Castera bazile biography of william shakespeare

"His paintings are instinctive compositions with warm and harmonious hues and the expression of the sincerity typical of Haitians".

~        Gérald Alexis, Haitian Painters.

Castera Bazile was born on October 7, 1923 in Marbial, a district in the commune of Jacmel. He attends the Cochon-gras presbyteral school in Jacmel. A very young orphan, he was raised by his centenary grandmother who instilled in him solid principles as well as respect for work. Eleven-year-old Bazile travels to Port-au-Prince, forced to find work rather than continue his studies. Thus in November 1945, he entered the Art Center as a handyman.

Stimulated by the artistic effervescence of the Art Center, he launched himself into painting in 1947, encouraged by DeWitt Peters who saw in him a great talent. It focuses particularly on themes relating to daily life: maternity, birth or poverty. Bazile develops