• Frantz Zéphirin painting of Lasirèn the Haitian mermaid spirit with tentacle wings covered in eye motifs and fish, oil on canvas
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Frantz Zephirin 24"x20" Lasiren's Thousand Eyes c2000 Oil on Canvas Hand-Made Encrusted Framed Painting #1MO

Frantz Zephirin 24"x20" Lasiren's Thousand Eyes c2000 Oil on Canvas Hand-Made Encrusted Framed Painting #1MO

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Description

Frantz Zéphirin conjures Lasirèn, the mermaid spirit of Haitian Vodou cosmology, rising from a swirl of blue water with her tail scaled in shimmering gold and green. Her wings unfurl as a pair of great tentacles, each one lined with rows of watchful eyes and traced with fine white linework, while small striped fish dart through the folds as if caught mid current. Zéphirin frames the scene in a densely encrusted border where more eyes, sea creatures, and patterned textures keep watch from every corner, a hallmark of his intricate, symbol laden style. Measuring 24 by 20 inches, the painting is signed, and rendered in oil on canvas with raised, hand built texture throughout. The work comes from a private collector in Pennsylvania. We will provide a Certificate of Authenticity.

About this artist

Frantz Zephirin started painting in 1973 with the Haitian master Antoine OBIN. Very quickly, he broke away from the styled school of Cap Haitian artists and began to work in a highly original style. Starting with themes from the Bible and current events, his paintings soon reflected the delirium of his powerful, devastating imagination. Zephirin frequently uses animals painted in brilliant, sharply contrasting colors to speak out frankly. His highly creative style, which deals with themes of politics, social, and voodoo subjects, soon captured the art world's attention in Haiti, and his career took off very rapidly. Zephirin's work is characterized by intense colors, intricate patterns, and tightly surrounded compositions. He is exceptionally productive, his imagination is compelling, and his social criticism is disturbing. Presently Zepherin's work is recognizable by human figures with animals heads-representing his deep contempt for the commanding body. His art has been featured in art museums and galleries around the world. Since the Haiti earthquake, Zephirin has been featured in stories in the New York Times, Le Monde, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Times of London, the Guardian, and the BBC. His art has been showcased in the exhibit Haiti Art Naif: Memories of Paradise at the art center Denkmalschmiede Hofgen in Germany. 

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