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Frantz Zephirin
Frantz Zephirin is certainly one of the most sought after contemporary Haitian artists. He has been painting for nearly 25 years and his style is instantly recognizable. In the past few years Zephirin has expressed his desire to try something different and expand himself artistically. He has started exploring both different techniques and media in his paintings. Not only has Zephirin been incorporating photographic images within his traditional painting style as in 21-403 and 20-905, he has been experimenting with oil and pastel sticks. For a highly successful artist to branch out stylistically takes a lot of courage. It is for this reason that Frantz Zephirin continues to be on the Haitian Art Company's favorite artists!!
                                                          
                                                         21-100, 40"x66," $ 1,200
                                                            "Jonas and the whale" 
                                                              Pastel and oil varnish on canvas
20-770, 20"x24," $1,750
"The spirits of the boat people accompanying the little boat taking them to the coast of Florida."
                                                           
                                                                   20-754C, 20"x24," $1,750
                                                                      "Aizam, Venus of liberty gathers
                                                                     together the other spirits to pray for humanity."


                                                                                       
                                                                                     20-183, 20"x24," $1,750
                                                                                        "The resurrection of thr dead to go to
                                                                                             purgatory beacause they've been all
                                                                                           assasinated while engageed in the 
                                                                                             political and power struggles in Haiti
    

                                                                                                                                                                             
21-101C, 36"x48," $2,500
"Jacob and birth of Esaiu"
Pastel and oil varnish on canvas


























Frantz Zephirin was born in 1968. He is the 24th of 48 children sired by his father (with 19 different women). Zephirin was raised by his grandmother near her vodou compound in Cap-Haitien before moving to Port-au-Prince at the age of 16. He started painting in 1973 with the Haitian master Antoine Obin, but soon pulled away from the stylized Cap-Haitien school. Today, his work is characterized by its bright colors, patterns, tightly compacted compositions; and by the human figures with animal heads, which represent his cynicism for the ruling body. His inspiration comes from Haitian history, politics, the bible, and vodou.

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