Murat BRIERRE was born in Mirebalais in 1938. He first worked as a builder, cabinetmaker and blacksmith before being introduced to Le Centre d’Art in 1966.
Gabriel Bien-Aimé was born in 1951 in the village of Croix des Bouquets, now known as the “cradle of 20th century Haitian metal sculpture”.
Indigo Arts has loaned sculptural works by Haitian artists Murat Brierre, Serge Jolimeau and Gabriel Bien-Aimé to this groundbreaking exhibition:
(Haiti, 1938-1988)
Recycled steel oil-drum
(70" h. x 35" w.), c.1970's
From a private collection
Price on Request
Forgerons Du Vodou/ Voodoo Blacksmiths
Alain Foubert
Cidihca - Deschamps. Ulys Editions. Montreal, Canada. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Montpellier, France.
1990
(Haiti, 1938-1988)
Recycled steel oil-drum
(29.5" h. x 22.5" w.), c.1960's
Price on Request
(Haiti, 1938-1988)
Recycled steel oil-drum
(64" h. x 31" w.), c.1970's
From a private collection
price on Request
Where Art is Joy - Haitian Art: The First Forty Years
Selden Rodman
Ruggles de Latour, New York, 1988
(Croix des Bouquets, Haiti, 1938-1988)
Recycled steel oil-drum and steel bar (61" h. x 12.5" w. x 1.5" d.), 1977
From private collection.
Price on Request
(Croix des Bouquets, Haiti, 1938-1988)
Recycled steel oil-drum (42" h. x 13.5" w.), c.1970
Purchased by current owner from Galerie Issa in 1971.
Price on Request