Jean is a contemporary artist that investigates the theme of gender and embodiment through wearable art and portraiture. This was very personal to Jean as a a large aspect to her life revolves around gender as she is transgender, which inspired her investigation of this theme. The main ideas and concepts that have been developed are that of gender identity, specifically being transgender, the genderification of certain objects in western society, with the sub theme of grecian gods and goddesses. The materials Jean has chosen in her pieces reflect and create a larger narrative of gender, and are used too illicit a commentary and develop depth in her body of work. Jean as well developed how she uses color to compliment and create meaning in her artworks. Jean works specifically with materials such as lipstick, nails, and makeup to investigate her theme

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of gender identity, and gender expression. She explores the relationship between art and everyday life. The exhibition also included a number of tiny, colorful, animal-like animal sculptures that have been made of paper, silk, and other materials that can be folded and folded to fit inside a container. The works, which were developed in collaboration with the artist, explore the properties of her body, including its musculature, its softness, and its resilience to trauma.These works were shown together with work from the past decade that focuses on transgressive themes. In the piece with the subject of the title, Les Demoiselles dAmour (The women of Amour), 2001, Jean transposes the name of a womans birth certificate to the form of a heart. In the piece that gave the exhibition its title, La Voie (The one), 2003, a tearful-looking young woman with long, flowing red hair stands before a red curtain that covers her head. Jean uses this tear as a metaphor for the impossibility of reconciliation with the past, as well as for the possibility of future reconciliation.

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Jean is a contemporary artist that investigates the theme of gender and embodiment through wearable art and portraiture. This was very personal to Jean as a a large aspect to her life revolves around gender as she is transgender, which inspired her investigation of this theme. The main ideas and concepts that have been developed are that of gender identity, specifically being transgender, the genderification of certain objects in western society, with the sub theme of grecian gods and goddesses. The materials Jean has chosen in her pieces reflect and create a larger narrative of gender, and are used too illicit a commentary and develop depth in her body of work. Jean as well developed how she uses color to compliment and create meaning in her artworks. Jean works specifically with materials such as lipstick, nails, and makeup to investigate her theme of gender and gender-identification. In an open work entitled La rue de Mano, 1994, Jean used lipstick to paint the lips of a man. In the series Trésor de désordre, 1994–96, she explored the intertwining of feminine and masculine in a kind of gestural graffiti. La Trésor de désordre was painted over the words of a letter-writing campaign. The letter-writer approached Jean in an effort to find the right word for his letter-writing campaign, which is, in a sense, an artistic statement.The exhibition was divided into two parts: The first part, created for the gallery space, was based on a hypothetical, constructed statement. In this case, the artist constructed the statement by using lipstick, lipstick-like letters, and a pen to write on a piece of paper. She then used lipstick again to write on a piece of paper, this time on a mirror. The lipstick letters, which represent the word femininity, were juxtaposed with a black-and-white photo of a man with a woman on his back. In La Trésor de désordre, Jean also juxtaposed the word femininity with a photograph of a man standing next to a mirror, a motif repeated in La Trésor de désordre. La Trésor de désordre was also a two-part tableau. In the first part, Jean used lipstick again to write on a piece of paper, this time on a mirror. In the second part of the installation, Jean wrote on a black-and-white photo of a woman, who is also a mirror. The mirror that Jean wrote on was a window. As Jean would have it, the window is the only place where the two can be seen together. The windows that Jean wrote on were also black-and-white.

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Jean is a contemporary artist that investigates the theme of gender and embodiment through wearable art and portraiture. This was very personal to Jean as a a large aspect to her life revolves around gender as she is transgender, which inspired her investigation of this theme. The main ideas and concepts that have been developed are that of gender identity, specifically being transgender, the genderification of certain objects in western society, with the sub theme of grecian gods and goddesses. The materials Jean has chosen in her pieces reflect and create a larger narrative of gender, and are used too illicit a commentary and develop depth in her body of work. Jean as well developed how she uses color to compliment and create meaning in her artworks. Jean works specifically with materials such as lipstick, nails, and makeup to investigate her theme of gender and identity in painting. Her paintings employ a wide range of paint, from acrylics and pastels to oils, pastels, and acrylics that she has used in previous shows. The range of materials that Jean is able to choose from creates a stunning range of colors, ranging from light to deep space. The display of her paint-handling processes is emphasized by the inclusion of a large number of brushes, some of which are piled on the ground as if they were littering. Jean brings to her works a sense of authenticity and immediacy that contrasts with the almost conceptual quality of her works.Jean is best known for her plastic and latex sculptures, which utilize her signature techniques of acrylic, pastels, and ink, as well as her use of latex to imitate a variety of body fluids. Her recent exhibition, with the exception of one drawing, consisted of the latex-based sculpture I Have Never Seen a Masquerade, 1988, as well as a group of prints from her series Homages to the Tower of Babel, 1987–88. Homages to the Tower of Babel is a series of collages and assemblages with materials ranging from latex to photographic prints and paint. The collages are some of the most personal and personal works in the show, including the wall relief Homage to the Tower of Babel (Paris), 1988, which consists of a latex cast of a head with a latex head cast on top of it. Homage to the Tower of Babel is also a head cast, but it is cast in plaster, and is much larger, more threatening, and more full of jumbled, rambling lines. Homage to the Tower of Babel is a frightening image in which we are all blown away by the sheer beauty of the latex head.Homages to the Tower of Babel contains a number of references to the mythological and religious significance of the Tower of Babel.

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of gender identity. Her multileveled visual and sculptural installations are often tied to specific representations of gender, both public and private. In the past, she has presented her work in public places in Berlin, London, and New York. This time, she performed her piece in the middle of the gallery space of the gallery, which is part of the gallery. The performance was a meeting between Jean and the gallery staff. A videotape of the performance was projected onto the walls, and the gallery staff members were asked to read from the videotape as they would a text. Jean said she wouldnt mind reading, but she didnt know how to read it and asked the gallery staff to do as she asked. When the conversation turned to the work itself, she asked what they had done, and what the works title meant. The artists who answered the door were surprised to find that Jean had asked what their names were and that they didnt know what the work was. They expressed confusion as to whether they had done something wrong. Jean felt the person who answered the door was a person she didnt know, and she wanted the visitor to recognize her as a person. The piece was a tribute to the constant turnover of identities that occurs in the world and an expression of her gratitude to those who find ways to represent themselves.

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Jean is a contemporary artist that investigates the theme of gender and embodiment through wearable art and portraiture. This was very personal to Jean as a a large aspect to her life revolves around gender as she is transgender, which inspired her investigation of this theme. The main ideas and concepts that have been developed are that of gender identity, specifically being transgender, the genderification of certain objects in western society, with the sub theme of grecian gods and goddesses. The materials Jean has chosen in her pieces reflect and create a larger narrative of gender, and are used too illicit a commentary and develop depth in her body of work. Jean as well developed how she uses color to compliment and create meaning in her artworks. Jean works specifically with materials such as lipstick, nails, and makeup to investigate her theme of gender identity. In her recent show at L&M, Jean presented a set of her studio pieces, which were constructed of colorfully painted, painted, and drawn stencils. These stencils could be carried or draped over the wall, and in this way they become an extension of her body, a sculptural presence. These works do not merely depict or represent a body, they begin to function as materials and suggestions for creation, a place of assembly of materials. The stencils may be viewed as parts of the body, as abstracted parts of a body, or as fragments of clothing, and the way they relate to one another. The pieces are like sculptures, and they are built up from the bottom up, but also like the rooms in which ones body might be shown in a museum. The stencils are a part of the body, as are the nails and the nails of the waxing day. The stencils, in their complexity, reveal a range of meanings, which in turn give rise to a range of meanings and a variety of possibilities.The stencils are all in the series Transforming (all works, 2018). Each one consists of two stencils, one with a gold glittery seal and one with a blackish-orange center. Each is mounted on a wooden base, and the base is inscribed with the word transforming. Transforming refers to the transformation of the objects of everyday use into art. For example, a nail, a lipstick, a nail polish, a nail clipper, a nail comb, a nail bit, and a nail gun. A nail is turned into a skin, and a lipstick is turned into a body. In a few pieces, the layers of wax are separated and painted over. The objects are combined in one manner or another. The works are treated as substances and are created by a process of transformation.