Art & Haiti

Life goes on for these Haitian artists.

Of course, supplies of any kind are limited. The article touches on this, and it certainly includes art supplies. It will be interesting to see how many possibly end up dabbling in homemade pigments. One of the biggest hurdles they will have to face will be jump starting their economy again. Haiti did not have much of an economy when the quake hit, but one can expect these works of art to be a great addition to the market. It is also a way for those outside of the country to experience the gravity of their situation.

One of the biggest positives in all of this is probably the history recording. If you've been following any sort of news concerning Haiti, just about everything is demolished. Though there are too many concerned with preserving history and culture at this point (which makes sense, they're very much still in emergency mode), for the time being paintings like these offer the vivid details of all that's happened since January 12. Haiti is a ways off from entering current events into textbooks and such down there.

As an aside, musicians in Haiti aren't fairing so well as many of them lost their instruments (info I've gotten from friends on the ground). Hopefully they will soon be playing again. Much of 2D and 3D art is influenced by and influences music.

First things first though! Rebuilding will take a while, though I'm excited to see artists get back to work.