Clinton Rozelle

Visual Art – Washington, D.C.

clintonrozelle.com “ART is the lie that makes us realize truth.” - Pablo Ruiz Picasso “I have seen the future of Art…and Clinton Lee Rozelle transcends those works. His creations are an exquisite fusion of both intellect and craft. He is that rare gift…culture seeks to discover, celebrate, and claim.” – Dr. Raoul Duke “Clinton sometimes creates false quotations….” – Clinton Lee Rozelle Clinton Lee Rozelle lives and works in the Washington, D.C. area. Lacking any formal instruction within the arts (and quite unaware of any innate ability), Clinton Lee Rozelle pursued many and all available avenues while studying at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, including psychology, astronomy, and nuclear metaphysics. After enrolling in a University drawing course, he discovered an advanced aptitude for creating lies; a false and imagined depiction of reality revealed through various media on flat two dimensional surfaces. Art was the solution to occupying that void and elusive internal space…that emptiness existing deep within our consciousness…the desire and purpose we seek to feel alive and not dead. His technique involves the combination of mixed media using both traditional and contemporary processes. Incorporating many layers (and sometimes many years), Clinton Lee Rozelle mainly utilizes acrylic paint, graphite, photography, and collage in the development of his works. It is the idea or rather the viewers’ thoughts and the resulting emotional and intellectual response that is most important: “I think all successful contemporary art works, regardless of craft or technique, should possess the same depth as an equally successful book or novel. Visual art requires the observer to “read” the work, to seek out clues and symbols…a visual language to interpret and contextualize…hopefully, if I’ve been successful, the viewer will desire an understanding of both what I have ‘written” and an understanding of some part of my experience.” Clinton Lee Rozelle’s greatest influences are Marcel Duchamp, Alice Neel, Hunter S. Thompson, Cristin Millet, Robert Placky, and Tina Giuliani.