Title: Rityel Dlo
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 8 × 16 inches
Artist:Jean Batiste Ghesil’homme (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:
Fanm Dlo is a minimalist tribute to grace, labor, and lineage. With just a few deliberate lines and bold contrasts, Guesilhom Jean Batiste captures the timeless image of a woman carrying water—an act both ordinary and sacred.
Her elongated silhouette, adorned in white against a radiant golden background, evokes purity and endurance. The black vessel she balances with effortless poise becomes both a symbol of sustenance and a crown of quiet dignity. The absence of facial features allows her to stand as every woman—strong, steady, and essential.
In Fanm Dlo, Jean Batiste distills complexity into elegance. It is a portrait of movement and stillness, of devotion and resilience—an homage to the women who carry not just water, but the continuity of life itself.
Title: Rityel Dlo
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 8 × 16 inches
Artist:Jean Batiste Ghesil’homme (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:
Fanm Dlo is a minimalist tribute to grace, labor, and lineage. With just a few deliberate lines and bold contrasts, Guesilhom Jean Batiste captures the timeless image of a woman carrying water—an act both ordinary and sacred.
Her elongated silhouette, adorned in white against a radiant golden background, evokes purity and endurance. The black vessel she balances with effortless poise becomes both a symbol of sustenance and a crown of quiet dignity. The absence of facial features allows her to stand as every woman—strong, steady, and essential.
In Fanm Dlo, Jean Batiste distills complexity into elegance. It is a portrait of movement and stillness, of devotion and resilience—an homage to the women who carry not just water, but the continuity of life itself.
