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Robert Kushner ”Face in the Carpet” Painting 1984 - Robert Kushner (American, b. 1949). Mixed media painting titled ”Face in the Carpet, ” 1984. Signed and dated along the lower right; titled along the lower left. Lot Essay: Robert Kushner has often been considered a founder of the Pattern and Decoration movement. The Pattern and Decoration (P&D) art movement emerged in the United States in the mid-1970s as a response to the dominance of Minimalism and Conceptual art. It celebrated ornamental, decorative, and craft-based aesthetics often dismissed by the mainstream art world. Drawing from global traditions such as Islamic tilework, Japanese screens, American quilts, and feminist art practices, P&D artists embraced color, repetition, and intricate patterns. The movement challenged the hierarchy between ”high” and ”low” art, asserting the value of beauty, pleasure, and traditionally feminine forms of expression. Though it declined by the late 1980s, P&D has seen renewed interest for its bold critique of art world conventions and its inclusive, multicultural vision. Sight; height: 30 in x width: 22 in. Framed; height: 40 in x width: 31 1/2 in x depth: 1 1/2 in. Condition: The colors are bold and bright. There are no visible tears or losses. Undulation to the sheet throughout. Light wear to the deckled edges. Floated in frame atop a non acidic mat. Framed under glass. Light wear to the frame. Not inspected out of frame.