Jean Philippe Boucicaut

I was born in New York City into a family of artists. My father , Jean is an Emmy winning documentary film maker , mother Chantal is a painter and both my grandfathers were photographers. There are also classical musicians, chefs that have cooked for US Presidents, writers, and dad's cousin was the painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Drawing began at seven years old and painting began at the age of eleven.

Donna Karan gave me my first professional creative gig when she created a position for me at her Menswear Collection as a junior designer. It was a job that consisted of vintage clothing sourcing , sketching , creating seasonal inspiration boards, assisting with fashion show casting and production , and photographing street trends. It was during this two year period that creation of the photographic portrait image , from clothing, to texture ,to light ,to composition, to subject matter, began to subconsciously seep into my brain. It was here that I was featured in some DKNY promotional videos , photographed for DKNY's ad campaign and began to realize that the artists life was never a straight line. I left DK Menswear , as clothing design was never my passion , and armed with Don...