Louisiane Saint Fleurant
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Louisiane Saint Fleurant (1924-2005), was a master Haitian female artist and painter; She was a founder of the peasant Saint Soleil art movement.
Saint Fleurant's paintings often depict primitive maternal scenes of females, children, trees, wildlife, and Haitian Vodou Loas. Her folk painting style is often colorful and vibrant and expresses a distinct female perspective on the Saint Soleil movement and Haitian Vodou art.
Louisiane Saint Fleurant was born on September 11, 1924, in Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, Haiti. Along with Prospere Pierre-Louis
, Dieuseul Paul, Denis Smith, and Levoy Exil
she formed the renowned Cinq Soleil (Five Suns) art movement. The Five Suns group formed out of of the Saint Soleil movement, of which Louisiane was the only female artist. She is affectionally called the godmother of the art movement. She was not formally trained in art and began painting later in life in her late 40s. Louisiane was originally introduced to the Saint Soleil art community as a peasant cook and after receiving some direction from Jean-Claude Garoute
, she started her practice in painting and sculpture. Louisiane is the mother of of 5 children including the renowned artist Stevenson Magloire
. She painted and sculpted for 30 years until the age of 80 when poor vision precluded her ability to continue in 2002. Saint Fleurant died in her home on June 1, 2005 and a second tragedy hit her family when the cemetery where she was buried was bulldozed following the 2010 Haiti earthquake
.
Her work has been exhibited in Asia, Europe, and the United States and has recently been part of fundraising, relief, and awareness efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake
. Louisiane Saint Fleurant's folk paintings are well regarded by collectors for their unique manifestations of motherhood and her female perspective on Haitian and Vodou folk art.
Saint Fleurant's paintings often depict primitive maternal scenes of females, children, trees, wildlife, and Haitian Vodou Loas. Her folk painting style is often colorful and vibrant and expresses a distinct female perspective on the Saint Soleil movement and Haitian Vodou art.
Louisiane Saint Fleurant was born on September 11, 1924, in Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, Haiti. Along with Prospere Pierre-Louis
Prosper Pierre-Louis
Prosper Pierre-Louis , Haitian artist, painter; one of the main contributors to the local school of Saint Soleil art movement. His paintings depicting mystical Vodou Loas and spirits are especially noteworthy....
, Dieuseul Paul, Denis Smith, and Levoy Exil
Levoy Exil
Levoy Exil , is a master Haitian artist and painter; He is one of the main contributors to the Saint Soleil art movement.Exil's paintings are mystical and abstract and often depict Haitian Vodou Loas, suns and stars, birds, and Marassas...
she formed the renowned Cinq Soleil (Five Suns) art movement. The Five Suns group formed out of of the Saint Soleil movement, of which Louisiane was the only female artist. She is affectionally called the godmother of the art movement. She was not formally trained in art and began painting later in life in her late 40s. Louisiane was originally introduced to the Saint Soleil art community as a peasant cook and after receiving some direction from Jean-Claude Garoute
Jean-Claude Garoute
Jean-Claude "Tiga" Garoute was a Haitian painter and sculptor. Born in Jérémie, Garoute co-founded a museum of ceramic art in Haiti named Poto-Mitan. An abstract painter, he participated in art festivals throughout the world.Tiga and Maud Guerdes Robard founded the Saint-Soleil post-naïve school...
, she started her practice in painting and sculpture. Louisiane is the mother of of 5 children including the renowned artist Stevenson Magloire
Stevenson Magloire
Stevenson Magloire was a famous artist and painter born on August 16, 1963 in Pétionville, Haiti. He was an important contributor to the School of Saint Soleil art movement...
. She painted and sculpted for 30 years until the age of 80 when poor vision precluded her ability to continue in 2002. Saint Fleurant died in her home on June 1, 2005 and a second tragedy hit her family when the cemetery where she was buried was bulldozed following the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
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Her work has been exhibited in Asia, Europe, and the United States and has recently been part of fundraising, relief, and awareness efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
. Louisiane Saint Fleurant's folk paintings are well regarded by collectors for their unique manifestations of motherhood and her female perspective on Haitian and Vodou folk art.