Original Haitian Art for Collecting and or Home and Office Decoration

Artist : Gary Pierre

Subject: Abstract figure and bird

Size 20″H X 16″ W - Year 2020

Acrylic on canvas (rolled)

Gary Pierre Born in Kenscoff on February 27, 1966, Gary Pierre is one of the 200 artisans authorized to exhibit his works at the Parc Historique de la Canne à sucre. He presents himself as an autodidact, an art enthusiast whose need led him down the path of craftsmanship. His taste for innovation led him to make bamboo his favorite work material.

He is one of many artists torn between the love of art and the more commercial appeal of craftsmanship. His passion for art, especially for painting, is akin to a cult. But the lull in the Haitian art market led him to craftsmanship, which is a way for him to maintain his passion for the canvas and at the same time meet his needs. “The craft market in Haiti is different from that of art. It is easier to build a budget from a piece of craftsmanship than from painting”, considers Gary Pierre trying to highlight the difficulties for a Haitian painter to live only from his paintings. His choice of bamboo as working materials came naturally. "It's a product that is not yet fully known and used in the craft industry to such an extent that in most of the exhibitions that I participate in, people are always surprised by this new medium that I use. for my works," says artist Gary Pierre. Alongside bamboo, he also works with recycled objects and sometimes manages to combine bamboo with other metals to produce clocks, furniture, bedside lamps, etc. Landscaper, the works of Mr. Pierre where the heads of women predominate reflect the reality of the environment and are characterized by their originality. At Artisanat en Fête 2008, the artisan Pierre promises to present a mosaic of decorative and utilitarian bamboo products such as totems, women's heads, tainos, benches, sculptures, pots, bottle covers. His beginnings On the school benches, he already had gifts in mind.