Carl Johan De Geer

A hand-tufted 'Monster Subtil' carpet, signed Carl Johan De Geer and numbered 05, c. 240 x 160 cm.

In New Zealand wool. The original pattern was composed by Carl Johan De Geer in 1986.
Carl Johan De Geer, the visionary artist and author, grasped his daughter's plastic toys in a bubbling moment of inspiration. With a blend of creative joy and a touch of eccentricity, he began to arrange and combine these small figures to draw a world of surreal patterns.

The toys, with their colourful surfaces and enticing shapes, became the building blocks of Carl Johan De Geer's artistic creation. He crafted a vibrant dance between the various plastic creatures, liberated by their inherent playfulness. With each movement and each arranged position, a new monster emerged - a monster that was a tribute to the absurd and the grotesque.