It's Cactus Metal Art Haiti
Handmade Haitian Decor, Market Day Selling, Sustainable Fair Trade Art 34x14in
These wonderful sculptures are handmade from 55 gallon oil drums in Haiti. The steel drums vary from brown to grey to black. As such, colors will vary on each, unique piece. Thank you for supporting our artists. Each purchase makes a huge difference in the quality of their lives.
Artist Profile- Jean Eugene Remy
With a distinctive style and innovative capacity
that doesn't quit, Jean Eugene Remy is definitely an artist on the rise. He
makes great use of three dimensional imagery and his sculptures are filled with
action and detail.
Born in 1984 in Port-au-Prince, his mother
was already a widow with 3 small boys to feed. At the age of six, he began
working “the iron cut for people,” eventually apprenticing in the workshop of
Julio Balan.
He remembers his very first sale with
fondness and pride: a voodoo piece, sold to a German customer for $30. (US) Though
he is Catholic, it is not uncommon in Haiti to blend Catholic and Voodoo
practices and symbolism.
The two are quite compatible in the
traditional Haitian view. In 2009, he participated in a “Sirena” exhibition in
the Dominican Republic and two years later, travelled to Eaton, Florida as a
guest artist. There he demonstrated his craft at the “Zora!” Festival of Arts
and Humanities, where the theme for the year was "Remembering Haiti."
Jean Eugene has a vision of art as his
life’s work. It is his clearly passion. He says, “I dream of having a golden
hammer and making my coffin in a beautiful work of iron."