Everyone from Art Connoisseurs to the Curious will Get a chance to Select from Reasonably Priced Original Selections from painter Sacha Lazarre. The self-taught prodigy hails from the Houston Area’s growing pool of talented artists and is a member of the city’s diverse and celebrated immigrant population.
The product of the Haitian migration of the past decades are settled throughout the world. They include Houston-based Sacha Lazarre, who has chosen to use her artwork as a medium for expressing the spirit and diversity of a group she calls “Generation D”, the American children of the massive Diaspora experienced by Haiti and other Caribbean and African nations during the 1960s. Lazarre will display her collection Generation D/Migration: Flights of Fancy at the StarvArt Gallery on Thursday, October 27. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to benefit the children displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita enrolled in Neighborhood Centers Inc. after-school programs.
Lazarre herself is a well-traveled example of Generation D, born in New York, but having lived in Haiti, and intimate enclaves of Haitian populations in Zaire and Miami before planting roots in Houston. She has grown a collection of artwork marked by blended mediums, vibrant colors and potent brushstrokes that includes handsome characters with stark strong features.
“Members of 'Generation D' wear their culture and heritage with subdued, yet strong pride, being both assimilated and apart,” said Lazarre. “This series is my attempt to dialogue with audiences my version of this experience. It is very ethnic, primal and evocative, and at the same time modern, urban and American.”
Lazarre’s show will also replicate the growing trend of so-called “affordable art” shows and fairs, a concept that originates with UK and Australian-based Affordable Art Fair series. These shows, first held in Melbourne, Syndney and London and later New York and San Francisco, attempt to strip down the pretentious world of art by giving buyers an opportunity to purchase original top-quality art at reasonable prices. The concept is catching on in the United States. Lazarre offers pieces for as low as $400, and most of the collection is traditional showcase pieces that can be shown in a home.
StarvArt Gallery is located at 2602 Persa Street in Houston and is near River Oaks/ Montrose, two blocks west from the intersection of Westheimer and Shepherd streets, near the popular Restaurant, Cafe Adobe. The exhibit will be open 6-11pm.
