(NAME-MCE) announcement - new DVD about Caribbean ceramist and artist

[Ann Scarboro]

Victor Anicet, Céramiste et artiste martiniquais" presents vital concepts of Caribbean culture and history in a 30 minute documentary with excellent English subtitles.  Students can see Mr. Anicet at work in his studio, hear his French, experience his love of Martinique and feel his passion for social justice.

Victor Anicet, the internationally recognized ceramist who studied in France, England and Germany as well as Martinique, gave the interview in this documentary during a show of his work at the Université Antilles-Guyane in November, 2001. Anicet, a seeker of shadows, a restorer and rejuvenator of the past and a diligent scholar, creates works of art that bring objects and symbols from the culture of his Amerindian ancestors to life for the modern world.  In the interview he speaks passionately about this quest, describes his extensive training in ceramics, and shows many of his sculptures and paintings. Among the topics he addresses are the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean islands, the vital heritage left behind by the Amerindians, the horrors of slavery, the multiple races that compose Caribbean society today and the richness of Caribbean culture. A recent inductee of the prestigious Académie Internationale de la Céramique and a celebrated citizen in his native village of Marigot, Anicet describes how his richly textured art includes both real and symbolic elements of African cloth, masks, slave irons, slave ships, East Indian trays, and Amerindian dogs.   The documentary is replete with live footage of both Martinique and of Anicet at work in his studio, photos from his personal collection, and related documents.  The division of the DVD into titled segments also makes it ideal for classroom instruction.  See www.mosaicmediaarts.com for a clip and ordering information.

Ann Armstrong Scarboro, President
Mosaic Media
735 12th Street
Boulder, CO  80302
www.mosaicmediaarts.com
Ph: (303) 443-2581