Power of the Basket
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- Item #: KMFL1008
About The Original Painting
Created: 1999
Original Medium: Oil on Canvas
Original Status: The Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy LLC
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About This Limited Edition
Limited Edition Size: 1000
Giclee On Canvas - Laminated and Stretched
Size: 24 inches X 30 inches
Authorized by The Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy Collection
Certificate of Authenticity by The Fine Art Registry
Power of the Basket is currently featured in Artist at Work: The Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy museum exhibition at the Booth Museum in Cartersville, GA. It has also been featured in the Kenneth M. Freeman show at the Fondazione Metropolitan Museum in Milan, Italy March/April 2007. It is prominently featured in the museum books "Artist at Work" which represents Freeman's museum book and also the Milan Exhibition book: Kenneth M. Freeman. The painting has also been featured in Western Art Collector Magazine.
This painting was also used in the Proud Indian Family Series of Collectible Plates by Hamilton Collectibles.
A basket has great symbolic significance because it represents the well-being of an individual, particularly the mind. Navajo legend teaches that Holy People – First Man and First Woman – made baskets when they lived in the underworld for ceremonial purposes.
Each part of a Navajo basket has a special significance.- The core of the basket represents the emergence of the Holy People into the present world - the Fourth or Glittering World.
- The area surrounding the core represents the earth.
- Traditional Navajo baskets have a first layer of black triangular design, representing the four sacred mountains. That area immediately adjacent to the black represents the sky; the red design represents the clouds and darkness.
- The black triangular designs on the outside of the basket represents the Holy People, including Yellow Corn and Dawn.
Finally, the outer edge of the basket represents the association with others.
GICLEE DEFINITION:
Giclee (pronounced jhee-clay) reproductions were originally developed in 1989 as a digital method of fine art printing. The French word Giclee means to spray ink. Original artwork is converted into digital format, stored in the computer, and then sent directly to a high-resolution inkjet printer. A diverse range of substrates are routinely used, offering a variety of finishes and textures, such as watercolor paper and cotton canvas. Although more expensive than four color offset lithography, Giclee printing gives far higher quality and allows the artist to control every part of the printmaking process.
Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy Giclees have been printed on special quality cotton canvas and have been printed with archival quality inks with a lasting color impression of up to 75 years under extreme UV light exposure. Under normal exposure to UV lighting, they have a lasting impression of up to 200 years. The canvas is then stretched on stretcher bars, and the image is laminated. The Giclee is finally ready for framing and your enjoyment!
Giclee prints are now found in the finest galleries. Reputable museums around the world, including The Louvre, New York's Metropolitan Museum, and The Guggenheim, display Giclees as part of their collections.
