Painter Turns Black Women's Hair Into Works Of Art

By Sydney Scott · Updated October 27, 2020

An artist is turning Black women’s hair into wonderful works of art.

Pierre Jean-Louis lives in a world full of art where many of his muses are flawless Black women with beautiful manes. 
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The painter uses photos of women found on Instagram and turns their hair into cosmic landscapes and fantastic floral arrangements. It takes #blackgirlmagic to ones heights.

Made with #enlightapp :Model @joyjah #blackgirlmagic

A photo posted by Pierre Jean-Louis (@pierre_artista) on Mar 15, 2016 at 2:04pm PDT

#Starqueen #blackgirlmagic @error20091994 😩😍

A photo posted by Pierre Jean-Louis (@pierre_artista) on Apr 18, 2016 at 6:01pm PDT

How I see her hair 😍 @_samantam #edit with Enlight app.

A photo posted by Pierre Jean-Louis (@pierre_artista) on Mar 2, 2016 at 10:53am PST

The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice. Muse: @danielledesireexoxo Photographer: @2020photography3 ✊🏿

A photo posted by Pierre Jean-Louis (@pierre_artista) on Apr 19, 2016 at 6:01pm PDT

Follow Pierre Jean-Louis on Instagram for more inspiration.

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