DESIGNED IN THE CARIBBEAN AND MADE IN EUROPE
DESIGNED IN THE CARIBBEAN AND MADE IN EUROPE
The Jean Girigori by IAL Design collection is a collaboration completely created and designed in the Caribbean and sensual artistic vision of world-renowned artist Jean Girigori. She painted five paintings in her atelier in Curaçao specifically for this partnership.
Her painting style is embedded in powerful creole femininity, local cultural diversity, afro mysticism and the powerful Caribbean blue sea. Her works have been exhibited all over the world from established galleries in Paris, Cuba, Amsterdam and New York.
She was born on the 14th of January 1948 on a boat in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. This was a powerful symbolic indication that her life would be devoted to celebrating the splendor of the islands. Her paintings, though colorful, are in essence a protest on canvas. Her work can be considered a fierce outcry against the deprivation and abuse to which the people and particularly the children of the Caribbean have historically been subjected to.
The Jean Girigori by IAL Design collection is a large beach towel compendium of five colorful designs that represent her passionate artistic vision of the natural beauty of the Carribean Sea and life on the islands.
Deep and light blue hues represent the strong and nurturing power of the ocean, while bright yellows and intense reds signify the fiery passion and love for life of the people.
This large beach towel in blue illustrates two fish madly in love.
Jean Girigori directly expresses the love between two individuals in this design. The different shades of blue depict the colors of the Caribbean ocean and the turbulent passion experienced when a person falls in love.
Width 100cm
Length 180cm
This large beach towels portrays a school of fish in blue.
Jean Girigori used different shades of blue and yellow with strong brush strokes to depict the abundant wealth of the Caribbean ocean. This design also depicts the vibrant multi-cultural riches of the islands.
This large beach towel illustrates a bed of flowers in blue.
Jean Girigori used strong brush strokes in blue and grey hues to portray the violent and yet nurturing characteristics of a Caribbean rain storm. The bed of flowers symbolizes the immediate growth of flora right after the storm.
Width 100cm
Length 180cm
This large beach towel illustrates a school of fish in red and yellow.
Jean Girigori used bright reds, vibrant yellows and strong brush strokes. The golden orange fish in the middle symbolizes a woman different from the group while she has her grand entrance at a party. The group looks at her and gossips about her. But she doesn’t care because she is a strong, brave and beautiful individual. This is a typical scene in Caribbean societies where individuality is not always celebrated and encouraged. This design also represents the breathtaking Caribbean sunset.
Width 100cm
Length 180cm
This large beach towel illustrates a bed of flowers in multicolor.
Jean Girigori used deep purples, fiery reds and soft pinks to represent the passionate, powerful and caring nature of the women of the islands. They love and care full of vigor, but when confronted their love and passion makes way for a tempest defensiveness, righteousness and strength.
Width 100cm
Length 180cm
