In Pour les Cheveux Noirs, King Paris transforms an antique African hair comb into a divine symbol of beauty, identity, and creative lineage. The painting presents a striking female form merging seamlessly with the shape of a traditional hair pick, her head elongated as the comb’s handle, her presence rendered entirely in deep, velvety black. She stands as a goddess, patient and regal, waiting to be touched, adorned, and “combed” by the hands of a Black Queen.

At the crown of the comb, Paris introduces intricate braided designs that curve and flow in extraordinary directions, a sculptural tribute to the ingenuity of African hairdressers, whose work has long served as both personal expression and cultural storytelling.