Charles, Etzer (Haitian, 1945-2021)

"The work of Etzer Charles, refusing all spontaneity despite its apparent carelessness, is the result of a long effort of reflection and labor because, if art is a revolt, the release of the overflow of oneself, aspiration towards a better tomorrow, it is also a desire to dominate the material to harmonize it, disciplining it and above all shaping it to force it to express this inexpressible universe that the artist carries within him and which solicits its right to exist." Philippe Michel Lerebours