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A Members’ Group Exhibition May 15 – 30, 2014
TRANSITIONS
2014 May Members’ Group Exhibition Published by: The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago Corner Jamaica Blvd and St Vincent Avenue, Federation Park, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Exhibition Committee: Chair: Gail P Guy Members: Tessa Alexander, GA Gardner, Fitzroy Hoyte, Candice Sobers, Clayton de Freitas, Anton Hadaway, Marisa de Matas, Randall Fulchan, Ilka Hilton Clarke Curatorial Team: Curators: GA Gardner, Fitzroy Hoyte & Tessa Alexander Hanging: Gregory Williams & Ayodele Roseman Submissions and Jurors: Gail P Guy, Clayton de Freitas, Anton Hadaway & Jamal Gabriel Editor: Ilka Hilton Clarke Designer: Seon Thompson Cover Design: Candice Sobers Photography: Ilka Hilton Clarke Copyright Š 2014 ASTT ISBN 978-976-8210-94-4 Printed and bound by SCRIP- J All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago http://artsocietytt.org
CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF THE ARTS AND MULTICULTURALISM Dr. the Honourable H. Lincoln Douglas Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASTT Gail P. Guy
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IMAGING TRANSITION Kenwyn Crichlow
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THE ARTISTS
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MESSAGE MINISTER OF THE ARTS AND MULTICULTURALISM No society can truly be world-class without a commitment to the development of its arts and culture. Indeed, art and culture represent the epitome of human development, both at the societal and individual levels. The richness of art lies in its indefinite character, allowing for inexhaustible possibilities of expression and interpretation. As the twentieth-century German philosopher Ernst Cassirer suggested: “art is the science that gives us order in thoughts, morality gives us order in actions; art gives us order in the apprehension of visible, tangible and audible appearances.� In Trinidad and Tobago, arts and culture have a direct, positive impact through the cultivation of social cohesion amid cultural diversity, fostering creativity and the promotion of sustainable economic growth.
Dr. the Honourable H. Lincoln Douglas Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism
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There are a myriad of ways that art can be used to the benefit of the community. It has been utilized as a vehicle for public discussion, understanding social issues and building social connections. Through participatory initiatives, citizens can
shape their community to better reflect their values. These activities help develop community identity and collective pride. The arts and culture sector is an integral part of the new economy. Trinidad and Tobago is blessed with an abundance of talent and creativity that can be nurtured and promoted to the world. The Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism will continue to support the work of the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago with the overall goal to develop programmes and policies that will ensure the sustainable growth and development of our creative and cultural sector. I congratulate the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago for their passion and vigour, longstanding commitment to the visual arts and dedication to displaying our local art to the people of this blessed nation. Dr. the Honourable H. Lincoln Douglas Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism
MESSAGE PRESIDENT OF THE ASTT The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago [“the Society”] is extremely pleased to present its May Members’ Group Exhibition at “The Gallery” at the Society over the period May 15 – 30, 2014. The theme of this exhibition is “Transitions”.
themes. An adequate time frame should be given for this activity and unfortunately, on this occasion the time profile was limited. For this, the Society apologises and promises to do better in the future.
This year is the seventy-first year of operations of the Society and its exhibitions continue to be an opportunity for new and emerging artists to exhibit work. The Artists’ Registry requires that an individual desiring to be registered as a visual artist should provide evidence of having exhibited his/her work. The Society’s two “Annual Members’ Group Exhibitions” provide such opportunities for our new and emerging artist members.
I recommend this exhibition to you and hope that you enjoy the works and are moved to purchase those that really touch you. I extend my congratulations to the artists and to the committee that planned the exhibition in such a very limited time frame. The Society is pleased, on behalf of the committee to extend its deepest gratitude to the jurors who took time out of their busy schedules to spend a full day at the gallery jurying the works.
Many lessons continue to be learnt in the process. For example, a minority of our members are challenged by themes. In some instances, the pieces offered for consideration are literally being shoe-horned into the theme. It is easy to conclude that in some instances members are rationalising works they have done to conform to the theme. It appears to be very important that we continue to challenge our membership to paint to
This is my last exhibition as President of the Art Society. I thank members for having reposed their confidence in me to build on the considerable foundation developed over the years and especially under the administration immediately preceding mine. I can only hope that I have satisfied some part of your expectations and I thank you for this opportunity.
The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago
Gail P. Guy President Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago Committee Chair 2014 May Members’ Group Exhibition
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IMAGING TRANSITION Occasionally one sees an image that establishes/reinforces a time in the history of Trinidad and Tobago art, or at least makes the viewer know he or she is in the presence of a seminal work of its objects. On seeing Ralph Baney’s Shouter, recently on show at the Central Bank exhibition in memory of his passing, one senses the power of his compassion, both in his artistry, and his ability to give an image to the forces that animated the post-war period of transition from colonialism to national independence.
Kenwyn Crichlow May 2014.
Shouter is a sculpture that effectively utilises the image of a stoutly built woman, who is depicted in the soaring moment of a song, when its music seems to rise as from the very earth upon which she stands. The Shouter is an exultation of primal energy, yet a sedate force of spirit carved from rich red hardwood. Her physical proportion, dress, upraised arm and affirmation of her head, demonstrate not only the feelings, ideas, imagination of the artist, but also his insight to the urgencies of the time. When the Shouter was sculpted in 1954, a decade before Independence, the Shouter Baptist ordinance that legalised their congregation, had only recently been passed into law. The years of colonial persecution though still raw, were a source of cultural empowerment. In a time when the entire English speaking Caribbean was in transition, concerned with the politics of Federation, as well as with promoting images of everyday truth.
Raph Baney - Baptist Shouter, Trinidad Mahogany, 28” h, 1955. Reprinted with the kind permission of Clarence Baney.
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Baney’s sculpture of a woman singing in joyful elation marks that moment of transition in the evolution of culture in Trinidad and Tobago. It sets out not only
the tangible representation of his inventive skill with sculpture as a visual language, but the imaginative incorporation of an indigenous religious practice that was severely policed at the margins of society. In the emerging polity of our multicultural national complex, Shouter is testament, a witness to an emerging vision of a free Trinidad and Tobago. In that time of transition, the making and display of the everyday, familiar realities of our human condition were important strands in the cultural politics of gaining independence. Art was means for resisting the cultural stereotypes then pervading colonial experience, it was a strategy for demonstrating the presence of a Caribbean civilisation moving to free itself. In this year of Baney’s passing, a year in which we also mourn the death of Edward Hernandez and the dispersal of MP Alladin’s private art collection, the question of transition is especially poignant. These three artists, members of the Trinidad Art Society, the forerunner of the ASTT, are among the pioneers and cultural innovators who set out the imaginative terrain upon which we continue to re-think Portrait of Edward Hernandez- Artist: identities in the 21st century James Armstrong- reprinted with the kind permission of the artist construction of multi-cultural Trinidad and Tobago. Their passing and the dispersal, within recent time focuses the mind on transition. Transition is often thought of as an epithet for the passage of time, but what is it? Is transition a transformation, a changeover, the end of a time, a way of marking progress, development, evolution, flux? Perhaps the more pressing question is: Are we now in transition, and if so from what and to where?
When one speaks of a transition one thinks change, the evolution of new more complex forms. Transition reflects the care and expectation of our cultural process as the dynamic of the inward stretch, outward reaching of artistic statement, so elegantly phrased by Professor Rex Nettleford in his book Caribbean Cultural Identity. He writes the cultural plurality and diversity of the Caribbean, are not merely ways of defining aspects of our ethnic and cultural separateness, but more the responsibility for taking forward current discussions to extend the dialogue of multiculturalism. In Trinidad and Tobago, at least until recently, the transition from colonialism to modernism is one major theme: a way of thinking about how we have come to know and value the arts. Reading that time of transition is an imperative, a way of knowing and searching for meaning in our arts. The art and ideas of that time have had such a pervasive effect on our art practices. It has animated our images and formed the cultural context in which we operate. To understand or propose new directions for contemporary art practice, we must question the intent and context of that transition. The passing of Edward Hernandez and Ralph Baney, and the exhibition of works from the family holdings of Mohamed Pharouk Alladin may help us understand something about that period of transition to modernism in the middle of the 20th century. Their works are interwoven into the Modernism of Trinidad and Tobago art, a phenomenon whose mode is resolutely cultural as well as unavoidably nationalistic. Indeed, Baney was influenced by MP Alladin who set out a vision of the vernacular that has shaped perceptions cultural diversity and representations of indigenous culture in Trinidad to this day. Their work at different times presented recurring themes that tried to demonstrate in part the chequered past, define certain aspects of our present and point directions to the future. Edward Hernandez was an artist, but functioned more extensively as the founding curator of the Tobago Museum, an
idiosyncratic imagery away from the traditional figuration and landscape, art as we know it may no longer convey those evident “realities� that once stabilised the methods of creating and understanding. In this time of transition we must ask again - What is art and what is it for? What are the pressing urgencies of its necessity?
M.P. Alladin - Tassa, oils, 36 x 48�. Reprinted with the kind permission of 101 Art Gallery
institution that has grown to importance because of the way it extended perception of our historical time. In the Tobago museum, the history of art begins in the visual practice of communities predating the colonial period. Collectively, the overlapping narratives of their artworks and curatorial practice provide insight to the questions of our transition from folk to modern art. In the time of their practices, our visual culture was in transition reshaping our collective identities, and rejecting the colonial assumptions that had long framed perceptions of local arts and religious practice at the periphery of society. Their works in that post-war period of transition constitute a cultural statement that should be of interest to those interested in the current period of transition. Contemporary art practices affected as they are by the momentous cultural and ideological changes, many of which strike at the conceptualisation of art, affect the imaging of the present and raise profound questions about art in this 21st century. For emerging artists and viewers, especially those exploring their lives and surroundings, or experimenting with
Kenwyn Crichlow
In 1978 Kenwyn Crichlow graduated with a B.A. Degree (First Class Honours) in Fine Art from the University of London, where he was also awarded the Kingsley Howe Memorial prize in the same year. His paintings are a manifestation of an essence and nuance of culture in forces of light and movement, colour and rhythm. They are rooted in forces: outer movements - the seas and the forests and the peoples; and inner tensions - the anxieties and heritage of our collective consciousness. They are concerned with freedom, with spirituality, with a responsibility to show reality that challenges the safe, the so-called exotic styles with which the contemporary Caribbean Island is cloaked. The paintings are interpretations of our culture, its bittersweet past and the optimistic engagements of the present, and seek to affirm an inner landscape of myth and truth in a continuous movement towards revelation and toward beauty.
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ARTISTS’ WORKS AKASH BEHARRY Dave │ Oil on canvas │ 24 x 18”
ELLIJ NICHOLAS Sails│ Acrylic on canvas│ 6 x 6”
ALLISON TIKASINGH The Afghan Girl│Torn paper collage│24 x 20” Woman │ Torn paper collage │16 x 20”
EMHEYO BAHABBA Orisha Head Peace │ Mixed media │ 18 x 15.5”
ALTHEA BASTIEN Transition from Dry to Wet │ Batik collage │ 20 x 23” ANTJE EL-DIB Night into Day │ Acrylic │ 16 x 20” Life Cycle of Frogs | Acrylic | 11 x 18” ANTON HADAWAY Bushfire Passing │ oil │ 11 x 14” Tempest Passing │ oil │ 8 x 10” AYODELE ROSEMAN Fretwork Designs 1 │ Oils │ 16 x 21” BEVERLEY FITZWILLIAM HARRIES Mayaro │ Acrylic on canvas │ 12 x 24” CANDICE SOBERS Turning Point │ Acrylic on canvas│ 8 x 24” CHRISTOPHER WILCOX Once Angel - Once Evil │ Oil│ 16 x 20” COLIN BOOTMAN Debarkation│ Oil│ 24 x 18”
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FRIEDA SHIM Cumana │ Acrylic on canvas│ 18 x 24” JAMIE-LYNN AQUI The Transitions of Light on Stollmeyer’s Castle│ Acrylic │ 17 x 22” JENSON DEOKIESINGH Under the Cherry Blossom Trees │ Photography │ 11 x 16” JOANNE KELLIE HARNARINE Move On │ Acrylic │ 24 x 18” JOY RAJNAUTH Celebrating Fatherhood in my Red Shoe │ Acrylic │ 16 x 20” Embracing Fatherhood │ Acrylic │ 20 x 16” JUDITH THEODORE Early Exit │ Watercolor │ 20 x 16” JUDY JOSEPH Breaking Dawn │Acrylic │17 x 13” Twilight │ Acrylic │ 21 x 11” KABIR-JESUS JOSEPH Raison D’Etre │ Mixed media │ 11 x 9”
KAJA MOSES Salt Amongst the Rocks (01)│Mixed Media│18 x 24” Salt Amongst the Rocks (02)│Mixed Media│18 x 24” KATHY-ANN PERKINS The Journey Begins │ Oil │ 12 x 12 Breaking Free │ Watercolour │16 x 12” KEITH GIBBS Fighting the Mad Bull│Acrylic│24 x 18” Remembrance│Acrylic│18 x 24” KIMBERLEE ALIASGAR The Great Escape│Acrylic on canvas│24 x 12” Music and Moods │Oil pastels on canvas│16 x 12” KOFI KAYIGA Metamorphosis│Mixed media on paper│17.5 x 23” In Full Bloom│Mixed media on paper│17 x 14” LAURA NICOLE SIMONETTE Burst│Oils│17 x 14” LAURALIN MAYNARD Coral│Acrylic│21 x 17” Turning│Acrylic│24 x 18” LEE ANN SANOWAR Edge of a Stormy Sea│Acrylic│8 x 8” Sailor’s Horizon│Acrylic│13.5 x 13” LINDA AHWAI KOWLESSAR Tarrying at Twilight│Oil on canvas│9 x 12”
MARCUS RUIZ Lundi│Acrylic on water paper│10.5 x 14.5”
PAULA OBE THOMAS Evening Fire│Acrylic│14 x 18”
SARAH JOSEPH Origins │Acrylic on Canvas │12 x 16”
MARIANNE HOSEIN Blink │Digital photography│12 x 9” See Rocks Move │Digital photography│18 x 24”
RANDALL GERARD FULCHAN Within│Ink on paper│4.5x 24” Emerging from Within│Ink on paper │24 x 4.5”
SERGE CHRIQUI Clouds Over The Fort │Metallic photo paper │15 x 20” The Island │Metallic photo paper │10 x 15”
MARISA DE MATAS The Young Become the Old│Polymer clay│16 x 20”
RAVI RAMSAROOP Sweet Songs of Heaven│Pen and ink│17 x 18” The Alpha and the Omega│Pen and ink│16 x 18”
SHALINI SINGH Blue Moonstone │Acrylic │24 x 8”
MARISE RODRIGUEZ Old to New House │Oil│18 x 24” MARISSA YUNG LEE Brave New World │Watercolour│15 x 22” MICHIEL VAN HOUT The Passion Of The Christ │Oil pastels and crayon│25x 30” Redemption│Acrylic on canvas│9.75 x 11.75” NEALA BHAGWANSINGH Contemplating Life│Photography│8 x 10” NYLA SINGH Sunset at Arnos Vale│Photograph on a wooden block mount │12 x 18” PARKER NICHOLAS Angel of Love 2 │Glass sculpture found objects │18” PAT FARRELL-FREDERICK Boy or Girl?│Paper collage│8.5 x 11” Staircases for you and me│Photo collage│12 x 13”
REBECCA FOSTER The Cycle of Love│Acrylic on canvas │12 x 12” RICHALENE EMMANUEL The Point of No Return│Oil │12 x 16” In Bloom│Oil │12 x 16” ROBERT RAMKISSOON Dusk│Giclee multi panel print block mounted │18 x 24” Rejuvenation│Giclee multi panel print block mounted │18 x 24”
SHARON BURFORD Faith │Clay sculpture│12 x 12” SHAUNA NARINE Transição da Música│Acrylic on calabash on canvas │18 x 24” Pau d’arco│Acrylic on calabash │23 x10” SUCILLA MOOTEERAM Pink Poui │Acrylic │16 x 20” Yellow Poui │Acrylic │16 x 20”
ROY WILSON Morning Light│Watercolour │15 x 21”
TARA BOBART In a Hurry│Acrylic │14 x 11” Delightful Pink Poui│Acrylic │24 x 18”
RUTHVEN BARI WALKINS Brainstormin’ │Acrylic │13 x 9” Success Bound │Acrylic │13 x 9”
WAHEEDA RAMNATH Light at the End of the Tunnel │Acrylic │16 x 20”
SANDRA DOPSON Under the Shade │Acrylic │12 x 14” Around the Savannah │Acrylic │19 x 15”
WULF GERSTENMAIER Butterfly│Oil on paper │16 x 16”
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AKASH BEHARRY Dave This piece was created in the context of transitions from cool to warm temperature changes and soft, quiet brush strokes in the jacket and background transitioned into more heavy, open and dramatic ones on the face. Through this harmonious use of mark making and the properties of color, I strive to achieve a natural progression from one plane to another. A smooth flow of the eye is achieved, through a barrage of brushstrokes in and around the face with little or no distraction from the quiet dialogue between the jacket and background. Mark making exposes the process without hindering the perception of volume. Contrast plays heavily in the flesh tones while color and value define the relationship between other elements in the composition.
Akash Beharry is a painter and printmaker. His paintings are done mostly in oil paints and his prints are monotypes and reduction prints on paper. Born in Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad, Beharry was raised in Fyzabad, a small town in southern Trinidad. He received scholarships from both Adelphi University and The Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (PETROTRIN) in 2005, and was also a grant recipient of the Helen Baldwin scholarship fund. He earned his B.F.A. from Adelphi University, New York. Mr. Beharry works figuratively, drawing his inspiration from Hinduism which greatly influenced him as a child.
Harmony through diversity in brushwork and color continues to be at the heart of my recent work. I focus on the face as a place of familiarity, comfort and inevitable change with age, which tells a sometimes literal story of the many stages we ‘face’ in life.
Dave │ Oil on canvas │ 24 x 18”
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ALLISON TIKASINGH
The Afghan Girl│torn paper collage│24 x 20” The Afghan Girl Her name is Sharbat Gula and McCurry was mesmerized by Gula’s bright eyes and air of defiance, despite her haggard appearance. It took him days of coaxing to finally convince a shy, wary Sharbat to allow him to take her photograph. According to Muslim tradition, a woman cannot tell a stranger her name or look him in the eye. Gula however, looked straight into the camera, showing blatant rebelliousness.
Woman │ Torn paper collage │16 x 20” Woman A woman in transition is a woman who is at a crossroad, a woman in the process of moving from one phase of her life to the next. It is any woman experiencing change and trying to determine a vision of her future and how to chart a course to get there. The cyclical nature of women’s lives means that we’ll all face periods of transition and change. The chance to begin again or to follow a different path, is something that more and more women are embracing.
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ALTHEA BASTIEN
Transition from Dry to Wet The extreme drought is now breaking and the rains have started to water the earth. Everything slowly becomes green again. The falling Poui flower is a sure sign that the Dry Season is about to end.
Transition from Dry to Wet │ Batik collage │ 20 x 23” 13
ANTJE EL-DIB Life Cycle of Frogs Frogs life cycle and the transformation of the change, from day one until they are fully grown frogs, colourful modern painting reflecting the artist’s look at nature and its beauty.
Life Cycle of Frogs │ Acrylic │ 11 x 18” Night into Day Change from night to day: light, calmness, tranquillity and peacefulness.
For 35 years Mrs Antje El-Dib sailed the world on board merchant ships together with her husband Captain Zakaria El Dib, currently the operations manager of Oldendorff Carrier Trinidad & Tobago. It was during one of her many trips that she discovered her passion for painting and since then it has become an essential part of her life. Her works are characterized by her exquisite interpretation of the essence of human nature, rendering her works with captivating universal themes through methods and ideas deeply inspired by years of travel, something that is evident in all of her remarkable creations.
Night into Day │ Acrylic │ 16 x 20” 14
ANTON HADAWAY
I have always been interested in the arts and creativity and the greater part of it has been as a naive onlooker. My life’s path has not been a straight one but has inexorably led to a point and a place I would have never expected i.e. painting in oil and acrylic and art in various media including chalk pastels and charcoal. I am sure my meandering life path has and will affect and express itself in my art. The path has taken me through hospitality/catering, restoration and decoration studies, an honours degree in silversmithing, jewellery and allied crafts in London Guildhall University, and locally certificates in interior design and,most recently, painting with local artist Marsha Bhagwansingh. I have to acknowledge my father Bertram, mother Barbara and partner Robert for their influence and support.
Tempest Passing │ oil │ 8 x 10”
Bushfire Passing │ oil │ 11 x 14” Bushfire Passing The image represents the movement of a bush fire consuming the greenery of the forest leaving the burnt and smoldering ashy embers. 15
Tempest Passing This image represents the movement of the storm from the shore to the rear of the painting with the sun appearing in the sky.
AYODELE ROSEMAN
Artist’s Statement “My paintings show a consistency in painting styles from neo-impressionistic, semi-abstract to stylised compositions, but my subjects vary widely from diverse cultural traditional artforms, to natural species, sceneries and formal exercises in colour, lines and forms. A major aim of my art work is to engage people to enjoy visually the rhythmic variations of lines, colours and forms. This primary exercise in my art enables to present my subjects in a more expressionistic realm to audiences, besides my stylised treatments of subjects. My other aim to get people to form their own deeper meanings about the diverse richness and essence of the cultural art forms and bio-diverse environment of Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean and to be more appreciative of it.”
Ayodele Roseman is a Visual Arts Teacher and professional painter who graduated with Honours from the University of the Ontario College of Art and Design (1998) with a Fine Arts Diploma in Drawing and Painting. She earlier studied at the Edna Manley School of Visual Arts in Kingston, Jamaica from 1993 to 1995. Over the past years, she has exhibited successfully in many group shows of the Women in Art Organization, the National Museum, Horizons Gallery, and Carifesta Arts Shows and continues to participate regularly in membership exhibitions hosted by The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago.
Fretwork Designs 1 │ Oils │ 16 x 21”
Her oil painting “Reaching for a Conch shell” has been exhibited on the Queen’s Park Cricket Oval ‘Art Wall’ on St. Clair Avenue, Port of Spain. She recently was a guest interviewee on Radio Heritage 101.7 programme ‘Trinidad and Tobago Service Industries’ which airs on Monday afternoons in order to promote the upcoming 1st Trinidad and Tobago Streets Arts Festival at which she will be a performing participant. It will be held in Adam Smith Square in 21st to 22nd June, 2014. 16
BEVERLEY FITZWILLIAM HARRIES
Born in 1956 in Trinidad. Studied Fine Art with a Painting Major at Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology, London, Ont., Canada. Headed the Art Department at Bishop Anstey High School, teaching Art at all levels for 19 years. Assistant Examiner for CXC Art & Craft in Barbados, and CXC SBA in Trinidad. Beverley took part in several group and collective shows in Canada, Barbados and Trinidad and recently had successful solo shows both in St. Lucia and Trinidad. Beverley’s work is part of private collections from the Caribbean to Norway, China and New Zealand.
Mayaro │ Acrylic on canvas │ 12 x 24” Mayaro The colour red transforms into the impression of a hot sunny Mayaro day. 17
CANDICE SOBERS
Turning Point ‘Turning Point’ depicts a young woman on the threshold of decision. She discovers that she is in the early stages of pregnancy; further confirmed by the changes in her body. The canvas below evokes the tumultuous emotive state she enters upon hearing the news. As a university final year student she has to decide on a life time request. The second canvas depicts her emerged with a renewed posture, embracing her transitory state into full womanhood, with a motto for motherhood. Just in time for mother’s day. The canvases are positioned to reflect the initial distress below and loving acceptance on top.
Candice Sobers is a conceptual artist with an emphasis on contemporary Art practice. She currently holds a BA in Visual Arts with first class honors, and she is currently an MPhil candidate in Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies. Her work has been exhibited in joint exhibitions at the National Museum, Rainydays Ellersie Plaza, In2Art and at the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago. She conducted a practice based research thesis on “Techniques of resourcefulness and Survival Among working class Trinidadians”. This research was formulated into a solo exhibition including paintings, drawings and a handbook of mixed methods.
Turning Point │ Acrylic on canvas│ 8 x 24”
Professionally, Candice is also a Life Skills Facilitator for over five years and internal verifier for the On the Job Training program with the National Training Agency and a devout Rotarian with Port- of Spain (West) constituency.
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CHRISTOPHER WILCOX
Once Angel - Once Evil It’s about the character of each of us and our state of mind through our lives. We strive to be good but we are aware that we can also be bad. We can be bad but have a good side.
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he lived most of his life in Venezuela. Since childhood he was enthusiastic about both drawing and colouring on any paper or cardboard he could find. Despite that, he put this passion aside to pursue a corporate career,but the major he chose was still very much linked to his artistic passion. At Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA he studied Graphic Design and while there he took courses in ceramics, drawing and painting. Later he went on to study Art Direction at the Miami Ad School in Florida, USA., and there his artistic talents proved to be of great assistance.
Our angelic side is good, peaceful and calm even when we are surrounded by things or situations that discomfort us. Our evil side could be bad, wicked, mischievous, even when our surroundings are too nice, boring or safe. A caress of one hand to the face vs the playfulness of a hand on the lips can mean totally opposite things and just describes the feelings, behaviour and response that we all experience within us in a particular moment.
While working as a Graphic Designer he was also developing an interest in oil painting and worked on different subject matters, but his fascination for tropical and water scene landscapes was obvious. Landscapes mainly from Venezuela and Trinidad served him as inspiration. Once Angel - Once Evil │ Oil│ 16 x 20”
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Every moment in our lives we transition into both sides: happy or angry, sweet or wicked, loving or hateful, proud or envious and so on. This is who we are. This is our human condition. Close your eyes and remember when you were good and when you were bad.
COLIN BOOTMAN
Debarkation The painting, “Debarkation” depicts a young man and his passengers with their backs almost turned to the viewers. He is looking off into the distance at a developing board walk. He and his passengers represent a sort of nostalgic time period while the more industrious background gives way to modernization.
Colin Bootman was born in Trinidad where he spent the first seven years of his life. During this time, he was inspired by the island’s rich and diverse culture. Soon after moving to the United States, Mr. Bootman embraced art as a measure of escape from the pressures of adjusting to a new environment at an early age. Mr. Bootman cites finding his first comic book as the life-changing experience that marked the beginning of his career as an artist. Mr. Bootman began formal training at La Guardia High School of the Arts, which served to deepen his appreciation for other disciplines, and solidified his own passion for the visual arts. In college, Mr. Bootman studied photography, writing, and illustration, honing his skills under the tutelage of professional artists. Mr. Bootman was encouraged to pursue children’s book art, as it allowed him the freedom to express himself through various media. Ultimately, the instructors at the School of Visual Arts prepared Mr. Bootman for the challenges of working as a professional illustrator. Debarkation│ Oil│ 24 x 18” 20
ELLIJ NICHOLAS
Sails Ships from the Far East did not only bring people into the New World, they brought ideas, hopes and dreams, all important tools that helped this land and many others transition from simple states to proud nations of substance and value. Those white sails were blank canvases for the building of a new nation.
Ellij Nicholas, raised in a small village nestled on the northern range in Maraval, is a versatile aspiring artist with a passion to learn and a deeper one to teach. Working in a range of mediums from traditional to digital, Ellij loves to create, explore and share what he knows. He understands that all of his abilities have been bestowed by God and He deserves all the praise and glory. Ellij wears many hats at any given time and shows a mighty need to uplift the next generation of young artist, hence his thirst to never settle but to want more not just for himself but the youths of the future.
Sails│ Acrylic on canvas│ 6 x 6” 21
EMHEYO BAHABBA
Artist’s Statement My artwork enables me to present controversial statements, especially those related to culture without adding to the ungainly bulk of rhetoric.
Embah, as the artist is popularly known, is a combination of letters from his first and last name. Embah is a self-taught artist. Embah was a Printer at the Government Printery. In January 1980 he had his first solo exhibition at the American Center on Marli Street, Port of Spain. He has had seventeen solo exhibitions in twenty-six years and has also taken part in quite a number of group shows, among them The Trinidad Art Society’s Annual November shows and Caribbean Focus in 1986 in England. This show in England was the first of many international exposures. As a result his work can be found in many private collections in Trinidad and Tobag and abroad. The artist works mainly in acrylic, but also with mixed media. In 1999, when taking part in the Divali show “Festival of Lights” at Fort San Andres (Corner South Quay and Broadway, Port of Spain) Embah first introduced lamps made from different materials.
Orisha Head Peace │ Mixed media │ 18 x 15.5” 22
FRIEDA SHIM
Cumana The blues of the sky- Cerulean, Wedgewood and Ultramarine give way to the indigo of the ocean-meets-sky line which further transitions into the shades of blue, turquoise and aquamarine of the sea, then merging with the white foam of the waves lapping the shore.
Cumana │ Acrylic on canvas│ 18 x 24”
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JAMIE-LYNN AQUI
The Transitions of Light on Stollmeyer’s Castle After numerous hours spent studying the beauty of Stollmeyer’s Castle this painting reflects the transition of light and its effect on Stollmeyer’s Castle during various times of the day. In the background, out of the 7am shadows the structure is lit by the morning sky. The foreground is made up of rectangles. The top blue rectangle is 12pm shadows and clockwise is the red rectangle which is 6pm shadows, next is the orange rectangle which is 4pm shadows, next is the green rectangle which is 2pm shadows and lastly the yellow rectangle is 12am shadows.
The Transitions of Light on Stollmeyer’s Castle│ Acrylic │ 17 x 22”
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JENSON DEOKIESINGH
Artist’s Statement There is a famous Japanese proverb, Sumeba miyako, which literally translates to, “If you live there, it becomes the capital.” After almost five years of living in Toyama, I feel, as if etched in the blueprint of my heart, that I am Japanese. Japan, and travelling extensively throughout Asia, has reinvigorated me, given me a renewed sense of hope, and has forever redefined the way I see the world and the way I see myself. Japan has unexpectedly become my home and Toyama my personal capital.
Jenson Jonathan Deokiesingh is a self-taught artist from Trinidad and Tobago. Jenson moved to Toyama, Japan in 2008 where he began exploring landscape photography. South Korean contemporary artist, Lee Bull, and Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, ignited his passion for art.
Under the Cherry Blossom Trees │ Photography │ 11 x 16”
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JOANNE KELLIE HARNARINE
Joanne Kellie Harnarine As a natural born artist, observation of everything around and within me is exciting and important. My lecturers’ influence at UWI has also been helpful but my growth and development is forever.
Move On The Caterpillar will no longer crawl slowly on its belly. He shall develop beautiful wings to explore greater heights and discover all the beauty that lies in the garden around him.
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JOY RAJNAUTH
I am originally from the town of San Fernando. I spent my early formative years attending primary and secondary schools in San Fernando and Penal. However it was only when my mother moved the family to Port of Spain I discovered and developed an abiding love for drawing and painting. As a teenager I enjoyed sketching and drawing things I saw in popular magazines, books and the old historical houses around Woodbrook. I received my basic training in Art while attending Secondary School and later the Art Academy. My art which started as portraits now depicts landscapes, flowers, birds and anything colourful that catches my eyes in watercolour and acrylic. I would say that I have come of age by fulfilling my true passion.
Embracing Fatherhood │ Acrylic │ 20 x 16”
Celebrating Fatherhood in my Red Shoe │ Acrylic │ 16 x 20” Celebrating Fatherhood in my Red Shoe “Celebrating Fatherhood in my Red Shoe” presents a proud father with his two sons who celebrates his transition into fatherhood of a few years in style wearing a pair of Red shoes. 27
Embracing Fatherhood “Embracing Fatherhood” presents a young father embracing his first born child showing his transition into fatherhood and I hope it makes you feel how he felt embracing not just his baby but being a father.
JUDITH THEODORE
Judith loved art as a child. She received a prize for art on graduating from her first grade class in primary school. Judith did art at St Francois Girls College, her secondary school. Her first art teacher there was Ms Sybil Atteck. She first exhibited in an open-air art exhibition in Woodford Square in 1974 with the Workshop Group of Artists who met regularly at the National Museum. Judith was a Lithographer in the public service for twenty seven years. She took early retirement in order to pursue an artistic career. She took art related UWI Extra Mural courses between 1987 and 1998 and in 2001 she participated in two Visual Art courses conducted by Studio 66 Art Support
Community in conjunction with the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs. Her work was exhibited in joint exhibitions at the end of these courses. Judith has exhibited in the Trinidad and Tobago Art Society’s annual November show. She has participated in workshops conducted by the Women in Art and has exhibited with the Women in Art annual exhibition in 2003. Her work has also been on display at the Southern Art Gallery. Judith’s love for nature is reflected in her subjects. She works in oil, acrylic, watercolour and pastel. She also enjoys working on abstract pieces.
Early Exit │ Watercolor │ 20 x 16” 28
JUDYJOSEPH-MUNGAL
Judy Joseph-Mungal -artist/art teacher, grew up in South Trinidad where she received her early training in art from her dad. Later on she was tutored by several local and foreign artists at tertiary level. She seeks to capture the beauty of our environment in her own style, her main inspiration being the brilliant light and colour of the tropics. She has been exhibiting her paintings in oils, acrylic and water colour for many years at various venues. Her works have been acquired by local as well as foreign collectors. Judy has retired and now resides in Freeport where she works at her home studio.
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Breaking Dawn (North Coast) │Acrylic │17 x 13”
Twilight (West Coast) │ Acrylic │ 21 x 11”
Breaking Dawn (North Coast) Dawn- The TRANSITION from night to day; from darkness to light. Dawn - When all is revealed and transformed into brilliant light and colour. Dawn - the beginning of a new day; the promise of things to come. Transformation--Cool colours of night giving way to warm colours of daytime. The leatherback turtle annually visits our shores, especially those of the North Coast, to nest. It lays its eggs in the sand and on completion returns to the ocean. The egg is symbolic of new life and of change. It is hoped that the TRANSITION from this state of life to another would be realized regardless of obstacles, and the cycle will continue.
Twilight (West Coast) For a few glorious moments in that TRANSITION from daytime to nightfall, the tropical sky becomes ablaze with colour. These are reflected on the calm waters of the Gulf of Paria. There is intense contrast as day becomes night. The brilliant sky becomes so quickly cloaked in darkness as twilight is so brief.
KABIR-JESÚS JOSEPH
Raison D’Etre │ Mixed media │ 11 x 9”
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KAJA MOSES
Kaja was born in New York, USA but has lived in Tobago from the age of two. She realised from an early age that Art was to be a major part of her life. In 2011 her work was on display for five weeks at the ‘Tobago Expo ‘at the National Museum and Art Gallery in Portof-Spain. Over time she has developed new techniques using natural materials like sand to create three-dimensional effects on canvas. She is a member of the Tobago Visual Arts Association and the Trinidad Art Society.
Salt Amongst the Rocks (01)│Mixed Media│18 x 24”
Salt Amongst the Rocks (02)│Mixed Media│18 x 24”
Salt Amongst the Rocks This two part series entitled ‘Salt Amongst the Rocks,’ I and II are inspired by a trip to Mayaro’s beautiful coastline. Viewed through Abstract Expressionism, the coast is playfully exaggerated to create a transition from early morning to a sunset afternoon. The transition is represented by using complementary colours, which allow both images to play against each other. The first painting is an upright impression interpreting the wind interacting with the wave as it meets the rocks, while, in the second piece, more depth and perspective are created, where the sunset is reflected in the water, allowing them to function as a transitioned pair.
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KATHY-ANN PERKINS
Breaking Free │ Watercolour │16 x 12” This piece ‘Breaking Free’ depicts the different states the butterfly undergoes before reaching maturity, its ultimate free flying state. Its journey of development towards self-fulfillment.
The Journey Begins │ Oil │ 12 x 12” This piece titled ‘The Journey Begins” depicts a young girl intended to represent youth, the start of life, and the butterfly on her shoulder representing maturity, the final stage of a butterfly’s life. The butterfly is also symbolic of growth, time, soul, and transition. It symbolizes her transition from a young girl to a mature beautiful soul through the passage of time as depicted by the elevating butterflies.
Artist Statement Painting gives me the opportunity to express my feelings in a visual form. I paint because it gives me a sense of fulfillment. I have always enjoyed art and it is my hope to translate the feelings I experience through creating my piece, to the viewer. When someone views my work I would like him or her to see a reflection of me. I begin each piece by selecting a subject of interest. I am particularly fascinated with the human form and the human eyes in particular. I collect photos, sketches etc. which I then use in the creation of my piece. There is usually a dominant feeling that I get from the subject, which then sets the tone or mood of the piece. This then influences my selection of medium, colour, whether cool or warm, as well as texture. I favor the use of oils however; I find that watercolours work best in some instances to convey my intended feeling.
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KEITH GIBBS
Keith Gibbs of of Mary’s Village, Carapichaima, is a self taught artist. Inspired by the countryside of his childhood, his work reflects a desire to capture the “ old time” culture that he sees being lost in the midst of modern life. He is also a landscape and portrait artist. Keith is a member of the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago. and exhibits with them every year. His paintings, (mainly in acrylic), speak of his commitment to depicting the everyday life and landscape of his country. Three of his paintings were selected for the 2014 Pam American Life Insurance almanac.
Fighting the Mad Bull│Acrylic│24 x 18” Fighting the Mad Bull Long ago “Mad bull kites” were small and medium in size. These days some people like the Ganess brothers (Ryan, Regan and Ron) of Orange field Road, Carapichaima, build and fly “ Mad bulls “ that are between 18 and 28 feet in height. This painting celebrates the innovative achievement of these brothers as they make the transition from the small and medium size kites to massive imposing “Mad bulls” and bring to realism the old phrase “ FIGHTING THE MAB BULL” as someone can now really relate this phrase with the fun and hard work that goes into putting up and taking down these massive symbols of our dying heritage, especially in strong breeze. Sometimes it takes between five to seven men to mount or take down these giant kites. It’s a real fight, but it is fun to see and be part of the action.
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Remembrance│Acrylic│18 x 24” Remembrance This old house still exist on one of the streets between San Juan and 2nd Avenue, Barataria, amongst the more modern houses, such as the yellow building depicted on the side of it. Walking on this street one can see the changing architecture of the different buildings as we have made the transition from the old style to the more modern types of abode over the decades. The whole street reflects the changes of the design, shape and sizes of the buildings that have occurred over the years. The house is partly blocked up by galvanizes these days but people still live in it. In remembrance of its glorious days I chose to depict it in scenes of modern and old time settings of box cart, long time scooter, long time go-cart, long time latrine and stand pipe. Ironically, an operating standpipe, which is rarely seen, still exists not far from this house and is used daily by the residents. We still hang clothes on the line to dry in the sun. That has not changed so much as some of us still practice it. Sadly our world is changing, and this modern generation is not aware of the beauty of the past. But transition refers to change ….still some of us remember.
KIMBERLEE ALIASGAR
The Great Escape│Acrylic on canvas│24 x 12”
Music and Moods │Oil pastels on canvas│16 x 12”
Our minds are our sanctuaries, but too often we are held hostage by ourselves. It’s a fight to escape, a fight for freedom.
This piece portrays someone’s mood being transformed by music. Music takes you on stream of emotions and leaves you floating around in bliss. Like the gentle waves of the sea, the beautiful sounds pull you in. From sadness and loneliness, (signified by the blue and black waves) to happiness, love and peace (signified by the glowing yellow pearl at the top middle), it heals the heart. It is represented by a glowing pearl rising above the depths of the chaos at the bottom of the sea.
Kimberlee Aliasgar is a contemporary and fine artist who was born and raised in Trinidad. She works with a variety of mediums creating pencil portraits, acrylic and oil paintings, oil & chalk pastel drawings, and digital character design and illustrations in Adobe Photoshop. Her life experiences and perceptions lead to the formation of emotionally charged concepts and themes which are manifested in her realism, surrealism and abstract works. She is a self taught artist though she has pursued and successfully completed a course in oil painting hosted by The Sculptor’s Workshop. She is influenced by the works of Tim Burton and Vincent Van Gogh. In 2013, she contributed two info graphics to “Proud of Volunteerism, Love for the Caribbean Calendar 2014” to commemorate Volunteerism in the Caribbean region and Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year 2014 held by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
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KOFI KAYIGA
Kofi Kayiga is currently Professor of Painting, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA. Publications The Garden Party - 40th Anniversary of Bank of Jamaica; Kindred Spirit - Kayiga and Winsom, Museum of the National Center of Afro American Artists; Painting in Boston 1950-2000, De Cordova Museum; Fifty Years Fifty Artists 1950-2000, School of Visual Arts, Jamaica; Ancestral Legacy, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (Selected) Degrees: BFA, The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts/ Jamaica School of Art; M.Art R.C.A., Royal College of Art, London In Full Bloom│Mixed media on paper│17 x 14”
Metamorphosis│Mixed media on paper│17.5 x 23” Metamorphosis The bloom continues and morphs into a space, a field, a meadow where life seen or unseen expresses itself. Where twigs fall and change, where insects hide in the undergrowth and seeds dig that later they may multiply in greater abundance. Metamorphosis completes the cycle of life, the transition from darkness, to the blossom of light to light abundance. 35
In Full Bloom In Full Bloom, life and nature sing loudly in brilliant contrasting color as spring merges into summer forgetting the dark cold winter in the background. This painting acknowledges the present however dark, however gray knowing that it is temporary and we could transfix our being In Full Bloom. It is in that moment that the Bloom emerges.
LAURA NICOLE SIMONETTE
Trinidadian-born artist, Laura Nicole Simonette, is motivated by a passion of past, present and futuristic vision to create her works of art. Born with natural art appreciation, she became inspired by her domestic environment of unique African artefacts and the beautifully adorned original African fabrics that were her mother’s daily dress. Shifting careers from Executive Secretary, Laura Nicole- at that time a self-taught artisthad her first solo exhibition in 1994, featuring batiks, and tie - dye and hand painted jerseys. She also showed in the early years of the Women in Art shows, in 101 Art Gallery’s Annual Watercolour exhibitions, Studio 66 Annual Emancipation art displays and in various Trinidad and Tobago Art Society exhibitions.
Burst│Oils│17 x 14”
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LAURALIN MAYNARD
The idea of spirits in nature was hardly alien to me, and although I didn’t look for them, I always felt they were there. From my early days I read all the stories I could get my hands on, and listened closely to the tales of my grandparents who grew up in a time when spirits walked the streets at night. After spending many years exploring and writing down ideas for my own stories, I became fully involved in art while in secondary school. There, I began illustrating the short stories that existed in countless copybooks. When I left secondary school in 2003, I immediately sought out the Visual Arts degree at the University of the West Indies. There, under the tutelage of such greats as Pat Bishop, Ken Crichlow, Elsa Clarke and many other nurturing artists, my style was refined and developed. Since graduating in 2006, I have exhibited in several group shows until my first solo “In My Own World”, which opened at the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago on the 24th of June, 2013 -International Fairy Day.
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Coral│Acrylic│21 x 17” Coral The title of the piece is actually the name of the boy. The three panels follow little Coral as he grows confidently independent of his undine mother - from the wilful toddler trying to climb out of his mother’s coils, to exploring underwater under her gaze, to standing on his own in the final panel. With a halfsmile on his face and his arrows slung over his shoulder, older Coral seems ready to take on the task of protecting the forest he was born into.
Turning│Acrylic│24 x 18” Turning One can never understand another until walking a mile in their shoes, so what better way to understand the forest than through its roots? Half-human, halfgoat, half-poui, Tiiu is a forest spirit capable of shifting among her elements to carefully listen to the pulse of the land. ‘Turning’ shows her change from one state to another, listening to the flora through her sturdy roots.
LEE ANN SANOWAR
Lee Ann Sanowar (born January 9th, 1976 in Port of Spain, Trinidad) is a self-taught abstract expressionist painter. Her work is a translation of the rawness and transparency of human emotion. She seeks to honestly represent both the beauty and the darker side of humanness.
Edge of a Stormy Sea│Acrylic│8 x 8”
Sailor’s Horizon│Acrylic│13.5 x 13”
Edge of a Stormy Sea In the midst of chaos one comes to their wit’s end... do you turn around and give up on the thing you’ve been fighting the hardest for or, do you risk your own sanity in the very pursuit of it!
Sailor’s Horizon The horizon... where all journeys come to an end and new voyages begin
She works primarily with acrylics on canvas and having a background in graphic design, she often merges the two mediums creating digital art prints. Apart from visual art, she is also a professional voice-over artist. Lee Ann is the host and facilitator of 30dac (the 30 Day Artist Challenge), a non-profit online initiative targeting persons with creative talent, giving them a platform for creative expression and self discovery.
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LINDA AHWAI KOWLESSAR
Tarrying at Twilight Twilight’s ethereal atmosphere creates a transient magical time of day in the tropics. Enveloping, ambient light cast from a sunset’s warm glow, contrasts with the sky’s rapid succession of blue hues, as the day transitions peacefully and introspectively into night. The tides go through their diurnal rhythm, revealing nocturnal and tidal creatures. We too, must make our daily transition from activity to restorative sleep… but can we linger longer?
Linda Ahwai-Kowlessar studied Art at St Joseph’s Convent POS up to G.C.E. Advanced Level in 1980. After a 20-year hiatus, she reignited her love of art and received further formal training at the South Birmingham College of Art and Digital Media, as well as at the University of Central England, Bournville Campus in 2004. She was awarded the Women in Art 2013 prize for acrylic painting and artwork overall.
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MARCUS RUIZ
Lundi│Acrylic on water paper│10.5 x 14.5” Lundi This word is taken from the French language meaning Monday. As a cultural people, one Monday of each year, we the people transform. This transformation is not only of beauty but also of the errors of life that surround us. This is one of the many ways that we show our true expression in the masks. The devils represent the concept of the errors of our past, present, future and the journey through this life. It’s only when we embrace our errors that we will see the beauty of ourselves in transition.
I was born in Trinidad on the 5th of March, 1964 at St. Joseph, the first capital of Trinidad. The forth of seven children, who grew up at San Jose de Aruna which is the Spanish name for St. Joseph and I now reside in Curepe. Art played a significant role in my life. Being ill for most of my earlier childhood, it was at that stage of my development where pencils and crayons along with paper and colouring books filled me with immense joy in my lonely childhood days. It lead me straight to my profession.My Passion for art has been reignited after being innate for a number of years and is finding its rightful place. I started exhibiting several pieces at The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago Members Exhibition from 2010 till present. I was also selected to exhibit at Carifesta XI exhibition in Suriname 2013. My art is a myriad of mediums and textures that tells my stories and ideas in my space and time.
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MARIANNE HOSEIN
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” – Buddha With this realization in mind and the desire to share these experiences with others, Marianne has spent the last 5 years exploring our planet with her beloved digital SLR camera. She initially started capturing images of nature 20 years ago using a film compact camera. Trinidadian by birth, she loves photographing scenes with the golden tones of evening light. Her work has been published in the United Nations Environmental Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean Newsletter (July-August, 2013) and Discover Trinidad and Tobago 2014. In April 2014, Marianne was awarded first prize in the Society of Petroleum Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (SPETT) 2014 Energy Resources Conference Photography Contest. Marianne’s photos are also available for sale locally in Trinidad at the San Antonio Green Market, Santa Cruz and Hotel Normandie, St. Ann’s.
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Blink │Digital photography│12 x 9”
See Rocks Move │Digital photography│18 x 24”
Blink Blink! And you’ve just missed more sand grains moving to the bottom half of the hourglass, another moment merged in a sea of memories. Even if you turned the hourglass in the opposite direction, the positions of those grains of sand would be different. You cannot normally stop opening and closing your eyes or preventing the sand from moving from top to bottom once the vessel is vertically positioned. But what are you willing to do to make as many of the moments of your life count? Are you choosing to ignore the sand grains because it is a challenge to track them all or are you inspired to seize as many of the opportunities as you can in the time that you have? You already know your answer. Make it count!
See Rocks Move You can look at this scene captured at Forres Point, Toco, Trinidad and appreciate that the ground below us is moving constantly, changing ever so slightly as the months roll by, never to be the same again. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, these layers of sedimentary and metamorphic rock, starting off as grains of sand, were compressed horizontally. What caused them to rise and form these shapes and patterns that we now see? How long is this current formation going to last? What is going to happen next? Are they going to sink into the sea floor? When? Are the East Coast waves going to grind the rocks back to sand again and present us with a wider beach? How long will we have to explore this area as it appears now? We are at Nature’s mercy…
MARISA DE MATAS
The Young Become the Old Transitions brought to mind the changes in life. The piece reflects the movement of youth into old age and in turn the imparting of the wisdom of age to the young. Done in layers of polymer clay on to canvas. It is not painted but blended to form the patina.
The Young Become the Old│Polymer clay│16 x 20”
Marisa de Matas has always sought to explore and express her creative side through various forms. She is well known in Trinidad’s dance world where she produced, directed, and participated in myriad performances all over the country for many years. Marisa moved to the United States to study Fine Jewelry & Gemology, and earned her Diploma with Distinctions from the Institute of Gemology & Jewelry, Miami, Florida. Upon graduation, Marisa opened a highly acclaimed Fine Jewelry Store in South Florida where she practiced as a Certified Goldsmith. Mrs. de Matas Chaired and Juried Art Shows in South Florida for many years, and based on her experience and exposure gained from different forms of Fine Art, Marisa decided to try her hand at Sculpture. Her very first creation in Sculpture she named “MILO”, a Drummer sculpted entirely in clay. Milo became her inspiration and she has gone on to produce more pieces in the same genre. Her six to twelve-inch figures are finely detailed as too are her wall sculptures.
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MARISE RODRIGUEZ
Old to New House This new entry in ASTT May 2014 Exhibition as “OLD TO NEW, ROBERT STREET, WOODBROOK” expresses the need to preserve the old Gingerbread style houses of Woodbrook, Port of Spain, with modern modifications of security windows and modern additions to the buildings.
Marise Rodriguez always resided in Port of Spain, Trinidad. She was encouraged by her father in her early life to paint and draw and now after a hectic pre-retirement life in Marketing in the business world, she is enjoying and developing her artistic skills in oil and most recently water colour painting. She has been self-taught with limited painting until 2008, when during the period of semiretirement she took a couple of Art courses with Marsha Bhagwansingh, Tessa Alexander in the art of Mosaics, and most recently Water Colour painting and techniques with Maureen Ottier. She is a member of the Art Society and Women in Art Organization of Trinidad & Tobago. The love of the impressionistic, impasto style in her oil painting, with free, fluid and textured movements, capturing the movements and moods of the subject, working on capturing light and translucency, has been the hallmark and inspiration of her paintings. She has been influenced by several local artists such as Jackie Hinkson, Martin Superville, Lisa O’Connor and Maureen Ottier. 43
Old to New House │Oil│18 x 24”
MARISSA YUNG LEE
Brave New World The literal transition of a discernible image scattering into explosions of colour, is my representation of a deeper transition; a sudden flowering of consciousness; enlightenment that comes at the cost of blissful ignorance. The tikka on the forehead is symbolic of the opening of the mind’s eye, while the tears indicate a sad disillusionment or perhaps nostalgia for the loss of innocence that may occur with maturity.
Marissa is a self-taught artist who specialises in portraits and the human form. She works with pencil, pastels and acrylic but her favourite medium is watercolour. She goes by Yung Lee in her artistic capacity.
The title is derived from The Tempest by William Shakespeare. I felt that the spoken line’s intended irony, greatly reflected my notions of realizations and disillusionment.
Brave New World │Watercolour│15 x 22”
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MICHIEL VAN HOUT
Michiel van Hout (1980) was born and raised in the Netherlands. After graduating in Arts & Culture at the University of Maastricht in 2005, he started as a freelance artist, besides work for several Christian media. Now Michiel works and lives with his wife and daughter in Port of Spain. As a freelancer he combines several art practices with teaching art and drama. Michiel is specialised in religious, contemporary art. On www. michielvanhout.nl you can see more examples of his art in several categories: paintings, portraits, comics, photos and films. Michiel is also known for ‘ART ABOUT with Michiel van Hout’ in the ASTT newsletter. The Passion Of The Christ │Oil pastels and crayon│25x 30”
Redemption│Acrylic on canvas│9.75 x 11.75”
The Passion Of The Christ “Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said: “Ecce homo.” (John 19,5)
Redemption “You killed him, but God raised him to life, freeing him from the pangs of Hades; for it was impossible for him to be held in its power.” (Acts 2,24) Christ has the power to lay down life and to take it up again: The Ultimate Transitions, that can transform us to be like Him.
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NEALA BHAGWANSINGH
Contemplating Life We are all walking the path between life and death. It is the knowledge and contemplation of that final transition which profoundly shapes the way we live our lives.
Neala has a keen interest in human expression, personal growth and creative healing. Through writing and photography, her creative projects reflect her fascination with the delicate balance between light and shadow in the physical, emotional and spiritual world around us.
Contemplating Life│Photography│8 x 10”
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NYLA SINGH
Nyla Singh is a freelance photographer based in Trinidad & Tobago. Her work has appeared in several local publications such as Caribbean Beat Magazine and 97.1FM Motivation Minute Vol. 1. Her passions are landscape, bird and macro photography.
Sunset at Arnos Vale │ Photograph on a wooden block mount │12 x 18” Sunset at Arnos Vale Transition: As the Sun bows, making its way out, we are guaranteed of the dawn of another day. The gates to these waters however remain indefinitely closed. The lights of Arnos Vale Hotel will no longer shine on this hidden jewel of Tobago. (I visited Arnos Vale, a couple months after this photograph was taken and I was greeted by furious dogs and closed gates. It is sadly no longer accessible to the public. I am glad that I had the opportunity to take this photograph.)
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PARKER NICHOLAS
Born: 1948 in St James, Trinidad Since 1990, Parker Nicholas has been working his magic in the world of recycled objects. Nutmeg, orange peel, buttons, bottles, string, umbrellas and heaps of mundane, even forgotten items, find their way into his hands and emerge as interesting objects of fantasy in unlikely juxtapositions. Parker is a self taught artist and was a veteran printer at the Government Printery. He began his art in traditional acrylic painting in the early 70s and was, and still is, a regular exhibitor in the annual November exhibitions of the Trinidad and Tobago Art Society.
Angel of Love 2 Glass sculpture found objects │18”
During the 1990 attempted coup, he made the transition from two to three-dimensional work with his show “About fun with Boxes”, held at The Craft Shoppe, Hotel Normandie, St Ann’s.
His excursions into the world of found objects had already begun; he started to experiment with boxes in assemblage because paints and canvas were getting expensive. It was a new and totally enjoyable expression to him. Parker Nicholas exhibited also at Aquarela Galleries, Studio 66 and at Meridian International Centre in Washington D.C. That exhibition, which was a group of works from Trinidad and Tobago, was named “Sing me a Rainbow” after Parker’s work in the exhibition called “I can sing a Rainbow”. Parker has also exhibited at Fort San Andres in Port of Spain. Since Y2K, he has found more expression in Recycled Objects. He has made dumb waiters, humming birds, mirrors, lamps and boxes.
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PAT FARRELL - FREDERICK Boy or Girl? This piece depicts different types of sperm nearing the egg. When the sperm attaches itself to the egg, the egg will transition to either a boy or a girl. The fastest sperm will reach the egg. Each sperm has its DNA, some more fancy than others and some very plain.
Pat was born in Woodbrook, Trinidad & Tobago, the second daughter of Frankie and Elsa Farrell. Her father instilled in her a love of nature and a healthy appreciation of the Trinidad outdoors. After going to University in Canada (Clothing & Textiles degree), she taught Textile Science and Applied Art at John Donaldson Technical Institute for 29 years. She has exhibited twice every year at Trinidad & Tobago Art Society exhibitions. She has had a few private exhibitions. Pat combines her love of fabric and paper with weaving and found objects to produce mixed media collages. Collage fascinates her and some of her work includes her weavings. She has been a collector of ‘things’ for a great portion of her life including a large collection of fabrics. What is one person’s throwaway is her treasure. She gets her ideas from visions in her head, experiences that she has had, from books and from her environment - especially nature. She has a large treasury of clippings and photographs of anything that catches her fancy. She has been encouraged and inspired by Pat Chu Foon, Kenwyn Crichlow, Carlisle Harris and Elsa Clarke. 49
Boy or Girl?│Paper collage│8.5 x 11” Staircases for you and me A person can go up or down a staircase. Whichever direction, it is a transition. Some staircases are fancy and painted, some are dug out of the ground with risers made from bricks and old tires, some are missing parts, some are made out of concrete and are solid, some are spiral and some are grand. They all transition to somewhere or something.
Staircases for you and me│Photo collage│12 x 13”
PAULA OBE THOMAS
Evening Fire In the stillness of waking Days begin The way It has for centuries One moment at a time Blade by blade The wind whispers “Wake up”
Paula is a song-poet, who has started painting words in the images she sees within and around her. Her main medium is acrylics on canvas. She skirts with the topics of nature, spirituality and abstract interpretations of self.
This is a snap shot of a moment.
Evening Fire│Acrylic│14 x 18”
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RANDALL GERARD FULCHAN Within│Ink on paper│4.5x 24” Artist Statement Being part of this world we tend to forget who and what we truly are, our main intent for the soul purpose of our creation. Confronting physical scares, worldly pilferages. A sense of calling to our spiritual self awakens leading us to give praise to where it is due. As it relates to the theme Transitions we are moving form a state of unconsciousness to one of a spiritual consciousness. Art is an awakening of the life and soul; we create without knowing it is second nature to us. We toil, we laugh in all we express ourselves as I do. Art should mean something to us, delve into the hearts and stir the inner being. As I create, I discover and as I discover something marvellous is happening, igniting my passion, pushing me further and holding me captive in the trance of making love to the canvas. Satisfaction to the highest degree possible; ART is life, ART is “MY LIFE”.
Emerging from Within│Ink on paper │24 x 4.5”
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RAVI RAMSAROOP Sweet Songs of Heaven. This piece focuses on songs of heaven…. The voice of God effecting change or molding the human landscape. This illusion depicts human suffering, the sick and the needy. The living words of god as a covering over these people that bring remedy to the souls and healing for the sufferings. It’s a transition stage. Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword.”
Sweet Songs of Heaven│Pen and ink│17 x 18” The Alpha and the Omega This piece tends to focus on life’s journey; “the alpha and the omega” is the Greek words for the beginning and the ending. It’s a spiritual journey that transit from the center or core of darkness into the colorful and radiance of the periphery.
Born January 6th 1979, in South Trinidad, a little village called Avocat, located in Fyzabad. As a self-taught artist my approach to art is non-traditional. I have created a lot of pieces using pen and ink. My primary goal when creating my abstracts is to breathe life into what I do. I believe that God gave me a gift and in return I try to spread His Word through my art. Art can help us grow, heal our hearts, excite our senses and inspire new ideas; it’s one of the most valuable gifts to me.
This is a peculiar title given to Jesus and one I believe encourages us to seek to know and live for him, as well as endure any hardship we may face. Revelation 1:8 “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’” The Alpha and the Omega│Pen and ink│16 x 18” 52
REBECCA FOSTER
Trinidadian artist Rebecca Foster created her first painting when she was 4 years old. This large, abstract painting hangs in her studio as a testament to her love of fine art. Rebecca is a member of the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago and has participated in numerous group exhibitions. An experiment with line, form and colour bloomed into a vibrant Trinidad Carnival series that has helped define her artistic style in both watercolour and acrylic media. The Cycle of Love│Acrylic on canvas │12 x 12” The Cycle of Love Artist statement: “The Cycle of Love” represents the transitional phase from the heat of intense passion to the cool compliance of companionship. The landscape in the background is stagnant and represents the foundation for which a long lasting relationship can survive these cycles.
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RICHALENE EMMANUEL The Point of No Return This painting symbolizes the final transition one goes through after the end of a relationship. The transition after illusion has been removed. The light has shone through the darkness of despair and denial. The eyes have been opened and the reality and truth of the person you were with is now seen. The truth that opens your eyes to the conviction that you never want to go back… ‘The Point of No Return’
The Point of No Return│Oil │12 x 16” In Bloom This painting symbolizes the change within the mind, body and spirit after leaving an unhealthy, soul-depleting relationship. The finding of oneself - (The true self) that was stifled and hidden for many years, now blooming for the first time.
Born: May 29, 1977. Richalene Emmanuel, is a self-taught artist who specializes in fine art and drawing. Her work consists mainly of Seascapes/Landscapes and abstract art which are done in oil and acrylic media and her drawings are done with graphite. She is also a local vocalist/ songwriter/musician whose love of the arts has led her to pursue her passion in both music and art. Her work has been displayed in July 2013 at the ASST’s exhibition for St. Michael’s R.C Parish and ASST’s 70th Anniversary Members Exhibition which was held in November 2013. Her works can be viewed on the facebook page..’Art Page of Riches’
In Bloom│Oil │12 x 16” 54
ROBERT RAMKISSOON Dusk Sunset not only reflects the transition from day to night with its beautiful colors of reds, yellows oranges etc but gives hope of being granted another God given day. It also provokes many emotions, encouraging new beginnings.
I got my first camera at age 16 and even back then I’ve always been fascinated with photos I’ve seen in magazines etc.I was exposed to flexographic printing: later in the printing and packaging industry for over 10 years and sales and marketing for over 6 years. Photography has leaped into the digital age and has become so much easier and accessible. Somehow life always leads people to do the things they like the most.
Dusk│Giclee multi panel print block mounted │18 x 24” Rejuvenation The beach is Mother Nature’s gift of therapy for all to enjoy, it is where you can get away from the stress of everyday life to feel renewed.
Now after 25 years I am a self-taught photographer and graphic designer. I love flora, fauna, landscape and macro photography as it gives you an insight of the world that is normally taken for granted. Having seen Giclée prints the first time was an incredible experience which led me to invest in the equipment to produce and offer the same. Photography is an art form in its own right and we see and use it to capture space and time which cannot be repeated.
Rejuvenation│Giclee multi panel print block mounted │18 x 24” 55
ROY WILSON
Born in Trinidad, my early years were mainly self-taught. After school I worked at the Guardian as a Commercial Artist and was trained by an American designer JULIAN DAVIES who opened the first advertising Agency in Trinidad. My love for watercolour came from training by ALF CODALLO for which I am eternally grateful and having witnessed most of his watercolours and pen and ink drawings created before me was memorable. More training came from UWI classes with CARLISLE CHANG and OSWALD CHASE. I attended evening classes with WILSON MINSHALL on figure drawing. As a Commercial Artist and Designer I designed Labels, Insignias, Leaflets, Illustrations for magazines. I began exhibiting in various shows including the Art Society and National Museum where one of my
paintings was bought by M.P. Alladin for the museum also one of paintings was featured in the Derek Walcott Article of the Art Gallery opened in Port of Spain by Nina Lamming. After working in London in the Commercial Art and TV Productions I returned to Trinidad to work as an Executive Art Director for a leading Advertising Agency, I continued painting and most of my works were sold through CACAL at the Hilton Hotel and owned by private collectors in Trinidad and abroad. I moved to the countryside drawn by nature’s unique changes of colour tones shapes and texture which leaves me with a sense of mystery and wonder. When I paint I keep remembering the words of an old Chinese saying “a poem is like a painting without visible shape, and a painting is like poetry put into form.
Morning Light│Watercolour │15 x 21”
Morning Light As I watch the sun many a morning in the back of my house I could not resist catching that moment of the sun rays in the wooded area. I am convinced that transparent watercolours are the chosen medium for this beautiful moment. Watercolours are, as someone said, a way of life, treasured by those who sincerely practice the art. To me it is a unique power to communicate the feeling of God’s presence. 56
RUTHVEN BARI WALKINS
Brainstormin’ │Acrylic │13 x 9”
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Success Bound │Acrylic │13 x 9”
SANDRA DOPSON
Sandra Dopson’s acrylic and oil works are held in the homes of private collectors both local and international. She is renowned for her scenes of old homes, bamboo cathedrals, seascapes and our magnificent buildings. Sandra has been painting for over thirty years and is currently working towards an exhibition.
Around the Savannah │Acrylic │19 x 15”
Under the Shade │Acrylic │12 x 14” Under the Shade A flamboyant tree in full blossom provides an umbrella shade from the harsh rays of the sun. This tree goes through a process of changing from lush fern like leaves, leaf shedding, then on to immense red flowers. A true transition!
Around the Savannah One of the most beautiful flowering trees in Trinidad and Tobago, the poui stands tall amongst the aridity of the land. These spectacular trees normally flower a brilliant yellow or mild pink. The poui sheds its leaves and within a few days a transition of floral blooms occurs, creating a carpet of flowers underneath. 58
SARAH JOSEPH
Origins “Origins” is inspired by T&T’s Carnival culture through the ages and it references the possible association between the traditional Fancy Indian Mas’ that featured the elaborate feathered and beaded headpieces of authentic North American Indians and the “Pretty Mas” of today that has modernized the use of beads and feathers, evolving into the style of Brazilian Samba dancers.
Sarah began to develop her artistic talent at an early age. In 1987 she was accepted to Howard University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program and graduated (Summa cum Laude) in 1991 with a degree in painting. Utilising mostly watercolours she explored such themes as Carnival, as well as celebrating the beauty of our natural environment within a semi-abstract vein. In 2008 Sarah found her voice in acrylic on canvas, incorporating scenes of everyday life, indigenous festivals and an exploration of the juxtaposition between fantasy and reality. More recently, her work is reflective of more introspective themes and this is guiding her toward a more abstract expression that celebrates colour, texture and form.
“Origins” is my tribute to the artistic integrity of yesteryear’s mas-makers and their insistence, despite the discomfort of bulky costuming, on “playing Mas’” as authentically as possible. On a deeper level, I honour the underlying beliefs of those indigenous Indians who held their ancestors as well as the natural world sacred.
Origins │Acrylic on Canvas │12 x 16” 59
SERGE CHRIQUI Clouds Over The Fort The Transition in the sky from rain at the extreme left of the image over the water to moody clouds over the fort. Also a Transition in the presentation: not printed on the usual white photographic paper, but rather a metallic one bringing a different detail and texture to the image.
Clouds Over The Fort Metallic photo paper │15 x 20” The Islands The clouds moving as the sunrise progresses. The waves crashing into the rocks over an extended exposure thereby showing the Transition of the water turning from waves to ‘seafoam’. Also a Transition in the presentation: not printed on the usual white photographic paper, but rather a metallic one bringing a different detail and texture to the image.
Serge Chriqui is a Canadian fine art photographer currently residing in Trinidad and Tobago. Striving to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, he offers both open and limited edition fine art photographs of places and things from his travels, whether they are from overseas or from his own back yard. His images are created by happenstance as he explores the world around him… come see the world through his eyes!
The Island │Metallic photo paper │10 x 15” 60
SHALINI SINGH
Dr. Shalini Singh attended Bishop Anstey High School and completed her B.A, M.Phil and Ph.D degrees at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. A recipient of first class honours and a post- graduate scholarship, Shalini currently teaches Art at the Diego Martin Central Secondary School and Art History at the Fashion and Design Department, UTT. Shalini has previous teaching experience at the University of the West Indies and she has exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions. Her works were exhibited in New York, Colombia, Guyana and Miami
Blue moonstone │Acrylic │24 x 8” Blue moonstone Blue moonstone portrays a gem that symbolically depicts hope and good fortune. 61
SHARON BURFORD
Faith In time of transition, one must have faith. As a caterpillar passes through transition, in essence “dying” in its current form to emerge as a butterfly from the darkness of the cocoon, so too does this process of dying and rebirth apply to our lives. We transition from the mud of our circumstances through action and faith, reaching up to attain something greater.. often having to die in terms of letting go of old patterns and habits to attain a new level of being. My sculpture “Faith” depicts these elements - the emergence of the butterfly, the rising of the Goddess from the mud and cracked earth, the white of her flowing dress symbolizing her faith in the Transition.. always reaching up, striving for that change.. then releasing the butterfly in her hands, the final step in the process, the symbol of her transition and transformation.
Sharon Burford is a versatile artist who is probably best known for her custom cartoons and raku sculpture. Her work has been shown at the National Museum and Art Gallery, NAPA and at the ASTT as part of various exhibitions and she was part of a successful joint exhibition entitled “Feminine Mystique” in 2012. Recently, she was commissioned by the producers of the award winning documentary “Affair of the Heart” on singer/actor Rick Springfield, to do a custom cartoon for the online launch of the movie on DVD and Bluray. Sharon is an art teacher at a primary school in San Fernando and very active in her community.
Faith │Clay sculpture│12 x 12” 62
SHAUNA NARINE
Shauna Narine is a Marine Biologist by profession and lived in Portugal while completing her Masters in Marine Biology. She has always been intrigued by abstract art ever since she was a little girl, but never imagined she could do more than observe and enjoy it. It was in a tiny little green park in the heart of Lisbon that she was persuaded to paint using water colours while her friend Lisi juggled pins. This was shortly after their trip to Barcelona and she was most fascinated by Gaudi’s work, so she began …and never stopped. She progressed to using acrylic paint on canvas and is now a self-taught acrylic artist whose style is abstract and focuses mostly on landscapes and paintings featuring wildlife. Upon returning to Trinidad in 2010, she continued painting on canvas and paper and has since started painting on calabash and tiles.
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Transição da Música│Acrylic on calabash on canvas │18 x 24”
Pau d’arco│Acrylic on calabash │23 x10”
Transição da Música Transition suggests change, adaptation and conversion. It is the evolution of an art or living thing. My piece represents the many transitions that have occurred through a creation of the human’s soul - music. This has evolved with more charisma and at a much faster rate again in a fierce attempt to adapt to cultural, social and technological changes. Four calabashes, painted like steel pans represent musical notes on a staff which horizontally curtains the canvas. Full of colour and life, this piece represents the transition of music from its raw state of instruments to being broadcasted from a jute box and then to earphones. Simple yet telling, it is flavoured with retro-colours of the 70s as well as various instruments that have been key through the evolution of music.
Pau d’arco My piece depicts this metamorphosis through one subject that is alive and natural (Pau d’arco) and has been swayed to change and transition in order to adapt. Three calabashes of various sizes have been painted to represent the blossoming of the poui as it adapts to the dry season and sheds its leaves. These three calabashes, placed in order of blossoming from top to bottom, represent (in my opinion) the simple and most beautiful transition species that Trinidad has to offer. They are gracefully mounted on a plain black piece of wood for drama and effect.
SUCILLA MOOTEERAM Pink Poui “ Just as the new dawn changes to sunset and fades into darkness, so must the beauty lose its bloom and lustre.”
Sucilla is a member of the Art Society, who has been painting for 3 decades, mainly in acrylic, ink and charcoal. Her main themes always revolve around capturing the beauteous images of Trinidad and Tobago. Pink Poui │Acrylic │16 x 20” Yellow Poui “All of nature treasures unfold before us changing from stage to stage. The Poui in all its glory startle us with its golden flowers and then stands naked as its rebirth occurs.”
Yellow Poui │Acrylic │16 x 20” 64
TARA BOBART
Tara is a vibrant, intelligent, dynamic and multi-talented woman. She is a pioneer whose various roles throughout her life as wife, mother, teacher, entrepreneur and artist have given creative licence to the lifestyles of her own generation and that of her children. She has always been a doer, creator and thinker instinctively questioning and challenging the limits of the status quo. Tara did her A’Levels in England followed by a BSc (Special Honours degree in Geology, 1967) at Kingston University. She started out her career as a Geology Teacher at Queen Elizabeth High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she went on to Dalhousie University to complete a BEd (Education, 1970). She later returned to Trinidad in the early 1970’s and accepted a position as an upper-school Geology Teacher at Queens Royal College in Port of Spain. In the early 1980’s Tara made what would become a life-changing decision to pursue Cake Decorating and Sugar Artistry at the Wilton Academy in the US. It is an art form she has perfected over the last 30+ years and gained enormous recognition for.
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Delightful Pink Poui│Acrylic │24 x 18”
In a Hurry│Acrylic │14 x 11”
WAHEEDA RAMNATH
Waheeda Ramnath is a self-taught, Acrylic artist who started painting in 2012 as a hobby when she had the sudden desire to materialize her whimsical, dreamy visions on canvas. As a nature lover and hobbyist photographer, she appreciates the intricate and finer details of everyday life which is reflected in her artwork. She is fascinated by birds, flora and fauna, landscapes and seascapes, and particularly loves to create paintings that communicate serenity and humility.
Light at the End of the Tunnel │Acrylic │16 x 20” Light at the End of the Tunnel Ole Time Days shows the Transition from the way things were to the way things are and by extension the way we lived life many years ago in comparison to today. The innocence of children playing...boys playing marbles and girls catching butterflies can be seen as a dying pastime. Even the cashew tree is rarely seen nowadays. This installation seeks to take the viewer on a time machine backwards to the innocence, culture and neighbourly bonding as we knew it to be growing up.
While her art interests are varied, she is currently focused on pushing the limits of the fast-drying Acrylics, finding it an enjoyable challenge. Waheeda sees herself as a hobbyist Artist on the block with a flair for versatile artwork and is looking forward to trying new painting techniques and media. She loves the thrill of discovering her next source of inspiration and what it will look like on canvas!
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WULF GERSTENMAIER
Butterfly “The passage of the mind, body, soul and heart’s inner metamorphosis in search of true identity”.
Born in Hagen, Germany in 1951, Wulf studied graphic design, art training, photography, type setting and printing. Wulf moved to the Caribbean in 1991 with a brief stay in St. Lucia and eventually settled in Trinidad in 2000. Over the years he has held numerous single and group exhibitions with a guided eye for unique art inspiration. His portfolio includes paintings, lithography, sculptures, prints, papier mâché and art restoration.
Butterfly│Oil on paper │16 x 16” 67
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