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Haitian
born, I migrated to the US in the 1970’s;
I lived in New York City and Mexico. I
had little interest in art prior to 1985.
I studied Medicine at the University of
Mexico. I later pursued post-graduate
studies at the University of New York.
I later became a California resident,
while training as a medical fellow in
Endocrinology, at the UC Davis School
of medicine. In 1985, I was honored as
an Outstanding Young Man of America.
It
took a vision, a desire and a yearning
to express objects of beauty to impact
the surrounding world. I experimented
with watercolor for a year and learned
the values of primary and secondary
colors. I participated in two exhibits
in the following two years. My favored
topics are sacred art and subjects with
social impact. I have a fascination
for primitive art. I have no formal
training; painting is a learning process.
I have been gifted with an eye for color
and composition
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My
current activities are engaged in preparing medical information
for community access channels in Oakland, and Contra Costa
Country. I have a concern for the health of developing nations
and take an active role in medical missions. I hold a full
time job as an associate chief of Medicine with Northern California
Health care System.
I have always admired
art in its simplest form, creating a work of art was far from
my expectations, let alone participating in exhibits. In the
summer of 1986, I volunteered at a mural project for the church
and became totally absorbed in the process. I had a great
desire to get accomplished in this project. I took the first
step to buy paper and paint and asked God to help me in the
endeavor; a year later I was left to finish it alone. That
same year I attended a retrospective of Jacob Lawrence at
the Oakland Museum; there I witnessed the boldness to paint
the first twelve watercolor paintings. It was not an easy
task, I felt satisfaction and pleasure at the expression of
simple abstract forms. A year later, I participated in two
additional exhibits and had mixed reviews. It mattered to
me that the work stirred interest and feed back from the viewer.
The following year I painted eight acrylic paintings. It is
my best media; once the sketch is made, little variations
take place. I have had a few surprises but I follow my instincts.
The subjects addressed are from personal preferences. I seldom
do commissioned works, unless I have a special interest in
the subject desired. I demand total freedom and lose the sense
of time and space once engaged in the process. I have started
a new tradition in the family; it encourages me to see others
develop their gifts.
In 1997 I experimented
in the making of paper mache masks, inspired from Africa all
four have been entered in exhibits. The tribal tradition is
a powerful expression. I have recently taken interest in writing
poetry. It goes from rhymes to narrative forms; there I expose
my concerns. I have observed a commonality and a great versatility
among creative individuals, the zeal can be tempered when
one is disconnected from their past. It can also be hallow
when the trendsetter dictates the product. I believe that
art is a mirror of the mind, it has to trigger a response
from the viewer, the spectator ought to fell challenged, and
it should flow with the environment and not be offensive,
it needs to transcend time.
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