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Birth of Anacaona
Birth of Anacaona

Birth of Anacaona

Giclee Print (ID: A140796)
Designed by Julia Santos Solomon
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This piece is highly personal. It represents Anacaona the heroine of Quisqueya (the Taino name for present day Haiti and Dominican Republic). She captured the artist's imagination as a child. There is a sculpture of her on the base of a Columbus monument in Santo Domingo. She was a poetess and a rebel. Quisqueya was ruled by five Taino tribes. Her father, brother and her husband Caonabo were chieftains. He was a warrior and fought the Spaniards, but was captured and killed. Anacaona took over for him, and also fell to the Spaniards but left her mark. The artist borrowed Boticelli's composition of " Birth of Venus" and replaced it with "Birth of Anacaona". She wanted to represent her as curvy, strong, and beautiful. In the water is black mermaid and cherub, creating an image populated by people of color. The sky and water are turbulent to represent what she lived through. There is a song by Tona la Negra, "Angelitos Negros," which informed this painting.

This print is from an original acrylic painting. It ships flat.
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Julia Santos Solomon

Julia Santos Solomon

"Making art is my calling. Color is the most important element in my art. It carries emotion, form and a sense of place. My palette was formed in the Dominican Republic where I was born.The richness of the Caribbean is at the heart of my images."

Julia Santos Solomon is one of the most successful contemporary Dominican artists on the landscape today. Her work is featured in galleries and private collections throughout the world. The bright colors of the Caribbean landscape are an important vehicle for her expression.

Julia Santos Solomon was classically trained, and studied masters Rembrandt, Vermeer, Goya, and Velasquez. Her years in Italy brought beauty, stimulation, and clarity to her work. Rome revealed a shocking tropical palette, turquoise, pinks, yellows, and greens. Her sense of color and use of gold leaf are informed by her Dominican heritage.

Julia Santos Solomon received her BFA in painting from The Rhode Island School of Design, where she participated in the European Honors Program in Rome, Italy. She studied at Parsons School of Design, Cooper Union, and The Art Students League. She has been a professor at the Parsons School of Design,and she is a Founding Faculty member of Altos de Chavon School of Design in La Romana, DR.

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