Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carrié welcomes VOA to his studio in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood.

Duval-Carrié focuses his art on Haitian themes. He says he used Internet images of various bacteria to create this work.

“They’ve been saying that Haitians carry all sorts of diseases,” he says. “So I’m playing with the idea.”

Duval-Carrié’s work often depicts figures from the Voodoo religion, which was created by African slaves brought to Haiti in the 16th century.

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

After Haiti’s devastating January 2010 earthquake, Duval-Carrié produced this work, featuring a Voodoo deity holding up the destroyed cathedral in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Duval-Carrié utilizes a wide range of materials to experiment with many different art forms.

Scenes from his studio…

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Bernice Steinbaum owns a gallery in Miami featuring several of Duval-Carrié’s works. She calls him the most important Haitian contemporary artist working today.

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié

Duval-Carrié created this nearly 2.5 meter by more than 3.5 meter Caribbean scene, called Silver Landscape, using glitter glue, a material commonly used by children.