Mother and Child by Jonas Profil
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Mother and Child by Jonas Profil
Description
oil on canvas
Jonas Profil was born in Fort Liberte, near Cap Haitien in 1957. His father was a souvenir ven-dor. At age 18 Jonas took the money given to him for school and bought art supplies. Since that day he has been a painter.
Although he now lives and paints in Port-au-Prince, he signs his work 'Cap Haitien'. Profil’s paintings are wry observations of Haitian life rendered in pale and pastel colors. They are laced with generous doses of fantasy and, as Profil is a vodouist, religious symbolism.
In this painting a country mother and child represent the vodou mother/protectress Erzuli Dantor and her child Anais. Beams of light shine through holes in the surrounding structure creating a halo around them. In the background, villagers can be seen bearing a fantastically gigantic ear of corn as an offering.
Jonas Profil was born in Fort Liberte, near Cap Haitien in 1957. His father was a souvenir ven-dor. At age 18 Jonas took the money given to him for school and bought art supplies. Since that day he has been a painter.
Although he now lives and paints in Port-au-Prince, he signs his work 'Cap Haitien'. Profil’s paintings are wry observations of Haitian life rendered in pale and pastel colors. They are laced with generous doses of fantasy and, as Profil is a vodouist, religious symbolism.
In this painting a country mother and child represent the vodou mother/protectress Erzuli Dantor and her child Anais. Beams of light shine through holes in the surrounding structure creating a halo around them. In the background, villagers can be seen bearing a fantastically gigantic ear of corn as an offering.
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