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Wood and Stone Carving
8" carved bowl by Einstein Albert (Featured Artist )
12.5" carved by Einstein Albert (Featured Wood Artist )
Featured Wood Artist
EINSTEIN ALBERT
Einstein Albert is one of the premier wood craftsmen of
Haiti, hand carving and finishing a wide variety of bowls and platters. His
workshop is located in Mariani, on the eastern edge of Port-au-Prince. Albert
uses the wood from the obeechi tree for his bowls and has a plantation of
22,000 trees to sustain his enterprise. “Obeechi is a soft wood,” he explains,
“so it can’t be used for charcoal.” It is also a fast growing tree that makes
it ideal for soil reclamation and redeeming the deforested hillsides that
afflict so many people with mudslides, flooding, and erosion. Albert’s
woodworking skill in crafting bowls has found outlets in such high-end
retailers as Nieman Marcus and all his pieces use food-safe finishes.
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Paintings, Weaving & Crafts
24" x 8" Hilome Jose paintings(Featured Visual Artist)
Featured Visual Artist
HILOME
JOSE
Hilome
Jose was born in 1947 in the town of Jeremie on the southwestern tip of
Haiti. He moved to Port-au-Prince in the late 1960's and worked as a
carpenter. Through a mutual friend he made the acquaintance of the
Haitian master Calixe Henry, under who he studied. Now one of Haiti's most respected modern painters, he
is a journeyman knife painter with a distinctive style.
His use of color and lines depict peasant life in Haiti.
His work is included in many private art collections worldwide.
Hilome is listed in Haiti Voodoo Kingdom to Modern Riviera by John Allen
Franciscus. And illustration of his art can be seen in the book, Les Naifs
Haitiennes – An introduction To Haitian Art and History by Madame Shishi.,
and in Eva Pataki's book, Haitian Painting Art and Kitsch.
Paintings similar to those in this year’s auction can be
found on sale over the Internet for between $300 and $400.
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Metal Work
24" "Three Musicians
34" "Sunflowers and Birds"
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Granville Art Pics 2011
