Hinche, Haiti, 2022-23
Recycled steel oil-drum (34 1/2” h. x 18” w. x 3” d.),
I asked Gabriel if this represented Adam and Eve, but he said that since there was no snake in the sculpture it did not. But I think that the guy in the sky may still be God.
(Port-au-Prince)
Recycled aluminum, steel and other metals (20" h. x 23” w. x 18” d.), c.2010.
Ex. collection of Nancy Josephson. Nancy bought this from the artist when he was living in a tent on the Champs de Mars, Port-au-Prince following the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
Janvier Louis-Juste (Croix des Bouquets, Haiti) Recycled steel oil-drum (31" h. x 21" x 4" d .) c. 1985
Exhibited at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, New Jersey (July to December, 2016) for exhibit: Shades of Past, Colors of Present: Preserving Caribbean Cultural Heritage in New Jersey.
Peter Bernard (Haiti) - not signed.
Recycled steel oil-drum (51.5" h. x 35" w.), c.1970
Purchased from collection of a 1970s -era folk art importer. Note the 1970's side-burns!
by Tunis (Croix des Bouquets, Haiti)
Recycled steel oil-drum (14 1/2" diameter)
Exhibited at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, New Jersey in exhibit: Shades of Past, Colors of Present: Preserving Caribbean Cultural Heritage in New Jersey.
Dorval Lidanes (Croix des Bouquets, Haiti)
Recycled steel sculpture
(12 1/2" h. x 12 1/2" w.) c. 2014
Exhibited at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, New Jersey (July to December, 2016) for exhibit: Shades of Past, Colors of Present: Preserving Caribbean Cultural Heritage in New Jersey.
Hand-made from recycled steel drums
(approx. 7" h. x 5 1/2" w.)
Proceeds from the sale of this handmade Haitian heart help fund the Haitian relief activities of HAND/EYE Fund's Artisan Grants Program. (www.handeye.org).
(Haiti)
Hand-made from recycled steel drums
(approx. 5" h. x 4" w.)
Proceeds from the sale of these handmade Haitian hearts help support the participation of new Haitian artists at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe. .
Edited by Alex Farquarson and Leah Gordon
With Contributions by Colin Dayan, Katherine Smith, Wendy Asquith, Michael Richardson and others.
Nottingham Contemporary, Nottongham, UK 2012
248 pages (hardcover)
