Port-au-Prince, Series: Captive (2023) Painting by José Gislero
Seller José Gislero
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Painting,
Oil
on Canvas
- Dimensions Height 39.4in, Width 27.6in
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Framing This artwork is not framed
- Categories Paintings under $5,000 Conceptual Art
It shows a young woman from Haiti. A country, which seems to me like a part of Africa in the middle of the Caribbean. A country full of poverty, violence, corruption and exploitation
The series shows women and girls. Imprisoned in their patriarch environment, bound to their religions, trapped in marriages, dependent on drugs and addictions to survive.
The whole series is painted in dry brush technique with oil on tightly woven jute canvas.
All pigments used are of mineral origin and of highest light fastness.
A special primer guarantees the durability of the artworks over time
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José Gislero is a Swiss painter who focuses on sensual, spiritual art. He lives and works between two islands: Switzerland, the island in the middle of the European Union and Cuba the communist island in the Caribbean Sea.
José is convinced of the power of art to unite and harmonize the opposites of our world. Both are interdependent, both are firmly connected and interact.
He paints to create peace and balance.
His series of paintings are often like short stories or painted prayers. His style oscillates between figurative and expressionistic. His works blend both the material and spiritual world.
Although he has a degree in engineering and marketing, he has always been fascinated by art. His many long stays abroad awakened his special commitment and interest in third world issues. Peoples and cultures marginalized by 'civilization' and on the brink of extinction.
Born 1960 in Switzerland, where he has been brought up.
1985: BSc in Eng. / Cybernetics.
1986 – 1995: Engineering jobs mainly in Europe, Saudi Arabia, China, South-Africa and Peru.
1996: MBA, Changed over to Marketing.
1996 – 2008: Marketing jobs in Europe, Middle-East, Asia Pacific and the US.
2008: Decided to terminate his corporate life and moved to Havana (Cuba).
2008 – 2010: Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro", Havana (Cuba).
2010 – 2016: Working partly as artist, partly as artist craftsman, mainly on restoration of houses from the colonial period in Havana.
2017 onward: Working and living as an artist between Switzerland and Cuba.
José Gislero owns a studio gallery in Havana, where some of his paintings are exhibited.
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Nationality:
SWITZERLAND
- Date of birth : 1960
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Swiss Artists
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