Pops of colour on a graded grey background create a calming sensation of floating. Hand-knotted rug in graded wool and silk. Custom made order available.
This unique rug design was inspired by ‘looking through’ a water-filled flask at boat rigging and blue cushions reflected on a shiny surface. Custom made. Enquire Now.
The bright shades and abstract markings of the sea duck of the same name are cleverly combined to create a hand-knotted rug in wool and silk. Enquire now.
Random abstract and distorted shapes and colours as observed by Deirdre through a water-filled flask. Hand-knotted rug in wool and silk. Bespoke & made to measure.
Depicting the magnificent wing span of this majestic bird, a stunning three-dimensional effect is created with colour grading. Bespoke & Handknotted. Make to order.
With this design, Deirdre Dyson was inspired by 'the veins of the [Butterfly] wings' and used them as the background, rendering them with touches of silk. Made to measure.
ROBERT KNOKE, Bruce LaBruce, 2014Edition of 10 + 1 APNumberedAccompanied by a Certificate of AuthenticityHand knottedWool & SilkHigh / Low CutRobert Knoke gained worldwide recognition over the past ten years for his large-scale drawings of personalities shaping contemporary culture. Robert Knoke explores the genre of portraiture and its role in an era dominated by photography, redefining the genre for the 21st century. Knoke has obsessively developed an impressive body of work with a unique and vigorous signature style. His depiction of the human face and figure, neither illustrative nor defined by context, is delicate, sophisticated and elegant, and at times even dark, brutal and disturbing. Insistently working in solitude, he creates a self-imposed distance from his subjects working off of photographs he takes during first-time meetings with his subjects. In these informal settings, he carefully directs posture and facial expression with impulse, and moments later documents with a rawness that is comparable to mug shots. Knoke refrains from capturing an emotional facet of his subjects. Instead, he seeks to capture the raw and individualistic aspect that he initially and instinctually is drawn to. In the physical drawings, the figure stays planted within a space that disregards spatial or temporal boundaries. Abstractions are at times applied with fingerprints, paint smudges, monochrome forms or gestural lines, further shaping the figure and holding it in place. Although one would think that portraiture is the main theme of Knoke’s work, he is more concerned about the actual drawing than the live-like outcome of his subjects. For him, portraiture is just a point of departure, a vehicle to be able to explore the media itself. Still, Knoke curates his selection of subjects based on his own interests in culture, resulting in a personal embodiment of himself.“I like the moment when the act of drawing exuberates raw energy. It is also about speed that I try to capture by moving my blackened fingers very fast over the paper. It is like hitting the keyboard of a piano very hard and fast, where each touch leaves a fingerprint.”- Robert KnokeSelected exhibitions: Face Gallery, Seoul, Seven, New York, NP Contemporary Art Center, New York.Images: (1) Bruce LaBruce, 2014 (2) Robert Knoke, portrait (3) Bruce LaBruce, 2009, Mixed media on paper, 210 x 200 cm (82 7/10 × 78 7/10 in) (4) Bruce LaBruce, 2009 (in-situ)
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