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Gabriel Bien-Aimé |
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Gabriel Bien-Aimé
Born 1951 in the village of Croix des Bouquets, now known as the “cradle of 20th century Haitian metal sculpture”. Croix des Bouquets nurtured such great Haitian sculptors as the late Georges Liautaud and Murat Brierre, the brothers Louisjuste, and Serge Jolimeau. Bien-Aimé worked as an auto mechanic for several years before apprenticing to sculptor Janvier Louis-Juste. Working on his own, he has become one of Haiti’s two leading sculptors. Bien-Aimé’s work has been exhibited internationally and is published in Where Art is Joy (Rodman, 1988), Forgerons duVodou/ Voodoo Blacksmiths (Foubert, 1990), Magiciens de Terre and A Haitian Celebration: Art and Culture (Stebich, 1992).
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Gabriel Bien-Aimé - Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1995 |
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Frolic
Gabriel Bien-Aimé (Croix des Bouquets, Haiti)
Recycled steel oil-drum (23" diam.), 1995
$475 |
Man with a Car
Gabriel Bien-Aimé (Croix des Bouquets, Haiti)
Recycled steel oil-drum (23" diam.), c. 1995
$475 |
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Dancing Couple
Gabriel Bien-Aimé (Croix des Bouquets, Haiti)
Recycled steel oil-drum (23" diam.), c. 1995
$475 |
Les Oiseaux
Gabriel Bien-Aimé (Croix des Bouquets, Haiti)
Recycled steel oil-drum (23" diam.), 1995
This sculpture is featured in the book African Style: Down to the Details, by Sharne Algotsson, on page 149.
$475 |
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Angel and Spirit
Gabriel Bien-Aimé (Croix des Bouquets, Haiti)
Recycled steel oil-drum (29" h. x 8 1/2" w.) 1995
$475 |
Woman with Bird
Gabriel Bien-Aimé (Croix des Bouquets, Haiti)
Recycled steel oil-drum (34"h. x 16"w.), c. 1995
$550
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