Alexandra Kehayoglou Carpets

Return to a loving dream by alexandra kehayoglou september 7 november 18 2019 541 orchard road hermès liat towers the window installation will be on.

Alexandra kehayoglou carpets. For most of us a carpet is a way to keep our feet warm in winter. Using scraps leftover thread from her family s carpet factory in buenos aires artist alexandra kehayoglou embarks on a laborious hand tufting process to fabricate wool carpets and rugs that mimic natural textures like moss water trees and pastures. Art by argentine artist alexandra kehayoglou. When it comes to adding a touch of nature to a room most people use potted plants or a bouquet of flowers.

Many of her rugs as art pieces can be hung from the wall and used as tapestries but with some a portion trails on the floor. The alexandra kehayoglou carpets are created using surplus materials from her family s industrial carpet making factory which has been in operation for nearly six decades. Kehayoglou who grew up in a family of rugmakers started making nature inspired carpets in 2008. Alexandra kehayoglou is a visual artist who re defines carpet weaving by developing large format sculptures in textile media.

The textile artist uses scraps of yarn to create intricate occasionally trippy topographies that evoke the natural beauty of her native argentina with its swirling blue lakes rippling verdant grasslands and craggy white glaciers. Kehayoglou crafts wool rugs as unique works of art with a hand tufting process that takes several months to complete. She is primarily interested in the production processes linking art to the craft and developing a functional work of art where the knowledge of materials technique and the unifying concept of the work are combined as inseparable components. For alexandra kehayoglou it s an entire world.