Born in 1981 in Jacmel, Haiti, Jesse Aridoux lives and works in Queens, New York.

A multidisciplinary artist, web, and graphic designer by training, Aridoux tackles various mediums in his body of work. From drawings to paintings, photography to design, his works reflect on the history of surrealism, abstraction, and classical painting while hinting at the notion of identity and existence. With drawings from his Tessonism series, Aridoux crumples the paper as a way to symbolize deconstruction before unfolding and drawing in each crease, sewing the work back together with graphite, in an act of healing. The process reminds us of the Surrealist’s signature method called ‘Exquisite Cadaver’, with the exception that Aridoux acts intentionally and alone. With his paintings, Aridoux subtly blurs the lines between figuration and the hint at contemporary history often tainted with oppression, injustice, and inequality.

Jesse Aridoux

Acrylic on Canvas 
2020
Citizen is a hopeful call to unite as one under the same flag.

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Citizen

Acrylic on Wood Panels 
2021
When a person disappears, everything becomes impregnated with that person's presence. Every single object, as well as every space, becomes a reminder of absence as if absence were more important than presence.

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Disappearance

Acrylic on Canvas 
2019
Elle (Fanm) inspires with her forward-facing confidence and strength. A woman of her time, she moves through life gracefully.

Elle (Fanm)

Pencil on Paper 
2019
Le Petit Prince de P-A-P is a portrait of innocence and youth. A young boy with enough joy and imagination to reign over his misfortunes.

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Le Petit Prince de P-A-P

Graphite on Wood 
2020
Tessonism (deriving from the word ‘tesson’ which means shards) is the idea of reassembling something broken while offering a different perspective on it.

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Shards

Ink on Paper 
2019
Success in Failures aims to reinforce in the viewer’s mind that failure isn’t the end—just as practice makes perfect, failure along the way towards a specific goal will ultimately bring success.