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Les Gardiens du Ciel
Levoy Exil
Levoy Exil's Les Gardiens du Ciel radiates the luminous mysticism that defines the Saint-Soleil aesthetic. Three stylized figures, outlined in meticulous dotted patterns, rise against a background of swirling turquoise and violet. Their elongated bodies and vivid masks evoke spirits in communion, guardians of light and ancestral wisdom. Exil's meticulous cross-hatching and rhythmic repetition turn color into incantation. His art, born from trance and prayer, channels the spiritual continuity between the visible and the invisible. Les Gardiens du Ciel is both chant and painting - a living testament to the belief that creation is an act of faith, and every mark a whisper from beyond.
Price
$1,500
About the Artist
Levoy Exil
Levoy Exil was born in 1944 (variously cited as October 19 or December 7) in Soisson-la-Montagne (or Fermathe) above Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He became one of the foremost members of the Saint Soleil art movement, which began in the 1970s and drew on rural Haitian spirituality, Vodou imagery, and dreamlike abstraction. Exil's style is characterised by mystical, abstract compositions that depict Vodou loas (spirits), celestial suns and stars, birds, and marassas (twins) - often using a pointillist-like technique of many dots, and vivid, rhythmic line work. His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in collections outside Haiti.