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Book Masterpieces of Haitian Art

Download or read book Masterpieces of Haitian Art written by Candice Russell and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From painting and sculptures to papier-mache and gorgeously embellished Vodou flags, Russell's book is a celebration of the best examples in each medium produced in Haiti in the last seven decades. The misunderstood religion of Vodou informs much of the art. Learn about the diverse history of Haitian artistic schools, including the depiction of ordinary life in the Cap-Haitien style, and the mysterious and haunting images that make Saint Soleil so appealing. This mixture of work by masters like Hector Hyppolite and younger, emerging artists, demonstrates the importance of the bond between past, present, and future generations. Irreplaceable artworks, as well as hundreds of thousands of lives, were destroyed in the 2010 earthquake. In this historically important book, see how this resilient nation rebuilds itself while thoughtfully preserving its heritage and culture through art.

Book Arts and Religions of Haiti

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  • Author : Legrace Benson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2015-03-18
  • ISBN : 9789766377304
  • Pages : 328 pages

Download or read book Arts and Religions of Haiti written by Legrace Benson and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: it awakens an appreciation for the imagination and creativity of the Haitian artists even in those whose provincialism would limit their preferences to the Western artistic tradition. Professor Leslie Desmangles Professor of Religion and International Studies Trinity University Modern Haitian art has for decades enthralled aficionados and general art lovers alike. In Arts and Religions of Haiti: How the Sun Illuminates Under Cover of Darkness, Haitian Scholar, LeGrace Benson presents a rich examination of the artists and arts of Haiti, and the complex history and religious practices of the Haitian people through the creative productions of its craftsmen, painters and sculptors. In departing from the usual Haitian Art or Haitian Religion books, Benson explains the relationship of Haitian art to the culture and uniquely describes the intersection, interrelation and influence of Judaism and Christianity as well as Taino and Islamic traces and the effects of both Masonic and Rosicrucian orders in shaping Vodou s belief system and rituals. In the face of mainstream media s titillating depictions of an imagined Voodoo, Benson presents Haiti s deeply spiritual artists bringing forth energetic visions of healing, liberation and tranquillity through fascinating art works which manifest the creativity and undaunted hope of this complex nation. Heralded by scholars as an important addition to Haitian Studies, Arts and Religions of Haiti: How the Sun Illuminates Under Cover of Darkness is the culmination of years of research and field study. It opens new areas of study and scholarly research and is a remarkable source of information on Haitian culture and religion but also an invaluable resource for art historians, anthropologists, historians and sociologists interested in Caribbean and African religions. "

Book Haitian Art in the Diaspora

Download or read book Haitian Art in the Diaspora written by Emile Viard and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of illustrated Haitian paintings by expatriate artists along with a profile of each artist's style, exhibit history, and personal statement.

Book Haitian Painting

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  • Author : Eva Pataki
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1986
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 180 pages

Download or read book Haitian Painting written by Eva Pataki and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mystical Imagination

Download or read book Mystical Imagination written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-29 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hector Hyppolite Retrospective Catalogue is an exhaustive source of the mystical work of that iconic Haitian artist. It is a further effort to project Haitian pictural production on the cultural map of the world.

Book The Art of Haiti

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  • Author : Eleanor Ingalls Christensen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1975
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 134 pages

Download or read book The Art of Haiti written by Eleanor Ingalls Christensen and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Haitian Art

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  • Author : Larry G. Hoffman
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1985
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 286 pages

Download or read book Haitian Art written by Larry G. Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Visualizing Haiti in U S  Culture  1910   1950

Download or read book Visualizing Haiti in U S Culture 1910 1950 written by Lindsay J Twa and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-05-28 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1910s until the 1950s the Caribbean nation of Haiti drew the attention of many U.S. literary and artistic luminaries, yet while significant studies have been published on Haiti's history, none analyze visual representations with any depth. This book argues that choosing Haiti as subject matter was a highly charged decision by American artists to use their artwork to engage racial, social, and political issues. Twa scrutinizes photographs, illustrations, paintings, and theatre as well as textual and archival sources.

Book The Art of Haiti

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  • Author : Davenport Municipal Art Gallery
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1969
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 22 pages

Download or read book The Art of Haiti written by Davenport Municipal Art Gallery and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Vodou Nation

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  • Author : Michael Largey
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2006-05
  • ISBN : 0226468658
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book Vodou Nation written by Michael Largey and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Haitian musical tradition is probably best known for the Vodou-inspired roots music that helped topple the two-generation Duvalier dictatorship, the nation’s troubled history of civil unrest and its tangled relationship with the United States is more intensely experienced through its art music, which combines French and German elements of classical music with Haiti's indigenous folk music. Vodou Nation examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti’s history as a nation created by slave revolt. Around the time of the United States’s occupation of Haiti in 1915, African American composers began to incorporate Vodou-inspired musical idioms to showcase black artistry and protest white oppression. Together with Haitian musicians, these composers helped create what Michael Largey calls the “Vodou Nation,” an ideal vision of Haiti that championed its African-based culture as a bulwark against America’s imperialism. Highlighting the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences, Vodou Nation sheds light on a black cosmopolitan musical tradition that was deeply rooted in Haitian culture and politics.

Book Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou

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  • Author : Donald Cosentino
  • Publisher : University of Washington Press
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 452 pages

Download or read book Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou written by Donald Cosentino and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This abundantly illustrated anthology brings together sixteen essays by artists, scholars and ritual experts who examine the sacred arts of Haitian Vodou from multiple perspectives. Among the many topics covered are the ten major Vodou divinities: Vodou's roots in the Fon and Kongo kingdoms of Africa and its transformation in the experiences of slavery, and the encounter with European spiritual systems; Vodou praxis, including its bodily and communal disciplines, the cult of St. James Major (Ogou), and the cult of twins.In the final section, essays by Elizabeth McAlister, Patrick Polk, Tina Girouard, and Randall Morris look at Vodou arts and artists, Oleyant, and the legacy of ironworker Georges Liautaud.The Envoi, by Donald J.Cosentino, is devoted to the Gedes, spirits of death and regeneration.

Book The Red Carpet Art Gallery Presents Haiti s Largest Selection of Haitian Art by Top Haitian Artist

Download or read book The Red Carpet Art Gallery Presents Haiti s Largest Selection of Haitian Art by Top Haitian Artist written by Red Carpet Art Gallery (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) and published by . This book was released on 1970* with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Create Dangerously

Download or read book Create Dangerously written by Edwidge Danticat and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book A Miami Herald Best Book of the Year In this deeply personal book, the celebrated Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat reflects on art and exile. Inspired by Albert Camus and adapted from her own lectures for Princeton University’s Toni Morrison Lecture Series, here Danticat tells stories of artists who create despite (or because of) the horrors that drove them from their homelands. Combining memoir and essay, these moving and eloquent pieces examine what it means to be an artist from a country in crisis. BONUS MATERIAL: This edition includes an excerpt from Edwidge Danticat's Claire of the Sea Light.

Book The Art of Haiti

Download or read book The Art of Haiti written by Davenport Municipal Art Gallery and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kafou

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  • Author : Alex Farquharson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 9781907421051
  • Pages : 247 pages

Download or read book Kafou written by Alex Farquharson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou traces the extraordinary history of Haiti's popular art over seven decades, from pioneers like Hector Hyppolite, Philome Obin, Wilson Bigaud and Georges Liautaud, promoted in the 1940s and 50s by Andre Breton and the Surrealists, to exciting contemporary figures like Myrlande Constant, Edouard Duval- Carrie, Frantz Zephirin and the Atis Rezistans group. Its focus is the abiding significance of Vodou (or voodoo ) in the art of Haiti's urban and rural poor. The book documents a major exhibition presented at Nottingham Contemporary in 2012 curated by Alex Farquharson and Leah Gordon."

Book In Extremis

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  • Author : Donald Cosentino
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 9780984755004
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book In Extremis written by Donald Cosentino and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issued in connection with an exhibition held September 16, 2012-January 20, 2013, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.

Book Voodoo and the Art of Haiti

Download or read book Voodoo and the Art of Haiti written by Sheldon Williams and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: