those depicted in the painting. This technique adds a dynamic quality to his work, prompting viewers to reflect on the relationship between the static image and the potential for motion. It invites a deeper engagement, encouraging the audience to question their perceptions and emotional responses to the composition.
One of Rouschmeyer’s recent works, Blue Zone (2024), is an acrylic on canvas that measures 120 x 80 cm. The painting offers a unique lens into a familiar yet transformed environment—the village square during a summer when it was adorned with a new, obliquely rhythmic…
THE ARTWORLD POST
U.S.A.
Alain Rouschmeyer: Exploring Human Posture in Everyday Spaces
juillet 2024
publication
In many of his pieces, Rouschmeyer suggests movement through subtle sketches of postures different from those depicted in the painting. This technique adds a dynamic quality to his work, prompting viewers to reflect on the relationship between the static image and the potential for motion. It invites a deeper engagement, encouraging the audience to question their perceptions and emotional responses to the composition.
Rouschmeyer’s career has been a blend of painting, drawing, and architecture. This interdisciplinary approach allows him to capture the essence of human interaction with both intimate spaces and broader landscapes. His work often includes elements like sketches, triptychs, and open spaces, as well as…
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ARTMAJEUR Magazine
BALLPOINT PEN – PAPERS
printemps 2024
sélection et publication
Selection of 9 ballpoint pen drawings and feature of a black ballpoint pen drawing on paper in the Spring 2024 issue of ARTMAJEUR magazine.
This pen drawing is the preparatory work for a painting.
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podcast Radio Grand Lac - Alain Rouschmeyer
RADIO GRAND LAC
AIX LES BAINS
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER
émission du 18 septembre 2023
animée par Anne PIA
WE’RE INTERESTED IN YOU @alainrouschmeyerart
TODAY on the airwaves of @radiograndlac, in the segment L’épicerie culturelle du territoire.
Thank you for your visit and for being part of this brand new feature on @lepicerie_culturelle!
A special thanks as well to your wife and muse, Camille, for her gentle presence.
Figurative contemporary artist, architect... “half-bear, half-Care Bear” — you truly won us over with your talent and your great kindness.
THE PODCAST OF THE SHOW COMING SOON on Radio Grand Lac’s YouTube channel!
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A BIG THANK YOU! You lifted our spirits.
Like, follow, and share the love — with us, with each other — live on the air at RGL 92.1 FM or at www.radiograndlac.com!
🎧 A show created and hosted by Anne Pia Architecture
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FOLIUM MAGAZINE
Argentine
L’ARTISTE ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER
parution juin 2023
He is an artist born in Metz, France, on May 4, 1956. He studied at the Beaux-Arts of Metz and graduated from the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. He also studied architecture at the National School of Architecture in Lyon, where he earned the DE-HMONP architecture diploma.
Alain is recognized as a painter of the living, drawing inspiration from reality and working primarily on medium-sized canvases. A keen observer of the world, he explores human movement through space and the postures people adopt. This active approach allows him to capture the essence of everyday life and transform it into a source of poetic inspiration.
He has exhibited in various countries, including France, Spain, Austria, Canada, Russia, and the United States. Alain has received several awards, including the First Public Prize at the GRAND CERCLE CASINO exhibition in Aix-les-Bains in 2022, and the Jury Prize for his piece Hand in Hand at the Galléa-Canada exhibition.
He works with a variety of techniques and materials, including painting, drawing, and wood engraving in small and medium formats. His painting practice includes acrylic and oil on canvas, charcoal, black stone, and sanguine. In drawing, he uses black BIC pen and watercolor. He also creates wood engravings using traditional woodcut techniques.
Alain Rouschmeyer is a member of several artistic organizations, including La Maison des Artistes, ADAGP, Mondial Art Academia, and the Taylor Foundation.
ART VUE
Mention Spéciale
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER
parution juin 2023
VIVRE A ANNECY
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER – When Painting Rises Again
parution fin novembre 2022
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER – PAINTING RESURFACES
Even though painting has always been part of his life, Alain Rouschmeyer has only recently begun to share his work publicly. Son of an artist-architect father and a musician mother, this architect, interior designer, and designer based on the western shore of Lake Annecy kept this passion mostly to himself for years. Yet pencils and brushes were his true companions long before he entered the Beaux-Arts in Metz.
“I took a break during my teenage years, out of frustration. I was entering a lot of drawing contests and kept losing – people would say I hadn’t done the work myself, that it must have been my father!”
After Metz came the Decorative Arts School in Strasbourg.
“There were 300 or 400 candidates for the entrance exam, which lasted a week, and only 30 were accepted! It was wild – it was the 1970s. A good 50% of the candidates had failed dental school or law school. They’d say, ‘Arts déco is easy, I’ll just throw on a scarf and show up!’ But it was actually a rather academic school, with teachers who had a very traditional approach – the complete opposite of what we see today!”
A STUDIO WITH A VIEW OF THE LAKE
Despite his passion for painting, Alain Rouschmeyer chose a career in interior architecture. Years later, he completed his training at the National School of Architecture in Lyon. But more recently, disillusionment set in:
“For me, architecture should bring something new to the world of construction. I’m a little disappointed. I feel constrained — by regulations, by the conservatism of decision-makers.”
So maybe it was time to let the painter take up more space.
Especially since both practices have a key element in common: a deep love of drawing.
“Sketching has always been a guiding thread in my work. I believe a good project starts with the hand, not a tablet.”
What was once a personal satisfaction and well-being ritual has become a second calling. His studio in Bredannaz, overlooking the lake, gradually came to life.
"I ALWAYS CARRY A SKETCHBOOK WITH ME"
Artist, architect, and urban sketcher, Alain Rouschmeyer has finally come to terms with “the coexistence of [his] different skills.”
His playground? Figurative art and acrylic paint.
“I do paint a bit in oil, but I tend to come back to acrylic – it suits my pace better.”
Portraits, still lifes, scenes from everyday life... his themes are many.
As are his sources of inspiration:
“It’s quite strange. Sometimes I’m just looking out the window and a couple walking by catches my eye. Or it might be the posture or outfit of a woman on the square in Duingt, where I often take walks. I’m a homebody, I don’t travel, and I’m a bit like Churchill: ‘No sport!’”
Beyond exhibitions (at the latest of which he won two awards!), he also shares his work online:
“I no longer believe in galleries. I think they’ve become more of a Sunday stroll than a cultural experience.”
The choice seems wise — with one small twist:
“My paintings are in the United States, Austria, Greece, the Canary Islands, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway… But in France? Not a single one!”
Since 2022, the former student of François Cacheux has been among a handful of Haute-Savoie artists listed by the i-CAC (an independent French art rating index).
“I never saw the point before, but it does open doors — even if it can scare off some buyers. And then, I used to set my own prices, until I realized my rating was actually higher. Nice surprise!”
In the end, Alain Rouschmeyer was right to let time do its work.
“It’s kind of funny – when I was a student or a young architect, I used to tell myself that if I ever became an artist, I’d probably be a sculptor. I pictured myself with a welding torch and chunks of metal. Or I imagined myself drawing houses — I liked drawing straight lines.
Now I paint, and I draw a lot of people... I was completely wrong!” ■
C.B.D.F.
LOFT & DECORATION
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER ARTISTE PEINTRE
parution fin octobre 2022
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER – Painter
Creation has always drawn Alain Rouschmeyer in.
He grew up alongside an architect father and a musician mother — both passionate about the arts, and both passing on that creative spark. From a very young age, Alain found freedom and emotion in drawing and painting. It quickly became his world, and he immersed himself in it more and more, entering competitions before studying at the Beaux-Arts in Metz, and later at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. Following in his father’s footsteps, he also studied architecture and interior design.
From the beginning, his mind has been shaping and reshaping, aligning with perspectives and forms to rethink spaces — a skill that naturally seeps into his paintings.
Over time, Alain connected with many fellow artists, and gradually began to give more space to his pull toward painting. He now shares his vision of the world through a personal technique.
Each work begins with a sketch, a vision of a place full of life or emotion. The artist describes his inspiration as follows:
“I’m drawn to a place and the way it is occupied. The posture people take in relation to it — that inspires me. When I think architecturally, I design a house based on the way people live. That connection has always fascinated me — the pleasure of staging someone within a space. The relationship between people and their environment is often where my ideas come from.”
So Alain never goes anywhere without his sketchbook and pencils. He walks, lets his eyes wander, and keeps his heart open to welcome a new spark of inspiration.
He sketches quickly, then turns to painting with acrylic — a medium whose spontaneity echoes the initial gesture of creation.
Places leave traces on people, and each person leaves a mark on the places they pass through. It’s a cycle filled with feeling and resonance — vibrations that Alain Rouschmeyer perceives. It’s a philosophy of life, a way to savor the present moment by capturing it forever on canvas.
The artist reveals his sensitivity and his deep connection with the world around him. Ever curious, he seeks to share his stories, memories, and visions through a form of positive figurative art. His paintings are colorful and engaging, offering a relatively modern take on figuration — dusting off old notions of what figurative work can be.
Alain Rouschmeyer brings an enchanted gaze to the world.
He is drawn to the poetry of everyday life — to those small moments of peace and joy — and he translates them into painting, for us to receive and feel in turn.
ARTMAJEUR magazine
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER ARTISTES QUI MONTENT
été 2022
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER
Alain Rouschmeyer is best known for his acrylic paintings on canvas and contemporary ink drawings.
A keen observer of everyday life, he explores human movement through posture and the spaces we pass through — as if to question a bench and capture its scent.
His artistic journey has led him to architecture, where he reflects on living spaces and the cross-disciplinary dynamics that shape how we inhabit them.
He delves into the hidden dimension of daily life, which continues to resonate like a jazz melody or a warm blues tune.
The romanticism he fully embraces — both timeless and contemporary — inhabits the surface of his work as a space of deep involvement.
ARTMAJEUR portrait
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER, UN REGARD PARTICULIER SUR LE QUOTIDIEN
octobre 2021
Interview with artist Alain Rouschmeyer.
Through his distinctive framing, his paintings elevate the ordinary moments of everyday life into something sublime.
BRUXELLES ART VUE
HUMAN BODY IS ART
ALAIN ROUSCHMEYER
parution juin 2021
Alain Rouschmeyer studied at the Beaux-Arts in Metz, then at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg.
An interior architect, then architect, drawing and sketching gradually became his primary means of expression.
Figurative art remains at the heart of his painting, preserving the essence of sketching to better capture fleeting moments and emotion.
He enjoys working with the poetry of the present — the visual impression of a moment stolen and shared with a surface that becomes a partner in framing the scene.