Caroline Freudenthal is a Visual Artist, Writer/Storyteller &
a Swedish/global PR & Communication Specialist/Manager
Caroline starting painting in mid-life. An autodidact painter of abstract art working mainly in acrylic, ink and tempera, Caroline creates visual stories, often in mixed media, fusing art with storytelling. Her works include large scale pieces over 2 metres.
Since 2001 Caroline has produced a body of work comprising some 350-400 pieces, with a number of exhibitions and displays of her art at venues and art galleries in Stockholm and in New York. Her artwork is on long-running display in the Save the Children United Nations Office at the UN Plaza in New York.
Caroline's creative process often starts with an idea for a concept, before commencing work on the artistic manifestations of the theme. Taking the visual storytelling element one step further, Caroline creates figurative tableaus for the photos on her exhibition invitation cards, in which she poses with her paintings as an embodiment of the abstract themes in her artwork, teaming up with talented Swedish female photographers to realise her creative vision.
A multicultural childhood spent in England, Mexico and Sweden has inspired and influenced Caroline’s artistic expression. Major sources of inspiration include CG Jung’s reflections on Alchemy and Psychology, Écriture & Peinture Feminine, Egyptology, Norse Mythology, travel, art, design, film, fashion, music and literature.
Artist’s Statement:
“My fascination with Alchemy has led to many years of abstract interpretations of alchemical processes—a major part of my body of work is inspired and influenced by Alchemy and the various experimental stages described in the formulae for turning lead into gold.”
“I am also a big admirer of Mexican Surrealist artist Frida Kahlo, who I view as a kindred spirit through her creative expression, her loves, her life. Frida embodied the art of Peinture Feminine and the Feminine is a prominent and important feature in my work.
Frida was also a true Alchemist in both her artistic and personal representation.”
-Caroline Freudenthal
“My fascination with Alchemy has led to many years of abstract interpretations of alchemical processes—a major part of my body of work is inspired and influenced by Alchemy and the various experimental stages described in the formulae for turning lead into gold.”
“I am also a big admirer of Mexican Surrealist artist Frida Kahlo, who I view as a kindred spirit through her creative expression, her loves, her life. Frida embodied the art of Peinture Feminine and the Feminine is a prominent and important feature in my work.
Frida was also a true Alchemist in both her artistic and personal representation.”
-Caroline Freudenthal
Critique:
Johan Cederlund, Director of the Zorn Museum in Mora, Sweden, has written in a critique of Caroline’s artwork:
“Caroline Freudenthal's paintings resemble abstract depictions of nature. Her artwork brings to mind the Plein Air movement of the 1800s: the blue pieces recall Monet's garden paintings while the darker canvases resemble intricate studies of tree trunks and rocks. Caroline’s work is a rhapsody in art.”
Johan Cederlund, Director of the Zorn Museum in Mora, Sweden, has written in a critique of Caroline’s artwork:
“Caroline Freudenthal's paintings resemble abstract depictions of nature. Her artwork brings to mind the Plein Air movement of the 1800s: the blue pieces recall Monet's garden paintings while the darker canvases resemble intricate studies of tree trunks and rocks. Caroline’s work is a rhapsody in art.”
Art Exhibitions & Displays:
Rubedo
Ling Long & Story Hotel
Riddargatan 6, Stockholm
Spring - Summer 2022
Online Retrospective 2001-2021
Celebrating Twenty Years as an Abstract Artist
Walkabout and Other Stories
Story Hotel,
Riddargatan 6, Stockholm
Autumn 2020 - Spring 2022
Madame Butterfly
Ling Long & Story Hotel, 2020
Renaissance
Volvo Studio Stockholm,
Kungsträdgården, 2019
Shieldmaiden
Bumblebee Studio, Stockholm, 2017
Selected works,
Restaurant Sjöpiren, Stockholm 2016
Selected works,
Salon Zezil, Stockholm, 2016
Two Tribes: A Consummation
MLG gallery , Stockholm, 2015
Galvanized
MLG gallery, Stockholm, 2014
Selected works,
Save the Children UN Office
New York
Ongoing from November 2013
Transmutatio
Salon Helheten, Stockholm, 2013
Reinvention
Bego Ezair Gallery,
New York, 2012
Alchemy Monochrome
Behrer & Partners Fastighetsmäkleri,
Stockholm, 2012
Winter Collection
Salon WhyNot, Stockholm, 2010–2011
Selected works,
Trygg Hansa Reception Area,
Stockholm, 2010
Maelstrom
Gallery Aguéli, Stockholm, 2007
Alchemy II
Salon Hudoteket, Stockholm, 2006
Zoë
Gallery Gummesons,
Stockholm, 2005
Summer Salon
Galley Sjöstaden, Stockholm, 2004
Alchemy
Gallery Gummesons, Stockholm, 2004
Neon & Blue
Gallery Sjöstaden, Stockholm, 2004
Ritual
Ahtello, Stockholm, 2003
Transformation
Ahtello SoulArt Gallery,
Stockholm, 2002
Interior decoration:
MEA Real Estate (2016)
Monello (2012)
Homestyle (2010 - 2011)
Swedish TV4 (2009)
Homestyle (2007 & 2008)
Presentations:
“Art & Life”
Save the Children Sweden Arts Society, 2011
“Alchemical Artwork”
Academy of Alchemy, 2010
“Alchemy”
Institute for Analytical Psychology, 2002
Rubedo
Ling Long & Story Hotel
Riddargatan 6, Stockholm
Spring - Summer 2022
Online Retrospective 2001-2021
Celebrating Twenty Years as an Abstract Artist
Walkabout and Other Stories
Story Hotel,
Riddargatan 6, Stockholm
Autumn 2020 - Spring 2022
Madame Butterfly
Ling Long & Story Hotel, 2020
Renaissance
Volvo Studio Stockholm,
Kungsträdgården, 2019
Shieldmaiden
Bumblebee Studio, Stockholm, 2017
Selected works,
Restaurant Sjöpiren, Stockholm 2016
Selected works,
Salon Zezil, Stockholm, 2016
Two Tribes: A Consummation
MLG gallery , Stockholm, 2015
Galvanized
MLG gallery, Stockholm, 2014
Selected works,
Save the Children UN Office
New York
Ongoing from November 2013
Transmutatio
Salon Helheten, Stockholm, 2013
Reinvention
Bego Ezair Gallery,
New York, 2012
Alchemy Monochrome
Behrer & Partners Fastighetsmäkleri,
Stockholm, 2012
Winter Collection
Salon WhyNot, Stockholm, 2010–2011
Selected works,
Trygg Hansa Reception Area,
Stockholm, 2010
Maelstrom
Gallery Aguéli, Stockholm, 2007
Alchemy II
Salon Hudoteket, Stockholm, 2006
Zoë
Gallery Gummesons,
Stockholm, 2005
Summer Salon
Galley Sjöstaden, Stockholm, 2004
Alchemy
Gallery Gummesons, Stockholm, 2004
Neon & Blue
Gallery Sjöstaden, Stockholm, 2004
Ritual
Ahtello, Stockholm, 2003
Transformation
Ahtello SoulArt Gallery,
Stockholm, 2002
Interior decoration:
MEA Real Estate (2016)
Monello (2012)
Homestyle (2010 - 2011)
Swedish TV4 (2009)
Homestyle (2007 & 2008)
Presentations:
“Art & Life”
Save the Children Sweden Arts Society, 2011
“Alchemical Artwork”
Academy of Alchemy, 2010
“Alchemy”
Institute for Analytical Psychology, 2002