Title: Tanbou Frape (Beating Dum)
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 16 inches
Artist: Jean Batiste Guesilhom(Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti)
Born and Raised in Jérémie in the Grand’Anse region, Jean Batiste Ghesilhomme began drawing at age 11 and later trained at La Grotte des Arts Plastiques in Port-au-Prince. After refining his craft in Santo Domingo, DR, he joined a collective of Haitian artists and became a founding member of FAPADECH.Since 2006, he has participated in Artisanat en Fête and exhibited annually at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, as well as with the Canadian Embassy and at CARIFESTA 2016. Today, his paintings—marked by patience, precision, and quiet strength—are collected in Haiti, the U.S., Canada, and France.
Description:
Tanbou Frape the heartbeat of Haiti through movement, music, and feminine strength. Two women, poised beside their drums, embody the pulse of ancestral rhythm — a dialogue between body and sound, spirit and earth.The vibrant reds and golds radiate energy and confidence, while the fluid lines of their silhouettes echo the grace of dance and devotion. In Guesilhom’s bold yet minimalist style, Ritm Fanm becomes a hymn to womanhood — to those who carry rhythm in their steps, resilience in their posture, and history in their hands.
Title: Tanbou Frape (Beating Dum)
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 16 inches
Artist: Jean Batiste Guesilhom(Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti)
Born and Raised in Jérémie in the Grand’Anse region, Jean Batiste Ghesilhomme began drawing at age 11 and later trained at La Grotte des Arts Plastiques in Port-au-Prince. After refining his craft in Santo Domingo, DR, he joined a collective of Haitian artists and became a founding member of FAPADECH.Since 2006, he has participated in Artisanat en Fête and exhibited annually at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, as well as with the Canadian Embassy and at CARIFESTA 2016. Today, his paintings—marked by patience, precision, and quiet strength—are collected in Haiti, the U.S., Canada, and France.
Description:
Tanbou Frape the heartbeat of Haiti through movement, music, and feminine strength. Two women, poised beside their drums, embody the pulse of ancestral rhythm — a dialogue between body and sound, spirit and earth.The vibrant reds and golds radiate energy and confidence, while the fluid lines of their silhouettes echo the grace of dance and devotion. In Guesilhom’s bold yet minimalist style, Ritm Fanm becomes a hymn to womanhood — to those who carry rhythm in their steps, resilience in their posture, and history in their hands.
