gathering fruit, Damien Paul

Artwork Overview

Damien Paul, artist
born 1941, active 1960s–present
gathering fruit, circa 1970
Where object was made: Haiti
Material/technique: paint; hardboard
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 61 x 44.5 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 24 x 17 1/2 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 26 1/2 x 20 x 0 1/2 in
Credit line: Mary Lou Vansant Hughes Collection
Accession number: 2011.0313
Not on display

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Damien Paul, a self-taught artist from Drouillard, Haiti, entered the Centre d’Art, an art school and gallery, in 1969. Paul is primarily an iron worker but also uses painting to depict scenes of Haitian life and ritual practices observed in Vodou, a Haitian religion that unifies West African and Roman Catholic traditions and cosmology.  Paul uses vivid colors to depict people gathering fruit in the forest, which he represents in natural patterns with rich and vibrant earth tones.

Exhibitions

Kris Ercums, curator
2021–2023
Kris Ercums, curator
2021–2022