found.cari.art

twins by diamond point (creative reggae jam from the commonwealth of dominica)

Here's a link to a story I posted recently on another cool blog project in which I have been collaborating. Its about the Kaliango tribe in Dominica, whose very existence is a work of art.

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midway through my saturday trek i meet greggs. i’m instantly fascinated. he's been found. i take a few shots of the mural on his galvanized art studio while he relates stories of his love for creating, his thirty years of painting and the under appreciation of artists in dominica.


he hobbles into his bohemian escape, cleverly ensconced on the fringes of the city, within the newtown community, where he finds pen, paper. we exchange numbers. his mid-forties visage makes him appear sagelike. he has the air of someone who has lived - for depicting life on the small island - about him. The children within the vicinity flock to the steps of his studio where they can relish in the freedom they find there.

his paintings invoke the spirit of the country, of nature, of the memories of slaves long gone. we as a people are both built and broken by the suffrage of our forefathers i think. greggs has inhabited his small community in the commonwealth of dominica for all of his life and can be contacted at greggsartstudio@hotmail.com.


its getting late. i’ve got to bounce. before I leave he tells me how good it is to meet someone as free as me. i slip my headphones on. i let the music and sunset and art engulf me.

greggs has no idea but i can only hope to someday be as free as he is.

meet albert casimir. the epitome of a street hustler. peddling along the bitumen of the commonwealth of dominica's main city. when he's not busy carving out inspired wood sculptures albert hustles his art to the visiting tourists along the roseau bayfront or to local art enthusiasts. his works are primarily inspired by the natural scape around him and the black roots that has shaped him.

howdy albert. our first entry at found.cari.art.

how does it feel to be found?

Hi folks,

Following the likes of the Wooster Collective and Streetsy I present found.cari.art. primarily a blog for showcasing different forms of art from the streets of the Caribbean. If you are a Caribbean artist experimenting with different forms of street art or have been to the Caribbean and have taken photos of graffiti and other curious street speak this is a place to showcase all of that. Feel free to email me at foundcariart@gmail.com for submissions or for any further information about this project.