Michael Freedman - Bolsonaro
60 x 60 cm, chalk pastel on canvas, 2020
The devastation man made forest fires bring to the Amazonian jungle reflect the ignorant and primitive policies of the Brazilian president and cause no end of harm to the whole earth.
Michael Freedman
Driven by his values, Michael’s work evokes an emotional response to environmental destruction. He aims to challenge people’s perception of reality and promote change. He uses colour, texture and mixed media to convey themes in abstract paintings. Eroded steel reflects the Earth’s destruction, whilst paradoxically, producing beautiful, aleatonic (random/chance) patterns. Michael has taken inspiration from travel including wilderness experience in Antarctica, Namibia, Canadian Tundra, Andes and South East Asian jungles. He graduated from University College London, Oxford and the University of Saskatchewan, followed by a business career in strategy and consulting, and a parallel political career advising the Labour Party at Cabinet level. He undertook a BA in Fine Art from Chelsea and Wimbledon.