The Sacred Vision of Felix Lafortune Born in Pont-à-Sonde, Haiti, Felix Lafortune emerged not as a classically trained academic, but as a profound voice from the spiritual heart of the Artibonite region. His journey into the world of fine art was an unexpected one, beginning far from the galleries of the elite. For much of his early life, he lived as a farmer and a houngan, a voodoo priest, in the city of St. Marc. His initial creativ…
Scroll through Felix Lafortune's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Felix Lafortune's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.