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Art historians disagree on the origins of Haitian Vodou arts. Suzanne Blier makes the case that they come from the coastal areas of Benin and Togo. Robert Farris Thompson makes a plausible connection with Central Africa based on similarities with nkisi figures from the Kongo, and cosmograms, flags, drums and dances from that region.
Humanity's relationship with the lwa has been a recurring theme in Haitian art, [335] and the Vodou pantheon was a major topic for the mid-20th century artists of the "Haitian Renaissance." [ 559 ] In the late 1950s, art collectors began to take an interest in Vodou ritual paraphernalia and by the 1970s an established market for this material ...
Haitian art is a type of artwork often characterized by vivid colors, spatial composition and spontaneity of painting. [ 2 ] By the mid 1950s, Haitian naïve art was firmly established, and other institutions began to emerge, such as the Foyer des Arts Plastiques (1950) and the Galerie Brochette (1956).
The museum hosts an exhibit of 27 different Haitian artists. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Haitian mythology consists of many folklore stories from different time periods, involving sacred dance and deities, all the way to Vodou.Haitian Vodou is a syncretic mixture of Roman Catholic rituals developed during the French colonial period, based on traditional African beliefs, with roots in Dahomey, Kongo and Yoruba traditions, and folkloric influence from the indigenous Taino peoples of ...
Just days after false allegations about Haitian immigrants eating cats in Ohio unexpectedly dominated the headlines in the presidential election, a new exhibit opened at the National Gallery of Art.
The replicas will be unveiled at the Little Haiti Cultural Center at 7 p.m. Friday and will feature a celebration of Haitian art and music, including a performances by King Waggy Tee of 99 Jamz ...
The Haitian expression, Mereng ouvri bal, mereng fème ba; (The mereng opens the ball, the mereng closes the ball) alludes to the popularity and ubiquity of the méringue as an elite entertainment. In nineteenth-century Haiti, the ability to dance the méringue, as well as a host of other dances, was considered a sign of good breeding.