2.02.2011

Art for Haiti Benefit Exhibition

I am honored to be part of the group show at Jose Vera Fine Art & Antiques titled "Art for Haiti" Benefit Exhibition located in Eagle Rock, CA.
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude. 3 million people had been affected and after one year the death toll is more than 316.000 people. If it was not enough the cholera outbreak has spread to every part of the country. Haitians still need our help.
Even though my images are not from Haiti, they reflect Haitian heritage and the African influence in the Americans.
Santiago de Cuba - Cuba

Title: Carnival - Probably the most important celebration of the African Diaspora in the Americans

Havana - Cuba
Title: Chess and Rum - "Slaves were the first to discovered that molasses, a by -product of the sugar  can be fermented into alcohol". (Wikipedia)

Bahia - Brazil

Title: Bahiana - The African influence in Brazilian race and culture