Title: Reverans (Reverence)
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 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:
Reverans captures a moment of sacred poise and humility. Draped in a golden skirt and crowned with a boldly patterned headwrap, the woman kneels in still devotion, her hands lifted toward something unseen yet deeply felt. The simplicity of her form against a neutral background transforms the act of offering into a symbol of grace and strength.
Through refined lines and minimalist contrast, Guesilhom Jean Batiste evokes the quiet dignity of Haitian womanhood—rooted in faith, endurance, and beauty. The gesture of her hands speaks of prayer, gratitude, and the unspoken dialogue between humanity and the divine.
In Reverans, silence becomes language, and stillness becomes strength.
Title: Reverans (Reverence)
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 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:
Reverans captures a moment of sacred poise and humility. Draped in a golden skirt and crowned with a boldly patterned headwrap, the woman kneels in still devotion, her hands lifted toward something unseen yet deeply felt. The simplicity of her form against a neutral background transforms the act of offering into a symbol of grace and strength.
Through refined lines and minimalist contrast, Guesilhom Jean Batiste evokes the quiet dignity of Haitian womanhood—rooted in faith, endurance, and beauty. The gesture of her hands speaks of prayer, gratitude, and the unspoken dialogue between humanity and the divine.
In Reverans, silence becomes language, and stillness becomes strength.
