Artist turns carpets into works of art

South Florida artist Florencia Clement de Grandprey is turning carpets into art by painting pictures on them.

De Grandprey takes large rugs and carpets and spends around a month creating a work of art. She also makes 3D paintings featuring paint, fabric samples and mixed media. Her carpet paintings were inspired by a desire to paint on a much larger scale, but using easily transportable media. Carpets and rugs were her solution, as they can be rolled up for transportation. She incorporates the patterns of the carpets as part of her art.

Though de Grandprey likes depicting faces, she is not available for commissions to paint family portraits on carpets. She has created a series of carpet paintings that she calls “Guardians of Sacred Space”, which features faces of people of different ethnicities. She told WSVN 7News that:

“I always try to represent different ethnicities, nationalities, just different looks, because I feel that everyone needs to be represented.”

The artist’s carpet paintings are inspired by a desire to empower people by reminding them of their inner warrior. The carpets are not for walking on, but are instead to be hung on the wall like other works of art.

If households are tired of either plain or patterned carpets in their Chester and North Wales homes, it’s unlikely that there are local artists willing to change them by turning them into works of art. An easier solution is to choose a new carpet from the wide range of patterns and colours available from a local carpet retailer.