Parution dans
Precursor, The Creativity Watchlist Gestalten Editions,
Septembre 2011.
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GRAPHIC DESIGN, TYPOGRAPHY
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The graphic designer Pierre Rousteau, aka Pierre de Belgique, works as as art director in Brussels and Paris for various publishers. He was educated at La Cambre/Ecole nationale supérieure des arts visuels in Brussels.
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Lorem Ipsum posters
To allow himself to experiment with pure form, image, and type, bypassing any semantics, Pierre de Belgique used fragments from the famous lorem ipsum dummy text found in page layout software. The results have all the features of a poster, without communicating anything.
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2010 - Handmade types, acrylic paint, and computer Series of 10 digital prints 84.l x ll8.9cm
Parution dans TheWord magazine The yellow issue, may 2011
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Pierre de Belgique,
Graphic designer
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About
Pierre Rousteau (aka Pierre de Belgique) is a young graphic designer who gets a kick out of researching mediums and forms, his work combining a flurry of hand-drawn typefaces inspired by early 20th century musical scores together with an eclectic brew of textures.
Task
We initially had commissioned Pierre to do a graphic study on uppers (see it here thewordmagazine.be/office/thestudyonuppers), then we remembered how much blonde jokes crack us up and asked him if he’d mind having a go at illustrating a couple through his very singular style. He kindly obliged, revisiting one of our all time favourites.
Quote
“I like bananas and lemons, but I prefer French fries.”
Parution dans étapes International issue 22, winter 2010
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Pierre
Rousteau
Born in 1984
ENSAV LA CAMBRE IN BRUSSELS (SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS)
DEGREE : MASTER 2
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"Still taking it seriously, but dying for freedom : that was Pierre Rousteau's approach to his degree project, which unlike his other student projects was no longer restricted in terms
of medium, subject matter and audience size.
Artistic experimentation becomes the expression of this freedom and no slogan
or message can break its stride. Striking up "Lorem Ipsum" like a revolutionary song,
his series of posters throws off the shackles of semantic meaning to the benefit of creative design. Combining two ingredients, first, a repertoire of hand-drawn typefaces inspired
by musical scores from the beginning of the 20th century, and second, characters designed
by Georges Auriol or Roger Excoffon and redesigned by Rousteau with a few curved lines
to suit his personal artistic criteria. This he followed with a hotpot of textures: spray paint, acrylics, modelling clay, Tic-Tacs, toothpaste and tinfoil. Rousteau's work is reminiscent
of Martin Woodtli in its play on composition and Antoine + Manuel in its sculptural leanings.
In his arrangements the two ingredients are combined in a lively interplay that gives his posters tremendous energy. The expressive composition and abstract style crosses
the line between graphic design and contemporary art." CB
Publications internet
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Parution dans étapes n°185, spécial diplômes 2010
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Pierre
Rousteau
Né en 1984,
ENSAV LA CAMBRE, BRUXELLES
DIPLÔME MASTER 2.
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"Pas de désinvolture, mais une folle envie de liberté. C'est dans cet état d'esprit
que Pierre Rousteau aborde son sujet de diplôme, qui ne sera pas, comme ses autres travaux d'étudiant, soumis aux contraintes d'un médium, aux limites d'un sujet, au regard d'une seule personne. L'expérimentation plastique devient l'expression de cette liberté, dont aucune parole, aucun message ne viendra entraver la grande marche.
Entonnant le Lorem Ipsum, comme un chant de libération, sa série d'affiches se détache de toute notion sémantique.
Un bienfait profitable à la créativité du graphiste. Mariage de deux ingrédients :
un répertoire de typographies dessinées à la main, inspirées des partitions musicales
du début du siècle. Des lettres signées Georges Auriol ou Roger Excoffon dont l'étudiant redéfinit certaines courbes pour contenter ses propres critères plastiques.
Une cuisine de textures ensuite de la bombe, de l'acrylique, de la pâte à modeler,
des Tic-Tac, du dentifrice ou une feuille d'aluminium. Pierre Rousteau évoque Martin Woodtli dans les jeux de composition, Antoine + Manuel dans l'attachement plastique.
Ses agencements mettent en scène les deux ingrédients dans un jeu de dynamiques
qui confère à ses affiches une force entière. L'expressivité des compositions et leur abstraction interrogent les frictions entre création graphique et arts contemporains." CB
