Hand Painted Cow Hide

A hole at the center, and everything flies outward from it.

This hand painted cow hide is a contemporary work by Eccentric Luxuries for Primitive. Painting on hide is among the oldest ways of decorating a surface, and contemporary makers have brought the practice down to the floor as bold, one-off rugs. Streaks of orange, red, violet and yellow radiate from an open oval near the middle, flecked with dark splatter. Spread flat, the skin keeps its natural, wandering edge. It is 116 inches wide and 95 long.

Quiet rooms should consider themselves warned.