Miami, FL – February 12, 2014 – Living in South Florida, it can be easy to take for granted the incredible tropical habitat that surrounds where we live. However, there is one artist that is making sure we not only remember, but appreciate this beauty. Art enthusiasts came out on Wednesday evening to check out the studio of Haitian-born, Miami-based artist Edouard Duval-Carrié. Guests were the first to see the new works which will be on view at Perez Art Museum Miami as part of the exhibition, Edouard Duval-Carrié: Imagined Landscapes. Imagined Landscapes is an exhibition project involving a series of new works generated over the past year. Known for his innovative adaptions of traditional Haitian iconography, which he engages in order to address contemporary social and political conditions, Duval-Carrié is presenting a series of large-scale paintings and sculptures. Contrasting his signature use of strong colors, this project presents works executed entirely in black and silver glitter. Involving extensive research, Imagined Landscapes will present lush tropical scenes that reference specific nineteenth-century paintings executed in the Caribbean and Florida. If your yearning to see the masterpieces, the exhibition will officially be on display beginning March 13th.

Leann Standish, Timothy Walker, Edouard Duval-Carrie, Rafael Miyar, & Tobias Ostrander

Jorge Gutierrez, Tobias Ostrander, & Edouard Duval-Carrie

Jorge Gutierrez, Mirelle Chancy Gonzalez, & Rafael Miyar

Roberto Borlenghi, Mirelle Chancy Gonzalez, & Janda Wetherington

 Tobias Ostrander & Edouard Duval-Carrie

 Tobias Ostrander

 Edouard Duval-Carrie & Tobias Ostrander

 Edouard Duval-Carrie

Edouard Duval-Carrie & Bob & Dede Moss

Tracy Belcher, Daniel & Marcella Novela, & Timothy Walker

Ann & Pablo Butcher

Eliot & Lois Hess

Margery Gordon & Christian Larsen

Nina Duval & Edouard Duval Carrie

Nina Duval & Mirelle Chancy Gonzalez

Nori Fernandez & Maria Elena Ortiz

Tobias Ostrander, Tracy Belcher, Timothy Walker, & Leann Standish

Patty & Bill Kleh  & Dede & Bob Moss