Title: Chapo Rouj
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20 × 16 inches
Artist:Jean Batiste Ghesil’homme (Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti)
Born and Raised in Jérémie in the Grand’Anse region, Jean Batiste Ghesilhomme began drawing at age 11 and later trained at La Grotte des Arts Plastiques in Port-au-Prince. After refining his craft in Santo Domingo, DR, he joined a collective of Haitian artists and became a founding member of FAPADECH.Since 2006, he has participated in Artisanat en Fête and exhibited annually at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, as well as with the Canadian Embassy and at CARIFESTA 2016. Today, his paintings—marked by patience, precision, and quiet strength—are collected in Haiti, the U.S., Canada, and France.
Description:
Chapo Rouj — “Red Hat” — celebrates the power of simplicity and allure. Against a deep black backdrop, the fluid silhouette of a woman emerges, crowned by a bold red hat that becomes both armor and statement. The contrast between light and shadow evokes mystery, confidence, and the quiet magnetism of Haitian femininity.
Jean Batiste’s restrained composition and daring color palette transform minimal form into profound emotion, turning absence into presence and elegance into strength.
Title: Chapo Rouj
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20 × 16 inches
Artist:Jean Batiste Ghesil’homme (Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti)
Born and Raised in Jérémie in the Grand’Anse region, Jean Batiste Ghesilhomme began drawing at age 11 and later trained at La Grotte des Arts Plastiques in Port-au-Prince. After refining his craft in Santo Domingo, DR, he joined a collective of Haitian artists and became a founding member of FAPADECH.Since 2006, he has participated in Artisanat en Fête and exhibited annually at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, as well as with the Canadian Embassy and at CARIFESTA 2016. Today, his paintings—marked by patience, precision, and quiet strength—are collected in Haiti, the U.S., Canada, and France.
Description:
Chapo Rouj — “Red Hat” — celebrates the power of simplicity and allure. Against a deep black backdrop, the fluid silhouette of a woman emerges, crowned by a bold red hat that becomes both armor and statement. The contrast between light and shadow evokes mystery, confidence, and the quiet magnetism of Haitian femininity.
Jean Batiste’s restrained composition and daring color palette transform minimal form into profound emotion, turning absence into presence and elegance into strength.
