Beyond the Ruins- Business
Oil on Door Panel 32x80”
Beyond the Ruins- Business
Oil on Door Panel 32x80”
Beyond The Ruins: Business
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Haiti’s “Business Sphere” is literally in ashes, with over 90% of the population unemployed. The charcoal business has symbolically burned Haiti’s economy with unsustainable practices, effectively stripping the land of trees and causing ecological and meteorological disaster.
I will not attempt to tell you what these paintings are “all about”, as the best pieces of the work came through me and not from me. I invite you into the conversation, eager to learn from what you discover, and offer some ingredients of the imagery as a start to the dialog...
Champions of the business sphere will lead Haiti into sustainable practices of agriculture, energy, tourism, and business. Like a bee storing up honey for the benefit of future generations, a champion of business will deny destructive short term gain for a legacy of long term growth.
Here are three stages of the painting from summer 2012, spring 2013, and summer 2013.