Know More Baout History Of Haitian Art

After the disaster of Earthquake, which occurred last January, Haiti has been in the news and on the front of peoples minds. There was a great human suffering, and many parts of the world came together to help the people of Haiti. This recall who we are, we are often not in the Daily News, that all people are basically good. But as the dust settles, we see more damage, and damage to other things that were already in place to remind us of good in human nature, and one of those things is the art of Haiti.

Modern history of the official art Haitian relatively short. Began in 1943, when he moved to DeWitt Peters Haiti from United States to teach English. In addition to being an English teacher, and he had a passion for painting, especially watercolor, and I was surprised that there is no place for art exhibitions or art galleries that can be found. See the poverty of the people and the lack of opportunity, and he had a vision to provide a place talented, local Haitians can develop these natural talents, while providing an alternative means to earn a decent living, in addition to manual labor.

It took only one year for him to start bringing his dream to fruition. Convinced that the Haitian government to donate to local building his case and that if the Open Art Centre based in Port-au-Prince, which was a school of art for both Omard art. Did not take much research to discover the local talent, and well known in the art of Haitian society today. In particular, focused on the art of primitive Peters, local communities, which saw huge potential. Originated talented artists, artists or potential, from everywhere: Voodoo priests, taxi drivers, factory workers, and the child until the school yard art.

Just three years later, in 1947, it is time to take art in the world, and was done in a big way (literally) of the mural on the side of buildings. These murals and attracted attention all over the world, and slowly the demand for Haitian art began to grow. And has become many painters of Haiti in the early well-known internationally because of the attention attracted by the murals.

That is what distinguishes the art Haitian? When I think of Haitian art, and the first thing that comes to mind is vibrant colors. The large part of the primitive art, and the themes of social activities and the market, and life in the country is the focus of many artists. Like any art form, and there are different schools of painting. Some focus on the daily life in the city, others are more on the country side and coastal cities, and is characterized by other forms of human eye. There are also many artists heavily influenced by religion and lifestyle, and Catholic in the first place, and religion brought by the European, and voodoo, the religion of the indigenous population.
In addition to paintings, sculpture and there as well. Some see this art on a sheet of paper plates and numbers. The continued spraying of the Peters Foundation is to create art for children, and both learn and teach children technical skills Haiti, which is what they can do to help support their families, either now or after they grow up. Their art work is bright and cheerful, and through them we see a continuation of the tradition of Haitian Art.