Levoy Exil 30″X40″ Painting

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Levoy Exil , Born in Fermate on December 7,1944, He is one of the founders of “Saint Soleil”. He worked for a few years with Tiga, Louisianne St Fleurant, Dieusel Paul Prospere Pierre-Louis in that school of painting depicting Voodoo, borrowing little from other painting schools or styles. In his book Where Art is Joy” Seldon Rodman, praised His talent and lyricism.  exhibited widely with the other “Saint Soleil” artists in France, Haiti.  Exhibited individually in Poland, and Paris in 1998 at the “Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais. Lives in Thomassin and still paints.

Andre Malreaux immortalized the movement by feathuring Saint Soleil in his book “L’Intemporel”. TheSaint Soleil painters are heavily influenced by the voodoo religion. … The Saint Soleil painters are heavily influenced by the voodoo religion. They paint as they are monted or possessed by the voodoo loas or spirits.