Art exhibition by Klode After
the enormous devastation of the earthquake on January 2010 in Haiti, Klode in
collaboration with Columbia University has changed her previous theme in order
to help support Haiti.
“Kombit”
is defined in Creole, (the popular language of Haiti) as the gathering of a
group of people to ease the burden and complete a difficult task.
Coming
to understand the importance of art in man’s life, it’s therapeutic means first
and foremost, Klode believes this important aspect of art can be an easier and
quicker way to help Haitian survivors make the difficult transition and rebuild
their lives.
Having
benefited much from art in her life, the artist hopes to encourage people to
use artistic means to find balance and serenity in their life as well.
The artist’s Soleil
Brule technique, a unique mixed media where transmutation seems the norm, will
delight her viewers. A self thought artist, Klode develops her subjects’ base
on the ogle she has. By applying ink, paint and acid on paper or canvas she
lets her inner creativity guide her and her viewers become beneficiaries of
marvelous wonders. The awareness that Klode wants to bring forth is a new
understanding about the importance and therapeutic role that art can play in
man’s life, its joy to the viewers and freedom to the artist.
$50% of the proceeds will go
to the following not for profit organization: CHE (Consortium for Haitian
Empowerment) which promotes better opportunities and living conditions here and
abroad; GAWOU GINOU Foundation. The foundation supports the Gawou Ginou
Elementary/Secondary Schools, the Summer Day Camp, the Teachers Education
Institute, and the US/Haiti Cultural Exchange Program.
Opening May 13th 2010 6PM-7:30PM Russ Berry Medical Science Pavilion 1150 Saint Nicholas Ave NYC NY
The Lasker Biomedical Research Building 3690 Broadway NYC NY (at 166th street)
Mixed Media By Klode 40X60" on Paper
For additional information contact JeanDarcel at 646 639 3534
Upcoming event
H A I T I
Transcendence and Tradition
Art exhibit at Queens borough Community College
Opening Friday May 28th 2010 5:00pm - 8:00pm
QCC ART GALLERY The City University of New York 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, New York 11364
Dr. Eduardo J. Marti President of Queens-borough Community College Cordially invites you to the opening of HAITI Transcendence and Transition
Gallery Hours: Tuesday & Friday 10am - 5:00pm
Wednesday and Thursday 10am 7:00pm
Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 5pm
QCC
Most recent event
Remembering Tiga's Birthday by Strengthening community bonds
Members of the Consortium, Committee Commemoration Bi-Centenaire Citadelle Henry Christophe 2020
and friends please join us for
A TRIBUTE TO TIGA AND SOLIDARITY WITH CONSORTIUM FOR HAITIAN EMPOWERMENT
Entertainments by: Myriam Augustin Eddy Bourjolly Makarios Cesaire. Art Work by Klode Garoute Cocktail Reception
DATE: Sat., December 5, 2009 TIME: 6:00 PM LOCATION: Consortium Office - Atlantic Mall 625 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY11205 NOTE: Donation Recommended Proceeds to support: CONSORTIUM FOR HAITIAN EMPOWERMENT For More Information: Claude Garoute 1-608-556-0354 Harry Fouche 1-630-631-1875 About Tiga
Jean-Claude "Tiga" Garoute was Born in Port-au-Prince on December 9, 1935, Tiga grew up in Jérémie (Grand'Anse) until the age of six before moving to Port-au-Prince where he later began his career as a painter. Tiga co-founded a museum of ceramic art in Haiti named Poto-Mitan and the Saint-Soleil post-naïve school of Haitian painting. An abstract painter, he participated in art festivals throughout the world. In his paintings, Tiga often used his "Solèy Brile" method, a combination of ink and acid. He worked in many disciplines from music to painting, from sculpture to drawing.
Tiga and Maude Guerdes Robard, a writer and painter herself founded the Saint-Soleil post-naïve school of Haitian painting. The school was born when they offered farmers in Soisson-La-Montagne, a rural area near Port-au-Prince, drawing and painting materials.
The artists were all peasants, and their paintings, in fitting with tradition, depicted the lwa. These representations were not in costume or in a Catholic likeness, but were depicted as form and energy. This was the avant-garde of Haitian art. The group included Prosper Pierre Louis, Louisianne St. Fleurant, the mother of Stevenson and Ramphis Magloire, and Levoy Exil. The movement drew the eye of French author André Malraux who dedicated a chapter to it in his book "L'Intemporel."
Tiga also founded "Kay Tiga" a cultural center where he taught children and adults art through his "Rotation Artistique" (Artistic Rotation) method. The method consisted of letting the pupils freely moved around from drumming to paint to clay and created what they fancied. The point was that Tiga believed in creative freedom and limitless expression. Tiga believed that this method helped adult and children alike find inner peace and balance in everyday life.
Haiti's February 2007 carnival was dedicated to him and embraced the theme Solèy Leve (Risen Sun) to evoke the Saint-Soleil movement he co-created. Tiga received the Haitian Presidential Certificate and Medal of Honor, which was presented to him by a delegation that came from Haiti representing President Preval.
After a long struggle battling cancer, Jean-Claude "Tiga" Garoute passed away on December 14, 2006 in a Miami hospital at the age of 71, before his passing Tiga received the Haitian Presidential Certificate and Medal of Honor. Ronski 2008
Tiga 2005
For More Information: 646 639-3534
Painting by Klode 2007
Klode 2009
Klode 2009
Recent event
The Heart of Haiti at The Dorsey Art Gallery
The Dorsey Art Gallery 553 Rogers Ave Brooklyn, NY 11225
Raphael Denis, Joseph Fatal, Klode Garoute Michel, Bertelus Myrbel, Jean Dominic Volcy
Sunday November 8th, 2009 Extraordinary Creation of Haitian art
Art exhibition by Klode
Mixed Media By Klode 40X60" on Paper
For additional information contact JeanDarcel at 646 639 3534
H A I T I
Tiga 2005
Painting by Klode 2007
Klode 2009
Klode 2009