Hawaiian Icon
The World of Bob Freimark
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Descriptions of Art Work Descriptions of Art Work: HAWAIIAN ICON : Inspired by a plumeria blossom while I lived and painted on the Big Island, near Pahoa, I came back to make this lithograph at Trillium Graphics in San Francisco in 1991. The image measures 22"x30", and is printed on Somerset paper from England. I spent many years in the Hawaiian Islands, off and on, between 1940 and the present, most of the time residing on Oahu and Hawaii. In the 1980's I created a large series of watercolors of the lush tropical plants I encountered there, and my work was added to the collection of the Honolulu Advertiser. Lithograph, 1991. Image: 22"x30", printed on Somerset paper at Trillium Graphics in San Francisco. Arabic Edition: 100. Price: $800. ROANOKE: (BLUE RIDGE SERIES): While working at Littleton Studios in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, I produced a series of vitreographs called the "Blue Ridge Series". These are prints made on glass plates, which are etched, carved, scratched, and sand blasted to create the desired effects, and are then rubbed up with ink and printed like a regular intaglio. My works there all reflected the place, which creates a strong impression on the viewer, and is endowed with a rich historical background. Roanoke was made from two plates, and received a "rainbow roll", which is a tricky application of the inks, applied by allowing three colors to merge together, creating a graded edge. I had been working with American Indian themes, and Roanoke seemed to play an important part in my memory, since it was the town the English left to fend for itself when the ships returned to Europe, and no trace was found of the settlers when the troops returned. It is this mystery, which has never been solved, that most preoccupied my thoughts, as this work was unfolding. Vitreograph (intaglio on glass plate), 1991. Edition of 50, printed on Somerset paper at Littleton Studios in Spruce Pine, NC. Image: 14 1/2"x11 5/8". Price: $600. CHEROKEE (BLUE RIDGE SERIES): When you are working up on the Blue Ridge, you are looking down toward, and surrounded by, the ancestral home of the Cherokees, a great people who have managed to survive and persist, overcoming incredible odds and unimaginable hostility. The long death march to Oklahoma fastens on the conscience, and I knew it was time I made a statement. I often refer to native Americans in my art, since I am part Indian myself. I have a raw nerve there, which needs to be salved and examined from time to time. That is why a great number of my works are concerned with --not just the native American plight, but their majesty, their contributions, the grandeur of their accomplishments while they were the earth's caretakers. Americans today are forever indebted. Vitreograph (intaglio on glass plate), 1991. Edition of 30, printed on Somerset paper at Littleton Studios in Spruce Pine, NC. Image: 14 3/8"x23". Price: 400. BLIND INSTINCT : Every