FLY THE COOP

Farrah Lee's "FLY THE COOP" is a mixed media canvas built from torn and collaged fabric panels in cerulean blue, black, and peach, patched together rather than painted in a single continuous field. A cloud of black sits upper centre, dense and unresolved, while a splatter of gold drips down through the seams between panels, joined by quieter passages of grey. The composition reads as fragments finding a new arrangement rather than a scene assembled from the start.

This work departs from the pure gesture that defines much of Lee's practice, moving instead into construction — material pulled apart and reassembled on new terms. The seams between panels stay visible; the torn edges stay torn. Nothing is smoothed over or disguised, a refusal consistent with the rest of her catalogue, where process stays legible whether it is a single loaded brushstroke or a canvas built from stitched fragments.

For collectors, "FLY THE COOP" represents the mixed-media register of Lee's practice, distinct from her acrylic-only works. It demonstrates a technical range beyond pure gesture, offering an entry point for collectors drawn to construction and collage within a broadly gestural, expressionist vocabulary.