As we featured in our first part of the “Decoration never dies, anyway” exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, there are more artists and their works I have yet to feature.
So, let’s continue with my blog coverage from the exhibition!
Featuring Kour Pour’s “Argo Navis” created in 2015-2016 featuring acrylic on canvas over panel, “Floating World” created in 2015-2017 featuring acrylic on canvas over panel. And “Holy Mountain” created in 2014, featuring acrylic on canvas over panel.
Featuring Kour Pour’s “Tree of Life” created in 2013 and features acrylic on canvas over panel, Kour Pour’s “Hunting Along the Silk Road” created in 2012 and features acrylic on canvas over panel and Pour’s “All the King’s horses, and All the King’s Men” created in 2013 and is featured on acrylic on canvas over panel.
Featuring Kour Pour’s “Autumn Hunting Scene” created in 2016 featuring acrylic on canvas over panel and “North Indian Carpet” created in 2016-2017 featuring acrylic on canvas over panel.
Kour Pour is a Los Angeles-based artist who was originally from England and is part Iranian descent and it was his Iranian father who restored Persian carpets that influenced Kour at a young age.
He is well-known for his paintings that look like rugs and carpets which takes months to prepare.
The canvas is mounted on panels and he begins priming it with several layers of gesso to represent the warping and weft of woven rugs.
Then using a broomstick to apply the layers. And then he silkscreens an image of the rug onto his prepared surface and he paints the details meticulously using acrylics.
After months of work, he then erases parts of the image with a circular sander and repaints the obliterated areas to complete his work.
So popular is Kour Pour’s work that one of his exhibitions depicting Persian rugs were priced at $15,000 each and purchased by buyers.
Featuring Kour Pour’s “Carpet Fragment (Medallion)” and “Carpet Fragment (Border)” created in 2017 and features acrylic on canvas.
Kour Pour’s artwork is amazing and seeing his work at “Decoration never dies, anyway” exhibit at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum has no doubt opened my eyes to his work and projects. And if you love his work, then definitely visit his website.
