Rose Freymuth-Frazier Figurative Paintings

The couch paintings are cheekily inspired by psychoanalysis and loosely based on Freud's Theory Of Personality: Id, Ego and Superego. My family history, as the granddaughter of a Ger...

Painted in the style reminiscent of the Old Master, Freymuth-Frazier brings the subject matter into the present. Here we see a woman - a self portrait - dressed in a sumptuous silk robe and gown, clutching a Persian cat yet with curlers in her hair. Painted during the early days of the pandemic, Rose takes her subjects from her surroundings, not necessarily her own experiences, but rather part of a larger experience of being a woman in today's society. Rose Freymuth-Frazier Midlife Madonna oil on linen 56h x 34w in 142.24h x 86.36w cm RFF047 Rose Freymuth-Frazier Employing the techniques of the past in the service of contemporary exploration, I seek to add a fresh voice to the sometimes venerable, sometimes dusty and archaic tradition of large-scale figurative painting, while subtly addressing the mythology, objectification and subjugation of women. My subjects are at first glance close to home-new mothers, friends, lovers, artists, dancers-but are then quickly placed at a distance via edgy modification, rigorous technique, minimal contexts and composition, and idiosyncratic use of color. I am also interested in social presentation, artifice, and simulation as they relate to my subjects. I hope to peel away a gossamer thin layer of reality, not just to document the real but also to reveal what might be. BIOGRAPHY Given my restless history, it is curious that I became a figurative painter in New York City. My maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed into the Dominican Republic, where they happily resided in a small orderly bungalow of their own design and made their living as studio photographer and cheese maker...

A platinum blond female figure cradles a black cat to her face, her eyes closed. She is taking in the sensual touch of the animal's fur who stares out at the viewer with bright yell...

This young male fully takes in the intoxicating scent of the rose as noted by his closed eyes. He is seemingly oblivious to the numerous butterflies flitting around him. His soft r...

This silvery grey mare curls itself around as if she knows the size of the canvas. Her beautiful soft eyes look down so as to show off her intricate mane emblazoned with flowers and...

One of Rose Freymuth-Frazier's newest painting is her personal take on self-quarantine. Here a woman clutches her Persian cat dressed in a negligee and long white gloves. Both are ...

This White Persian Cat stares upward with her yellow eyes fixated on an unknown object out the viewer's sight. But what is in focus is the item that the cat has taken under it's paw - an effigy of the 45th President. The artwork is framed in a carved gold toned frame measuring 27.5h x 21.5w inches. Rose Freymuth...

We are what we make of ourselves - in "Self-Made" - Rose Freymuth Frazier toys with this idea. The lounging woman, at closer look, isn't lounging at all. She is knitting, smoking, ...

This is and oil on panel painting of a young man posed in front of a blue and floral wallpaper and smoking. Rose Freymuth Frazier Cocooned, 20...

Rose Freymuth-Frazier Employing the techniques of the past in the service of contemporary exploration, I seek to add a fresh voice to the sometimes venerable, sometimes dusty and arc...

This painting of a woman holding her chihuahua in front of a floral wallpapered wall captures the gutsy confidence of the subject. Though painted in pastel colors and loaded with fe...

Rose Freymuth-Frazier Employing the techniques of the past in the service of contemporary exploration, I seek to add a fresh voice to the sometimes venerable, sometimes dusty and arc...