Kour Pour

Kour Pour (born 1987, Exeter, Devon) is a British artist of part Iranian descent based in Los Angeles.

Kour Pour was born in Exeter, England. He received his BFA from Otis College of Art and Design in 2010. He lives and works in Los Angeles. Pour was featured on Forbes List 30 Under 30 in 2015.

Pour's canvases take months to prepare. Each is based on a particular rug or carpet that he has researched from exhibition and auction catalogues. The canvas is mounted on panel and he begins by priming it with several layers of gesso to represent the warp and weft of woven rugs. He uses a broomstick to apply these layers. He then silkscreens an image of the rug onto his prepared surface. 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. After months of this preparatory work, he then erases parts of the image with a circular sander. Finally he repaints these obliterated areas as much as possible to produce the finished work.

An exhibition of his paintings at the Untitled Gallery, New York, generated intense interest. All seven canvases, depicting Persian rugs and priced at $15,000 each, were snapped up by buyers.

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