Original artwork description:

"Shattered Serenity: Augusta Alexander Reconstructed in Resin and Color"

In this electrifying mixed-media collage, the artist masterfully deconstructs and reimagines Augusta Alexander, the globally celebrated model who has become synonymous with the gilded worlds of Jean-Paul Gaultier and Versace. Known for his fluid agility and commanding physicality, Augusta is often portrayed as an icon of untouchable elegance. But here—oh, here—he is fragmented, exposed, and breathtakingly human.

The face, stark in grayscale, emerges from the shadows like a marble bust cracked by time and emotion. Bold swathes of electric blue and blood-red paper collide and overlap across his piercing gaze and trembling lips. The eyes—one fractured by a prism of azure, the other concealed behind a crimson haze—lock the viewer in a confrontation both intimate and unsettling. They seem to plead, yet challenge, creating an emotional push-and-pull reminiscent of Jenny Holzer’s confrontational text art or David Hockney’s vibrant cubist portraits.

The lips, painted in crimson passion and frozen beneath the glossy layer of resin, become a focal point—a mouth that speaks without uttering a word, a silence heavy with unspoken truths. The final resin coat doesn’t just preserve; it distorts and refracts, adding layers of depth and tension, forcing the viewer to question whether they’re witnessing a person breaking apart or slowly being reassembled.

This piece dances effortlessly between chaos and control, fragility and resilience, echoing the emotional complexity of Antony Micallef’s tortured portraits while borrowing the structured disarray of Robert Rauschenberg’s collages.

More than a portrait, this is a psychological mosaic—a kaleidoscope of vulnerability and defiance, of glossy perfection interrupted by raw humanity. Collectors and curators alike, take note: this is not art that decorates a room. It dominates it.

IMPORTANT: None of my artwork is perfect, they are organic, there are drops of paint, tears in the paper, waves, glue residues. They are original!

Jerome Cholet is a prize-winning artist based in Germany whose paintings have been exhibited internationally. Through his art, he endeavors to find, create, access, and inspire others with new perspectives. In the creation of his collages, Cholet most often employs imagery from newspaper covers and social media photographs. His distinctive pieces are completed with graffiti techniques using spray paint on canvas or MDF boards.

Materials used:

Acrylic Paint, Paper, Epoxy Resin

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