Femme Bleue
Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre
Femme Bleue continues Jean-Pierre's exploration of embodiment and emotion through vibrant minimalism. The figure, composed of translucent collage fragments, leans back into a sea of blue - a color of introspection and liberation. Her posture suggests surrender, but her scale commands presence. The artist's textured layering of paint and photographic material blurs the boundary between body and landscape, memory and identity. In its serenity and abstraction, the work echoes the quiet confidence found in African diasporic portraiture yet remains distinctly contemporary. Femme Bleue captures the tension between vulnerability and power, turning stillness into statement - a visual manifesto of resilience through poise.
Price
$15,000
About the Artist
Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre
Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre is a Haitian American artist groomed on Chicago's south side. He is currently an adjunct professor at American University in Fine Arts. As U.S. State Department Art in Embassies Artist, his work is now in the permanent collection of the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou, Benin West Africa. He was a President Obama White House invitee for the role of art education in promoting national youth justice. Jean Pierre has participated in two Asian Pacific American Smithsonian exhibitions and has exhibited with the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, DC. His work has been highlighted by numerous media outlets including; The Washington Post, Ebony Magazine, Black Enterprise, NHK Japan, The Village Voice, BET, NBC, Netflix and FOX. Jean-Pierre has guest lectured at Stanford University regarding a positive vision of Haiti through the Mamelodi Project. He was named top five art educators by the District of Columbia and served as a creative communication instructor for Alvin Ailey Chicago. Jean-Pierre is the former National Arts Director for the Young and Powerful group and served on the board of the Diaspora of African Woman Network (DAWN). Jean Pierre holds a Masters of Arts from Howard University and has created public art murals in South Africa, Panama, New York, Chicago, Washington, Istanbul, Montreal, Port-au-Prince, London, and Paris.