Un rebelle en Provence
Paul Cézanne – Aix-en-Provence 19 janvier 1839 – 22 octobre 1906 Le rebelle Aixois est d’aspect grossier et sauvage et de tempérament rustique et mélancolique . Longtemps je suis restée insensible à l’art de Cézanne. Ma reconnaissance de sa grandeur artistique était toute intellectuelle et n’engageait pas mes sens. A part ses pommes qu’il transformait […]
Master of light
Gesner Armand, Master of light ~and the light within can be seen through the eyes~ Yesterday was June 11th. It would have been Gesner Armand’s 72nd birthday. One of Haiti’s finest impressionists, he was born in Croix-des-Bouquets. And if the place is not pretty, the name is, which evokes colorful bunches of flowers and suits […]
Seduced by color…
Rufino Tamayo was an extravagantly gifted Mexican draftsman and colorist known for his intense and beautiful color sense. His paintings seem to glow with colors inspired by the people and art of his native land where earth reds, muted greens, brilliant purple and chrome yellow predominate. Octavio Paz, the Mexican poet and Nobel laureate, has […]
Impression…
"Un matin, l’un de de nous manquant de noir, se servit de bleu: l’impressionnisme était né." Auguste Renoir
Peintre de la colère…
“Laissez allumée une lampe, parce que je reviendrais toujours.” Oswaldo Guayasamin « Ma peinture a pour but de blesser, de griffer et de frapper le cœur des gens, pour montrer ce que fait l’homme à l’encontre de l’Homme.» Oswaldo Guayasamin Son nom signifie ” l’oiseau blanc qui vole ” en Quechua, et la souffrance et […]
Michèle Voltaire Marcelin is a poet/writer, performer and painter who was born and raised in Haiti, sojourned in Chile, and currently lives in the United States. The publication of her first novel “La Désenchantée” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2006) was followed by its Spanish translation “La Desencantada” and two other books of poetry and prose: “Lost and Found” and “Amours et Bagatelles” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2009) - translated into Spanish by Editorial ALBA as "Amores y cosas sin importancia" - all of which garnered rave reviews. Her writings are also featured in 3 anthologies published in France: "Cahier Haiti" (published by RAL'M-2009), "Terre de Femmes" (Editions Bruno Doucey-2011) "Revue Intranqu'îllités" (2012). She speaks and writes fluently French, English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. She has a BFA from the Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts at CUNY and a Masters from The New School for Social Research.