"Eugène started out as a house builder, but influenced by the creative energy of his neighbourhood he started to learn traditional sculpting in wood. ‘There was always something happening in our neighbourhood with music, many sculptors and Vodou all around. This made me begin the life of an artist.’ Eugène’s work became increasingly influenced by contemporary Haitian artists such as Nasson and then started to collaborate with established Haitian artists, Mario Benjamin and Barbara Prezeau. Eugène fused the fetish effigy with an apocalyptic MTV futuristic vision. Much of his work is figurative using human skulls for heads and imbued with a bold sense of irony, sexuality and humour."
atis rezistans
Creative Caribbean Network
vimeo: Atis Rezistans: The Sculptors of Grand Rue
YouTube: Creating Art from Haiti's Rubble, Operation Mama Noelle - Toy Distribution at Haitian Artist Andre Eugene's Atelier
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