Tubman Museum exhibit features Haitian art

The Tubman Museum’s new exhibit, “Living in Color: Haitian Art from the Schlesinger Collection,” features 28 pieces of art created by 21 artists.

“While there’s not really a ‘school of art,’ all of the paintings use vibrant colors; it’s a very colorful exhibition, accented by an orange background, which really makes the colors stand out,” said Melanie Byas, the museum’s director of marketing and digital strategies.

The exhibit “features selected paintings from the collection of Darrie and Larry Schlesinger, who offer this colorful artwork in memory of Eleanor and Jerry Lippman, parents of Darrie Schlesinger,” according to a news release.

Two of the featured artists are Levoy Exil, “who uses the technique of applying small, distinct dots in a pattern to reveal an image in a painting style that is primitive and dreamlike;” and LaFortune Felix, a former farmer, “who uses strong color and composition to convey his pictorial perception,” according to the release.

“Most of the artists are telling a story,” Byas said. “All of the works are intricately painted — they are primarily paintings — and have a lot of depth. They are very complex paintings.”

This story was originally published May 19, 2016 at 9:00 PM with the headline "Tubman Museum exhibit features Haitian art."