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About the canvas work:
“The fundamental delusion of humanity
is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.”
- Yasutani Roshi
At some subconscious level we are inherently drawn to larger than
life representations of the human form. A colossus that dwarfs us stirs us to wonder and awe. We are captivated by giants
in movies and enthralled by tales of titans which permeate our lore.
This fascination with super humans is ingrained in us from infancy.
The first “god” we comprehend is the omnipotent being who reaches for us, cradles us, feeds us, and soothes us.
The first “others” we perceive are gargantuan beings of fantastic proportion.
I hope these large paintings might trigger some subliminal recollection
of ethereal associations with the human form. Through rendering the body in a colossal scale, I strive to present the divinity
we first identified with human flesh and then turn that fascination inward. Ultimately, I believe the largest truths lie
within our small frames. Our very corporeal vessels contain the answers we seek outside ourselves. - Michael
Freed, 2007
Images of current works on canvas:
| "Token" |
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| 36 x 36", mixed media on canvas, 2008. |
| "Tell Me" |
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| 36 x 36", mixed media on canvas, 2008. |
| "Basis" |
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| 48x48", mixed media on canvas, 2007. |
| "Source" (* Phoenix HRC Auction 2/09/08.) |
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| 30 x 30", mixed media on canvas, 2007. |
| "Shade" |
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| 48x48", mixed media on canvas, 2007. |
| "Circle" |
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| 48x48", mixed media on canvas, 2007. |
| "In Sight" |
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| 48x48", charcoal, acrylic on canvas, 2007. |
| "Consider" |
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| 36x36", mixed media on canvas, 2007. |
| "Vision IV" |
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| 36x36", mixed media on canvas, 2007. |
| "Taste" |
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| mixed media on canvas, 48x48", 2007. |
| "Hello" |
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| 48x48", mixed media on canvas, 2007. |
| "Hold On II" |
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| 36 x 36", mixed media on canvas, 2007 |
| "Hold On" |
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| 48x48", charcoal, acrylic on canvas, 2007. |
| "Stick" |
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| 36x36", mixed media on canvas, 2007. |
| Vision II |
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| mixed median on canvas, 36x36", 2007. |
| "Look Out" |
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| mixed media on canvas, 48x48", 2007. |
| "Torrid Zone" |
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| mixed media on canvas, 36x36", 2007. |
| "Vision" (Sold) |
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| mixed media on canvas, 36x36", 2007. |
| "Sphere" (Collection of Fine Art Museum, Santa Fe) |
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| 48x48", charcoal, acrylic on canvas, 2007. |
| "Signal" (Sold) |
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| 36x36", charcoal,acrylic on canvas, 2007 |
| "Conception" |
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| charcoal,acrylic on canvas, 48x96" (diptych, 48x48"each), 2007. |
| "Real Time" (Sold) |
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| 48x48", charcoal, acrylic on canvas, 2006. |
| "Common Ground III" (Sold) |
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| 36x36", charcoal,acrylic on canvas, 2006. |
| "Common Ground II" |
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| 36 x 36", charcoal,acrylic on canvas, 2006. |
| "Through Me" |
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| 60 x 60", charcoal,acrylic on canvas, 2006. |
| "Common Ground" (SOLD) |
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| 30 x 30", charcoal,acrylic on canvas, 2006. |
| "Continuum" (SOLD) |
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| 48x48", charcoal, acrylic on canvas, 2006 |
| "Present" (SOLD) |
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| 48x46", charcoal,acrylic on canvas, 2006. |
| "Deity" (SOLD) |
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| 60 x 60", charcoal, acrylic on canvas, 2006. |
| "Impart" |
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| 48x48, charcoal,acrylic on canvas, 2006. |
| "Found" |
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| 48 x 36" mixed media on canvas, 2006 |
| "Venture III" |
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| 48x36", mixed media on canvas |
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