ABOUT JESSICA SOUEIDI
JESSICA SOUEIDI GRADUATED FROM THE HAUTE ECOLE DES ARTS DU RHIN OF STRASBOURG IN 2015
Artist, art critic and art curator, Jessica Soueidi was born in Versailles in 1990. She has a Master in Fine Arts from the Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin of Strasbourg and a double Master's Degree in Management of Cultural and Artistic Activities from two Business Schools: ESCP Europe in Paris and Ca'Foscari University in Venice. Jessica also participated in several group shows and renowned artist residencies internationally : The Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai.
Jessica is a passionate multitasker. She works as an editor in chief's assistant for the famous French Contemporary Art Magazine L'Officiel des Galeries et Musées and as a Curatorial Assistant for the digital museum Girl museum.
I am concerned about the evolution of women status in our society. Sometimes, it feels like their image is more important than their right to exist as human beings.
Women, girls, words. My work is full of messages. One may feel disturbed. Is my work more disturbing then what you see or read in the news everyday? Hypocrisy. Sometimes the girl in my artworks is a ghost, a pirate, a gangsta, a child soldier, a bunny queen or simply just a girl. Through art history, women have often been represented naked, pure and innocent. This image of the girl has been stuck in our minds and I want to change it. Why do you feel concerned when you see a drawing of a girl smoking with the word THUG sprayed on her body? Some would say that girls are seeking for approval on social media but I think everyone is seeking for approval everyday. Social media is way to escape from reality. Girls can be however they want to be, they are their own muse. They take a selfie and use the perfect hashtag #swag.
Why do we focus so much on women's physical appearance? Don't you see the dark charcoal crumbling on my paper forming a magical powder of grey tones? Or the simplicity of black pen lines creating a powerful message? My drawings and paintings are made from shadows, transparency and light. Diluted in a bunch of water, the bright colours slowly drip on the paper creating a wonderful floating landscape. Marina Abramovic, Miss Tic, Louise Bourgeois, Françoise Petrovitch, Jani Leinonen, Ayako Kawauchi, Joumana Haddad and many more have influenced my art in many ways.
Check-out my Animations.
GALLERY OF JESSICA SOUEIDI
ANTIHEROINES ARE MY HEROES
DRAWINGS
2018
MIAOU, 2018, ink on paper, 21 x 29,7 cm
BOY BYE, 2018, ink on paper, 21 x 29,7 cm
GHOST, 2018, ink on paper, 21 x 29,7 cm
I'VE COME FOR TRUMP, 2018, spray paint and charcoal on paper, 100 x 70 cm
HABIBI I'VE BEEN BAD, 2018, spray paint, ink and collage on paper, 100 x 70 cm
SOLO SHOW at the Hotel Vagabond's Salon, Singapore
BAD GIRL, 2018, charcoal, ink, posca on paper, 29,7 cm x 42 cm
I WISH I WERE BOTH..., 2018, charcoal, ink, posca and collage on paper, 29,7 cm x 42 cm
BARBIE THE GHOST-DOLL, 2018, charcoal, ink, acrylic and collage on paper, 29,7 cm x 42 cm
ARE WE ALL MERMAIDS? series of 4 drawings, 2018, ink, gouache and collage on paper, 29,7 cm x 42 cm
SISTERHOOD, 2018, pencil, ink and collage on paper, 120 cm x 140 cm
WHEN I GROW UP I WANNA BE A GHOST, 2018, charcoal, ink and collage on paper, 29,7 cm x 42 cm
BURN WITCH, 2018, charcoal, ink and collage on paper, 29,7 cm x 42 cm
2017
GIRL, 2017, charcoal, ink and spray paint on paper, 97 cm x 75 cm
GIRL 2, 2017, charcoal, ink and spray paint on paper, 97 cm x 75 cm
OOPS, 2017, charcoal and spray paint on paper, 97 cm x 75 cm
OBEY, 2017,mixed media on paper, 150 cm x 122 cm
INSTATHUG, 2017,charcoal, pastel and gouache on paper, 190 cm x 109 cm
SWAG, 2017, charcoal and pastel on paper, 190 cm x 109 cm, Private Collection Shanghai
DREAM BIG BUT NOT TOO MUCH, 2017, mixed media on paper, 190 cm x 109 cm
BUNNY QUEEN, 2017, mixed media on paper, 190 cm x 109 cm
OG, 2017, mixed media on paper, 190 cm x 109 cm
KISS, 2017,mixed media on paper, 190 cm x 109 cm
I BELIEVE I CAN FLY, 2017, mixed media on paper, 190 cm x 109 cm
CAR CRASH, 2017, mixed media on paper, 190 cm x 109 cm, The Swatch Art Peace Hotel Collection
BONDING, charcoal and gouache on paperr, 70 x 100 cm
MULAN, charcoal and gouache on paper, 70 x 100 cm
Witches, 2017, charcaol, gouache and collage on paper, 50 x 65 cm
UNCANNY PORTRAITS, charcoal and collage on paper, 50 cm x 65 cm
2016
How it all started, 2016, charcaol, varnish, watercolor, collage and pencil on paper, 70 x 100 cm
In memory of, 2016, charcoal, varnish, collage and pencil on paper, 70 x 100 cm
The very first sin, 2016, charcoal, varnish, gouache, collage and pencil on paper, 70 x 100 cm
PAINTINGS
2018
ELI'S DIE BITCH ACADEMY, 2018, oil painting, ink and varnish on synaps paper, 70 x 50 cm
MOVE WITCH, 2018, gouache, ink and collage on paper, 29,7 cm x 42 cm
IF YOU WANNA BE RICH YOU GOTTA BE A WITCH, 2018, oil painting, collage and ink on canvas, 38 cm x 46 cm
2017
O.G, 2017, gouache, ink, watercolor and oil painting synaps paper, 70 x 50 cm
BELIEVE, 2017, gouache, ink, watercolor and oil painting synaps paper, 70 x 50 cm
SWAG, 2017, gouache, ink, watercolor and oil painting synaps paper, 70 x 50 cm
THUG, 2017, gouache, ink, watercolor and oil painting synaps paper, 70 x 50 cm
MAD, 2017, gouache, ink, watercolor and oil painting synaps paper, 70 x 50 cm
2016
NOT MENT TO PLEASE YOU, 2016, gouache and watercolor on paper, 30 x 40 cm
THE PUSSY RIOT IN HELL, 2016, gouache and watercolor on paper, 30 x 40 cm
BLACK BAT 2, 2016, watercolor on paper, 30 x 40 cm
2015
MINE FIELD, 2015, pencil, gouache and varnish on bristol paper, 80 x 110 cm
ALL BLACK, 2015, gouache, oil painting, collage, varnish and beeswax on synaps paper, 71 x 101 cm
ODE TO LITTLE KURDI, 2015, oil painting and resine on synaps paper, 71 x 101 cm
NIGHTMARE IN KUUSAMO, 2015, gouache, oil painting and varnish on synaps paper, 71 x 101 cm
DARK PARADISE, 2015, oil painting, varnish, collage and beeswax on synaps paper, 71 x 101 cm
THE GUN, 2015, oil painting and collage on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm
PIRATE, 2015, oil painting and collage on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm
THE WAR, 2015, oil painting and collage on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm
LILITH, 2015, oil painting on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm
THE GUN, 2015, oil painting and collage on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm
OUROBOROS, 2015, oil painting and collage on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm, Private collection, Helsinki
HUGINN AND MUNINN, 2015, oil painting and beeswax on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm, Private collection, Helsinki
WOMEN SOLDIER, 2015, oil painting and collage on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm, Private collection, Helsinki
THE PUSSY RIOT IN HEAVEN, 2015, oil painting, beeswax and collage on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm
BLOWING, 2015, oil painting, beeswax, resine and collage on synaps paper, 72 x 102 cm, Private collection, Helsinki
MOONLIGHT TALE, 2015, oil painting, resine, pigment and beeswax on synaps paper, 102 x 72 cm
LIGHT, 2015, oil painting, resine, collage and beeswax on synaps paper, 102 x 72 cm
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