Voltaire Hector Haitian Art Co. Home Page Jn. Voltaire Hector is a rising star among self-taught Haitian artists. He began painting simple landscapes in 1977, but soon moved on to depicting intimate scenes of Haitian life.
Hector is a sensitive and passionate artist.
His paintings serve as a sort of visual journal, illustrating his personal life and the life of his community. Whether presenting domestic scenes, Voodoo ceremonies, or political events, his narrative paintings always engage the viewer. Even the world of the spirits feels real and immediate in Hector's work. The constant thread running through this prolific artist's works is emotion. Gentle or intense, joyous or painful, the feelings evoked always ring true.