Collectors and journalists from all over the world came to visit him in the modest hut where he painted lovingly detailed portraits of the gods of the Vodou pantheon by the light of an oil lamp
He developed his unique style at the Cap-Haitian school while maintaining the preliminary base
one of the most original voices to emerge from the Centre d'Art in Port-au-Prince
Haitian painting is a large enough venture for a single book or more
He has exhibited in the U
Sebastien Jean (1980- 2020) 40"x30" Untitled 2016 Acrylic on Canvas #2J-HA 40"x31" Collectors and journalists from allThis is a beautiful abstract painting of multiple forms in blue and dark colors signed by the known emerging Haitian painter Sebastien Jean who was born on March 17, 1980, in Thomassin, Hati. "My work is inspired by crafts, particularly in the choice of the medium, sawdust, coffee grounds, sand," says the artist. Self taught painter and sculptor, encouraged by his mother, he began drawing and painting at the age of 13, mainly on bamboo stalks. In