Bori-Ayiti: Tree of Visions
Bori-Ayiti: Tree of Visions
Curated by: Maksaens Denis, Michelange Quai, Miguel Trelles
Assistant curator: Tatiana Ronderos
Special guest: Maud Duquella honoring Arnaldo Roche Rabell
Physical Venue: The Clemente LES and Abrazo Interno Galleries
Virtual Venue: A Virtual Exhibition through Teatro LATEA´s website and Facebook Channel
Participating Artists: Dymy Chouloute | Awilda Sterling- Duprey | Shirley Bruno | Margarita Vincenty | Daniel Lind-Ramos | Adler Pierre | Julián Garnik | Romel Jean Pierre | Melvin Audaz | Steevens Simeon | Juanita Lanzó | Michelange Quay | José Luis Cortés | Maksaens Dennis | Marco Saint-Juste | Castellana | Margarita Vincenty | Gasner Francois | Marco Saint-Juste | Arnaldo Roche
Solo Exhibition @ Abrazo Interno Gallery: Diógenes Ballester
Solo Exhibition @ LES Gallery: Patricia Brintle
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El Clemente, Teatro SEA and Teatro LATEA are pleased to present Bori-Ayiti: Tree of Visions, the virtual and physical art exhibition of the Annual Puerto Rican Arts Festival Borimix. This year we celebrate Haiti. The exhibition displays the artwork of 20 Haitian and Puerto Rican video artists, and alludes to some fundamental histories of the Indigenous, America, the Mestizo America, the Black and Mulatto America, the America where Spanish, Portuguese and French are spoken. Yet, this is a heritage bequeathed to the world by Afro-descendants that were coerced into learning the beliefs of others, which they in turn internalized and mastered. The triumph of the Haitian Revolution led to ostracism by the rest of the Caribbean, the Americas, and Europe. Bori-Ayiti is a year-2020 celebration of the Antillean brotherhood/sisterhood; and our humble homage to the Haitians who, with enduring sacrifice, opened the way for an ever-elusive equality.
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Abrazo Interno Gallery: Diógenes Ballester
Mr. Ballester is a renowned visual artist, writer and educator from Ponce Puerto Rico and has lived in New York City (East Harlem) for the past 40 years. The creation of his installations is derived from his experiences is Paris, New York, Asian, the Caribbean and of course Puerto Rico. Following his thinking as an arteologist after his return from Paris to New York in 2000. According to Ballester, every artist, in the process of creating art, is also a student and scholar of art, history, culture and philosophy. The artist who consciously engages in this multiplicity of roles can be considered an "arteologist. The arteologist transforms what he or she discovers and like an egregor or griot, the arteologist built connections. In contemporary art these connections bring together cultural identity, historical significance, and spiritual transformation.
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LES Gallery: Patricia Brintle
Mrs. Brintle is Haitian, self-taught and a full-time artist. She emigrated to New York City in 1964 but travels to her homeland every year. Brintle’s art does not follow a particular style, rather, it responds to the moment. Her art calls the viewer to a thoughtful reflection as they discover something new in the Haitian life, culture, and history. Brintle’s art bridges the gap between the Haitian on the island and the Haitian Diaspora. It tells a story which often continues in subsequent paintings because it keeps an open mind and moves on its own. Brintle believes that her responsibility as an artist resides in the artwork itself. Once finished, it belongs to the world and each viewer takes a piece with them; once signed, the artwork flies on its own.
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