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Kaye Freeman

This World of Flowers from Kaye Freeman

By dousing my canvases and drawings with a plethora of high octane colors, kaleidoscopic line work and irregular compositions, I explore the symbiotic nature of life and confront the collective taboo around death. Flowers, insects and my own body undergo a forensic exploration, inspired by the book, Japanese Death Poems, written by zen monks and haiku poets, compiled by Yoel Hoffman and published by Tuttle. In 1823, the poet Kiku, aged 52 and on his deathbed, composed the haiku that spurred my current work: That which blossoms falls, the way of all flesh in this world of flowers

Angel Trumpet
  • Angel Trumpet, 2021
Oil paint on canvas.
60 x 48 in
(152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Sold

Azure Cicada
  • Azure Cicada, 2022
Colour pencil and ink on paper
42 x 29.5 in
(106.68 x 74.93 cm)
Sold

Bee
  • Bee, 2022
Color pencil, acrylic paint and shellac varnish on paper.
38 x 50 in
(96.52 x 127.0 cm)
$2,000

Bound Homeward
  • Bound Homeward, 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
30 x 44 in
(76.2 x 111.76 cm)
$5,000

Caterpillar Gigantus One 1
  • Caterpillar Gigantus One 1
Color pencil and acrylic paint on paper.
38 x 50 in
(96.52 x 127.0 cm)
$3,000

Caterpillar Morphis Five
  • Caterpillar Morphis Five, 2022
Colour Pencil and acrylic paint on acid free brown drawing paper.
11 x 14 in
(27.94 x 35.56 cm)
$800

Caterpillar Morphis Four
  • Caterpillar Morphis Four, 2022
Colour Pencil and acrylic paint on acid free brown drawing paper.
11 x 14 in
(27.94 x 35.56 cm)
$800

Caterpillar Morphis One
  • Caterpillar Morphis One, 2022
Colour Pencil and acrylic paint on acid free brown drawing paper.
11 x 14 in
(27.94 x 35.56 cm)
Sold

Caterpillar Morphis Seven
  • Caterpillar Morphis Seven, 2022
Colour Pencil and acrylic paint on acid free brown drawing paper.
11 x 14 in
(27.94 x 35.56 cm)
Sold

Caterpillar Morphis Six
  • Caterpillar Morphis Six, 2022
Colour Pencil and acrylic paint on acid free brown drawing paper.
11 x 14 in
(27.94 x 35.56 cm)
$800

Caterpillar Morphis Three
  • Caterpillar Morphis Three, 2022
Colour Pencil and acrylic paint on acid free brown drawing paper.
11 x 14 in
(27.94 x 35.56 cm)
$800

Dawn Breaks
  • Dawn Breaks, 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
60 x 48 in
(152.4 x 121.92 cm)
$8,000

Emerald Moth
  • Emerald Moth, 2022
Color pencil and acrylic paint on paper.
29.5 x 42 in
(74.93 x 106.68 cm)
$3,500

Into the Earth Little Bird
  • Into the Earth Little Bird, 2022
Colour pencil, oil stick and graphite on paper.
27 x 42 in
(68.58 x 106.68 cm)
$2,000

Into the Earth My Body
  • Into the Earth My Body, 2022
Colour pencil, graphite and ink on paper.
144 x 48 in
(365.76 x 121.92 cm)
$15,000

Kiku
  • Kiku, 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
60 x 48 in
(152.4 x 121.92 cm)
$8,000

Morning Glory
  • Morning Glory, 2022
Oil on paint canvas.
60 x 48 in
(152.4 x 121.92 cm)
$8,000

Ophelia
  • Ophelia, 2023
Color pencil, oil stick and graphite on paper.
27 x 42 in
(68.58 x 106.68 cm)
$4,000

Peach Moth
  • Peach Moth, 2022
Color pencil and acrylic paint on paper.
29.5 x 42 in
(74.93 x 106.68 cm)
$3,000

Pulmonem Papilio
  • Pulmonem Papilio, 2022
Color pencil and ink on paper
48 x 60 in
(121.92 x 152.4 cm)
$4,800

Seeds of Paradise
  • Seeds of Paradise, 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
30 x 44 in
(76.2 x 111.76 cm)
$6,000

Ten Directions
  • Ten Directions, 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
30 x 44 in
(76.2 x 111.76 cm)
$6,000

The Azure Lotus 1
  • The Azure Lotus 1, 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
93 x 65 in
(236.22 x 165.1 cm)
$10,000

The Flowers 1
  • The Flowers 1, 2021
Oil paint on canvas.
67 x 72 in
(170.18 x 182.88 cm)
$9,000

The Sowing
  • The Sowing, 2021
Oil paint on canvas
17 x 16 in
(43.18 x 40.64 cm)
$2,400