This is the absolutely awe-inspiring work of Madrid born, New York based painter Antonio Santin. Yes, PAINTER. These ‘rugs’ are in fact oil paintings. Figurative oil paintings… except that the figures are all hidden:

“The rug series evolved from his ongoing interest in the opacity of fabric as a device to obscure the body with abstract patterns and textures. Each of these works brings the background into the foreground while a discernible figure hovers beneath the surface.”

Crazy. Beautiful. Happy Friday.