Kour Pour

[1][5] Living in Los Angeles, he was exposed to hip-hop and became interested in the idea of sampling as it is practiced in music production, and how he might apply similar principles in his artwork.

Later paintings in this series utilize structures and images drawn from existing carpets, but incorporate the artist's own designs as well.

[12] Pour's own designs drawn inspiration from a mashup of sources, sampling imagery from a range of places, but all of the elements date pre-Victorian era.

[13] Pour's carpet paintings are well-known and highly desirable, and the artist intends to continue producing these works alongside other series.

A canvas is mounted on panel and the artist begins by priming it with several layers of gesso to represent the warp and weft of woven rugs.

Details are then meticulously painted in, using acrylics in a somewhat more vibrant palette than that used by the artisans in the rugs of the Silk Road merchants he typically copies.