Adrienne Cheatham Instagram – Next up in my personal celebration of Black History Month is this piece by @cjpgallery
Charles Jean-Pierre works in a variety of mediums, maybe most notably his acrylic paintings. But my husband and I seem to be drawn to the texture and dimension of his collages like this one. His work is bold, and highlights the beauty (and struggles) in our lives. He centers US in all of our everyday regality, and makes you wonder about his subjects, who they are, and what their lives are like.
A little on Charles Jean-Pierre:
Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre is a Haitian American artist from the South Side of Chicago. His work centers around themes of beauty, power structures, feminism, masculinity, and race. He has created public artworks in Chicago, DC, Istanbul, Panama, Port-au-Prince, London, and Paris. He is currently an adjunct professor at American University in Fine Arts, and as a State Department Art in Embassies Artist his work is in the permanent collection of the US Embassy in Cotonou, Benin West Africa.
#blackhistorymonth #blackart #blackartist #chicago #athome | Posted on 21/Feb/2024 01:25:37
