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Overview

“Art 4 The Senses”

Experience Marvin D. Rouse Art Through Sight, Touch, Sound, and Scent.

Art for The Senses encompasses works inspired to share art with the seeing and hearing impaired to stimulate the creative experience for all people. “I have created lots of colorful visual art, sculpture and paintings for those with sight who have the privilege to see, but for many years I have wanted to share my art with those that don’t get to experience art like we do and that’s the inspiration behind this show.”

~Marvin D. Rouse

“Art 4 The Senses” is an exhibition for all people, provoking you to experience the arts through Touch, Sight, Sound and Scent, stimulating communication without words. The seeing impaired can experience through touch, feeling the work, art is all about the senses, the feeling we get when we see art and the thoughts it provokes now will be available for those who are without sight. This special exhibition will take you on a journey through the artist’s imagination and passion to share his gift with all people. While those with sight will get to see the amazing colors of Marvin D. Rouse’s works, those that can’t, will see through their fingertips and hands to receive their own one off interpretation of what they are feeling and what their imagination is showing them. This exhibition will have works where the viewer will be a part of the art, making each person a one off new work of art that changes with each person that stands in front of it. Portions of this show will be interactive with the people, making them part of the works of art for a moment that they can capture and share on social media.

Artist Marvin D. Rouse wanted to have this be a once in a lifetime experience and has a special Concert and Live Painting Performance to kick off his solo show at the historical building of the Sidney Berne Davis Art Center. This ticketed event will feature New York Jazz Pianist Steve Blanco & amp; Artist Marvin D. Rouse painting a piece that will become a part of the exhibition.

ARTIST STATEMENT & BIO

“IN MY ART I LIKE TO CAPTURE THE EMOTIONS AND IMAGINATION THAT WE ALL SHARE, SPEAKING WITHOUT WORDS, CREATING THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN, USING COLORS AND MOVEMENTS TO EXPRESS MY UNIQUE VOICE.”

Born May 1976, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Marvin D. Rouse first recognized his interest in colors and was inspired by his Uncle’s quick sketch of a racecar to be creative, and began drawing at the age of five. By twelve- years-old, he is excelling in art at his school employing his skills as a young entrepreneur selling his art on t-shirts and jean jackets. In 1995, he started his business at eighteen-years-old, providing local Indianapolis homeowners and businesses his artistic design services, completing everything from album covers to large scale murals, including his young clothing line, Rouse, had become a real local success.

In May of 1998, Rouse relocated from Indianapolis to Naples, FL, with a dream to further his career as an artist with an opportunity came about during spring break with his girlfriend now wife in Spring of 1998, of which they decided to move in 3 weeks from Indianapolis to Naples Fl. Upon moving, he established his business as Rouse Designs, LLC, providing the community a creative service built mostly through word of mouth. Now, 25 years later, the artist has a growing presence, and creative demand in Naples.His art is about us, faces, emotions expressed through color and thought- provoking images to encourage feelings of happiness, joy and imagination, expressing what we all share. A gifted artist with raw talent, as it shows in his signature style mostly present in his abstract works. He is creatively prolific, being commissioned to paint everything from pets to exotic cars. In 2018, he held successful exhibitions downtown at Naples Art, dinner with the Artist, Pop-Up Gallery with UAC in Venetian Village. Group show “Three M’s Synergy” 2021 Sydney Berne Davis Art Center. In April 2022 Rouse moved into his new Downtown Naples Studio * Gallery at 853 4th Ave, S. 34102. Rouse passion for community has supported multiple local organizations of Collier County through his gift and inspiration of the arts, they include: Greater Naples YMCA, Child’s Path, M.S.Centers of SouthWest FL, Special Olympics, Naples Art, Naples Zoo, C’Mon Children’s Museum, Legal Aid of SouthWest FL.