Jean-Baptiste Jean-Joseph Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1967 -

Born in 1967, Jean-Baptiste Jean Joseph is from La Vallé Bainet in the southern part of Haiti. Involved in Haiti's folk art movement from an early age, he learned to weave baskets and also took jobs in factories applying beads and pearls to wedding dresses. In 1991, he decided to start his own business with a small loan from a friend. He created his first Vodou flag, stitching everything by hand and promptly selling it for $450.
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From the beginning, he had a unique style, which he says came to him in a revelation. Rather than fill a flag completely with beads and sequins, he likes to create contrast by leaving the background sparse while filling the center image thick with a variety of new-style beads.

He started out by selling his flags to the Museum of Haitian Art gift shop in Port-au-Prince, and went on to exhibit his work in some of the Island's finest art galleries. Today, he uses a sewing machine and employs several artisans to make his creations, which can take 2 to 6 weeks to complete. His flags have been exhibited in galleries in Haiti, New York, Miami, California, and Australia and will be the subject of a one-man show later this year in Paris.

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      • VOYAGE PITTORESQUE DANS LE ROYAUME DES PAYS BAS.
        Mar. 26, 2021

        VOYAGE PITTORESQUE DANS LE ROYAUME DES PAYS BAS.

        Est: €400 - €500

        4to: 146 pl. (spotting throughout). - Collection of 146 numbered plates (of a total of 202) lithographed a.o. by Jean-Baptiste Madou, after the drawings of Otto van der Howen, B. Mary, T. Hubert, A. de Marbaix, etc. featuring city views, monuments, landscapes, castles and so on, in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Some pl. in camaïeux. Our copy contains no title or index ff. - Ref. Van der Marck, p. 73. - N. Walch, J.-B. Madou lithographe, 6-19.

        Arenberg Auctions
      • Jean-Baptiste Jean-Joseph Haitian Dambala Papa, Drapeau/Vodou Flag
        Jul. 15, 2017

        Jean-Baptiste Jean-Joseph Haitian Dambala Papa, Drapeau/Vodou Flag

        Est: $350 - $600

        Jean-Baptiste Jean-Joseph (La VallŽ Bainet, Haiti, b.1967), Dambala Papa, Sequins and beads on fabric, 21 x 25 inches. Lot essay: This early JBJJ Flag/Drapo honors Dambala, the creator spirit. Flags and banners known as "Drapo" or "Drapeau" are an art long associated with Haitian Vodou (formerly spelled Voodoo in English). Vodou Drapo are traditionally specific to a particular lwa (spirit). Some contemporary "Drapo" create narrative scenes, while others reference current or historical events.

        ZQ Art & Auction
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