Frantz 窜茅辫丑颈谤颈苍: Selected Works
This selection of ten paintings by Haitian-born artist Frantz 窜茅辫丑颈谤颈苍 (b. 1968, Cap Ha茂tien), offers a window into the deeply mystical and spiritual nature of Haiti (Ayiti), the land of many mountains. The artist鈥檚 delicate, detailed vignettes give viewers the opportunity to wander, for a brief moment, among the loa (Haitian Vodou spirits).
窜茅辫丑颈谤颈苍鈥檚 paintings document scenes of Haitian spiritual life both materially and metaphysically, a pictorial practice that has a long tradition in Haitian art. He takes that tradition a step further, transforming the spirits into animals. As 窜茅辫丑颈谤颈苍 explains, 鈥淟ook closely, in every person there is an animal; a monkey, an elephant, a crocodile, a giraffe鈥� I see them in a gesture, an attitude, a character trait, and immediately fix them on the canvas.鈥�
This exhibition was organized by guest curator and artist Tomm El-Saieh (b. 1984, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; lives and works in Miami) in conjunction with the exhibition of his paintings, Tomm El-Saieh: Imaginary City on view at the Clark Art Institute through December 31, along with WCMA Mellon Curatorial Fellows, Jordan Horton, MA 鈥�23 and Destinee Filmore, MA 鈥�24.
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This selection of ten paintings by Haitian-born artist Frantz 窜茅辫丑颈谤颈苍 (b. 1968, Cap Ha茂tien), offers a window into the deeply mystical and spiritual nature of Haiti (Ayiti), the land of many mountains. The artist鈥檚 delicate, detailed vignettes give viewers the opportunity to wander, for a brief moment, among the loa (Haitian Vodou spirits).
窜茅辫丑颈谤颈苍鈥檚 paintings document scenes of Haitian spiritual life both materially and metaphysically, a pictorial practice that has a long tradition in Haitian art. He takes that tradition a step further, transforming the spirits into animals. As 窜茅辫丑颈谤颈苍 explains, 鈥淟ook closely, in every person there is an animal; a monkey, an elephant, a crocodile, a giraffe鈥� I see them in a gesture, an attitude, a character trait, and immediately fix them on the canvas.鈥�
This exhibition was organized by guest curator and artist Tomm El-Saieh (b. 1984, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; lives and works in Miami) in conjunction with the exhibition of his paintings, Tomm El-Saieh: Imaginary City on view at the Clark Art Institute through December 31, along with WCMA Mellon Curatorial Fellows, Jordan Horton, MA 鈥�23 and Destinee Filmore, MA 鈥�24.
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