Magda Magloire
Magda Magloire is a Haitian artist who depicts everyday Haitian environments and imagery.[1][2] Her family members are professional artists in Haiti. Magloire continues the Soleil School style of her mother and has also forged her own style in her own art.
Biography[edit]
Magda Magloire was born in Petionville, Haiti on December 13, 1957.[1] She is the daughter of Louisianne St. Fleurant, one of the founding members of the Saint Soleil School of Painting in Haiti.[3] Her siblings are Ramphis Magloire, a painter, and the late painter Stivenson Magloire. Louisianne St. Fleurant is known as the “godmother” of the Saint Soleil Movement and Magda serves as the continuation, or second-generation member of this movement.[4] Louisianne’s children, including Magda, were given the last name “Magloire” in honor and remembrance of the once President of Haiti, Paul Eugene Magloire during the 1950s.[citation needed]
Works[edit]
Magda’s work is most recognizable for its Saint Soleil art movement emulations. Her use of prominently bright colors and geometric shapes along with bold and heavy brush strokes reinforces this style that she learned and taught at the Saint Soleil School of Painting in Haiti. Like her late brother Stivenson, some of her artwork has a political ambiance to it and emphasizes a multiplicity of meaning within her own work based on her surroundings in Haiti. Different painterly brushstrokes were also added to pursue a depth of field dimension in her paintings. Magloire’s artististic style also negates rigidness by additive swirls and textures across her compositions.
Her works include:
- Serenade, Robbing the Nest, and Papa Noel are some of Magda’s principal exhibitions and works being show in areas ranging from areas in Haiti to America and surrounding regions. Serenade (Acrylic on canvas (20” x 24”), c.2008) depicts a figure sitting on a chair in a red striped shirt parallel to another figure holding a guitar. In the center of this piece there is a large set of loosely painted geometric pink forms beside large leaves and branches outlined in red and green.
- Robbing the Nest (Acrylic on canvas (30” x 12”), c.2010) shows a starry night with a large yellow crescent moon and red stars in the top third of the painting. Below this is another narrative scene with a house form and three figures with decorated clothing with geometric and abstract designs that vary in color.
- Papa Noel (Acrylic on canvas (24”x30"), c.2009) is a painting with religious connotations within as it possesses a church steeple with a cross positioned on the top of this form. To the left of this are two forms that are seated in chairs at a table pouring tea. And on the far right side of this work there is a man with a white beard reaching to a tree with colored hanging fruit, harvesting them.[1]
Public collections[edit]
Public collections include but are not limited to:
- The Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, Iowa
- The Indigo Arts Gallery
- Galerie Macondo
- Carrie Art Gallery and Distributor
- Art to Educate: Haiti
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Magda Magloire". Indigo Arts. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ↑ Repubblica Dominicana e Haiti (in italiano). EDT srl. 2012. p. 380. ISBN 9788860409614.
Oggi l'arte haitiana moderna riscuote un successo sempre maggiore, grazie a pittori come Frantz Zephirin, Magda Magloire e Pascal Monnin e alle ispirate sculture vudù degli artisti della Grand Rue, realizzate con materiali di recupero.
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- ↑ "Magda Magloire - Art To Educate Haiti". Art To Educate Haiti. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ↑ "Types of Haitian Art". www.naderhaitianart.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
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