Painter Franck Louissaint was born 77 years ago
Seventy-seven years ago, on October 22, 1949, Franck Louissaint was born in Aquin. A painter of Haitian daily life, he died in Pétion-Ville on February 5, 2021.
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After the Anténor Firmin High School in Port-au-Prince, Louissaint first learned drawing through correspondence courses. Starting in 1969, he attended classes at the Port-au-Prince Art Center, where he trained in drawing, composition, and color handling.
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In the 1980s, he began teaching at the Art Center, then at the National School of Arts (ENARTS), where he became a professor in 1983 and was among the oldest. He also taught at GOC, the faculty of engineering and architecture.
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His work remained highly consistent. From the start, he chose figurative painting and drew his subjects from ordinary scenes in Haitian cities and countryside. Close to hyperrealism, he looked at them with a neutral eye, rejecting both folklore and misery. His light and colors, marked by great sobriety, sometimes recall Dutch painters of interiors and still lifes.
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