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.
(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. .
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).
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)
