Haitian Metal Wall Art ce with Many Heads - 004 - Croix des Bouquets
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This piece of Haitian metal wall art is 24 inches in diameter. It features a face sprouting many heads. In the voodoo style of Haitian art it is bot facinating and somewhat disturbing. Finished with a clear lacquer it is suitable for indoor or outdoor use.
Meet the Artisans
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When you visit Croix des Bouquets, the area of town known for Haitian metal art in the capital of Port-Au-Prince, you are met with a cacophony of tink, tink, tink as ball peen hammers strike sheets of steel. The sheets are cut from steel drums colored by oil and other liquids the drums at one time held. The process of turning sheets of metal into beautiful wall art is all done by hand, from cutting holes that become edges of trees and leaves, to accenting each lizard with a texture of scales, to painting or lacquering the final design. The artists are proud of their work, signing the pieces on the back side, leaving a raised, reversed signature on the front.