Tapis

Rafael Bajar's 1985 work Carpet is a mixed composition on panel, combining paint, material and textile integration. The artist inserts a fragment of carpet in the center of the composition, creating a direct dialogue between decorative object and pictorial language. The whole is structured around a warm palette dominated by ochre and earth tones, against which geometric shapes and raised elements stand out. The presence of the textile motif, framed and integrated into the surface, introduces a tactile and historical dimension, evoking both craftsmanship and domestic memory. Around this central element, gestural lines and material effects animate the surface, creating a contrast between structure and spontaneity. The composition plays on the opposition between flatness and volume, between representation and actual incorporation of the object. The signature "R. Bejar" and the date "85" are visible on the lower right, while the reverse of the work bears handwritten indications specifying the title, the reference to the Savonnerie and the Paris date, reinforcing its anchorage in a reflection on the decorative arts. With its hybrid approach, the work is part of Rafael Bajar's own research, blending abstraction, matter and cultural references, in an approach that questions the boundary between painting and object.