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Title: UNTITLED
Description: A tall figure located in the center of the piece is standing on one foot. A smaller figure is standing in between the large figure's legs. Various birds are also depicted. Large and rectangular in size and shape. Bien-Aime is known for bending and twisting elements of his compositions to create dimension. The female figure presented here is surrounded by birds or spirits in bird form, symbols of magic and masculine energy.
Date Created: 1997
PID: grinnell:34711

Title: UNTITLED
Description: Standing figure with head looking back. Surrounded by a fruitful tree in which it is touching. Birds are also depicted. Medium and circular in size and shape. Eve. Images of Adam, Eve or jungle animals often make reference to “paradise” or the African homeland from which the African slaves were taken. The artist, Gabriel Bien-Aime, has relocated from Haiti and now resides in Boston.
Date Created: 1997
PID: grinnell:34718

Title: UNTITLED (vodou flag for Loco Atissou)
Description: Flag. Decorative border with center rectangle depicting various symbols. In the center the letter S or a a money sign which is white and red in color. On the right side a cup and a candle are shown. The son of a houngan or Vodou priest, Telemaque created this flag which honors the spirit associated with vodou officiates. Telemaque is known for his unique and elaborate border treatments
Date Created: 1997
PID: grinnell:34709

Title: VODOU FLAG FOR OGOU
Description: Flag. Blue satin border with rectangle in the center depicting a veve ogou. Gold center with various objects on the sides, stars, flags, etc. Knife? Mireille Delice apprenticed in the atelier of renowned flagmaker Myrlande Constant. Having also worked in a wedding dress factory, Delice was one of the early artists to begin introducing new materials and beading techniques into the art form
Date Created: 1997
PID: grinnell:34700

Title: VOODOU TEMPLE
Description: Simple metal temple with designed roof. Fenced in on sides and back, with various figures inside. Two front figures are in profile, kneeling down towards a stick or sphere in the middle of the temple or ground. While most metal sculptors in Haiti have traditionally created works which are primarily two-dimensional in form, some artists have employed welding, riveting, bending and assemblage to create three-dimensional sculpture.
Date Created: 1997
PID: grinnell:34690