68 - Fabrice Ausset

Fabrice Ausset Gold Water Lily Rug Merino wool and silk Year created: 2015 L350 W238 cm The water lily motif—which painting has long associated with Claude Monet’s variations at Giverny—finds a textile interpretation in Fabrice Ausset’s work: floating leaves and reflections laid flat on the ground, as seen from the shore. The Gold version, dated 2015, plays with golden tones that the silk makes shimmer depending on the angle and lighting. The contrast between the matte, dense merino wool sections and the silky passages gives the motif a unique depth. A work in which the designer approaches the rug as a pictorial surface.