Artist: Frantz Zéphirin
Item #: 184

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About the subject matter
Danbala Wèdo and his wife Ayida Wèdo are the serpent and the rainbow. Together they represent birth and creation and are associated with movement, wealth and life. Danbala is the supreme Rada serpent deity — and his portrayals often mirror Christian depictions of Saint Patrick.

About the Artist
From Artist's Website: "Frantz Zéphirin was born on December 17th, 1968 in Cap-Haitian. Zephirin started painting in 1973 with the Haitian master Antoine Obin, but quickly pulled away from the stylized school of the Cap-Haitian artists. His highly creative style, which deals with themes of political, social, and voodoo subjects, soon captured the attention of the art world in Haiti and his career took off very rapidly.

"Zephirin's work is characterized by intense colors, intricate patterns and tightly surrounded compositions. Extremely productive, his imagination is compelling and his social criticism is disturbing. Presently Zephirin's work is recognizable by human figures with animal heads--representing his deep contempt for the commanding body."
Frantz Zephirin's Website

Zephirin's work is currently on exhibition at the Afrika Museum in Berg en Dal, Netherlands. The exhibition curator wrote the following about his work:

"The paintings of Frantz Augustin Zéphirin (Haiti, 1968) exhibit a strong holistic vision: the interconnection of all beings, human and non-human, visible and invisible. His paintings are packed with and inhabited by people, animals and lwa (spirits). Zéphirin branded himself a 'historic animalist’: his subject matter blends vodou elements with historic events. Through highly detailed and busy tableaux of figures and surrounding elements, he shows a world that is spirited down to the core, teeming with energy."