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Louisiane St-Fleurant
Louisiane St-Fleurant
Date of birth: September 11th, 1924
Place of birth: Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, Haiti
Biography:
Louisiane St-Fleurant was born in Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, Haiti. She relocated to Soisson-la-Montagne where she worked as a cook for the artists of the Saint Soleil art community before beginning to paint herself. Her colorful and vibrant folk paintings and sculptures often depict women, children, birds, animals and houses.
Despite having had no formal training, she remains one of Haiti's greatest and influential artists. Her work has been exposed in Haiti, Asia, Europe and the United States.
Interesting facts:
Louisiane started painting in her late 40's.
Her children Aliciane, Ramphis, Magda and Stivenson are also artists.
She was the only female artist in the Saint Soleil art movement.
What is an artist?
In much of the world today, an artist is considered to be a person with the talent and the skills to conceptualize and make creative works. Such persons are singled out and prized for their artistic and original ideas. Their art works can take many forms and fit into numerous categories, such as architecture, ceramics, digital art, drawings, mixed media, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, and textiles.
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