Indigo Arts has moved upstairs to a space on the fourth floor of the Crane Building. I am still arranging things up here but I am open on a "by appointment or by chance" basis. I am usually in the building from Wednesday through Saturday from 12 to 6, but it is definitely best to phone or email first. Meanwhile, the Indigo Arts online gallery is operating as usual.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions in the mean time.
Tony
Oil and latex paint on "canvas" (39 1/4” x 59 1/2”), 1994.
Vintage Gerard from a private collection.
Note: Painting suffered in several years of storage by the artist (as described below) and has some areas of cracking and chipping of the paint. Restoration work is recommended once painting is stretched. Painting will be shipped rolled.
The owner of the painting provides the following notes on its subject and history:
Painted in 1994. Bought in March 2007. Gerard repainted some damaged areas prior to sale in 2007. Artist put date (1994) on painting at the request of Jean Marie Bien Aimé. The painting is a visual of an Aristide slogan whereby everyone in a democracy is able to share at the bountiful table. The US soldiers (not UN) are Aristide's helpful agents in the desire for democratization of Haiti, where everyone has a place.
When the painting was bought Gerard still maintained his support for Aristide. He had hid the painting because he felt that his political opinion was dangerous. The different political factions violence has been omnipresent on the Haitian landscape.
