AZB, this is about art
Yes AZB, this is about art. I agree with you that some of the street art that is being laid on Santiago's streets like "Urine on Canvas", "Feces on Walls" has nothing to do with the exhibition we are being invited to.
But frankly, what Haitian artist in its entire history has any significance outside of Haiti? And in this case I am not discriminating against Haitians alone. What Dominican artist has any significance outside of the city of Santo Domingo. Colson? Ulloa? Bido? None of them transcended anywhere. Their paintings do not sell over US$5000 anywhere, if at all. The best one, Colson, was a Picasso imitator who never had anything original and was left behind in his own school, never appreciated or recognized. He had the technical skills, but not the creativity to break away from the pack. His own school contemporaries, Braque, Picasso, Matisse,Leger, all became stars. Colson remained anonymous.
Dominican art is in the stone age, so is Haitian art. When discussing art, please do not mention either country. If anybody wants to get into any meaningful discussion on this subject, let's stay with the major leagues.
I for one, do not waste my time visiting Dominican art galleries or museums. After you see the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim, The Metropolitan you have seen it all. Let the infantile tourists look at your Haitian exhibit and let them buy some of that copycat art. Keep me out of it.
TW