The art of Jerome Lagarrigue is centred around people. Aiming to penetrate into the core of what humanity is about, the Brooklyn based Franco-American painter creates oversized dynamic portraits of both friends and strangers. As the artist stated in an interview with Italian writer and philosopher Federico Nicolao, he believes that his trademark brushstrokes and colour tones have the potential to uncover the hidden characteristics of his subjects and make them visible. Jerome's sophisticated technique was developed throughout his extensive artistic training. In 1996, he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, a leading arts university. In 2005 he...