In digital-age terms, rugs by their very nature have the characteristic of having noticeable pixelation - and in Keltie Ferris's gorgeous intense abstract paintings, pixelation and resolution are a central issue. Her body-print based pigmented works on paper, previously exhibited at Mitchell Inness & Nash, are the inspiration for this rug.
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Ferris coats her body with oil and presses herself against the paper surface on the floor of her studio. She then sprinkles the paper with pure color pigments. The results are compelling. Resembling a photographic yet fragmented impression of the body, they recall X-rays, Xeroxes or photo-silkcreens.
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The size of the carpet is meant to evoke a prayer rug or a mystical shroud. In an article in "Hyperallergic," Keltie Ferris says, “The body prints are as colorful as humanly possible”; that this intensity is captured in the dyed woven silk is what makes the rug so amazing and forceful.
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Hand-knotted in silk by highly-skilled artisans in Nepal. This rug is also available in custom sizes.
