Gabriel Bien-Aimé

Haiti, 1951

A former student of sculptor Janvier Louis-Juste, Bien-Aimé is known for being one of the finest sculptors of cut metal. Mixing voodoo and Christian themes, his work is distinguished by its sculptural relief made using techniques such as the bending of iron and the addition of metallic pieces. He participated in the famous exhibition “Les Magiciens de la Terre” and his work has been exhibited internationally, namely at the Musée National d’Art Moderne de Paris, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Grand Palais, the Abbaye de Daoulas, the Halle Saint-Pierre, the Fowler Museum, the Musée du Montparnasse and the Queens Museum of Art. His works are in the permanent collections of the Center Pompidou, the Musée du Quai Branly, the Musée National d’Art Moderne de Paris, the Waterloo Museum, the Figge Art Museum, Le Center d’Art and the Musée d’Art Haïtien du Collège Saint-Pierre.