A new silk scarf dedicated to the work of Ellsworth Kelly
On the occasion of the exhibition Ellsworth Kelly – At the edge of water at the Fondation Maeght, Brochier Soieries continues its long-standing dialogue between artistic creation and textile excellence by producing a silk scarf inspired by the iconic work Red, Yellow, Blue (1963) by the artist.
For more than seventy years, the encounter between the Maeght family and the Brochier family has been driven by a shared ambition: to bring together the arts and artisans, visual artists and silk printers, by transposing onto silk the works of major figures of modern and contemporary creation.
This collaboration began in 1953 with the creation of the first makémono by Joan Miró, initiating a long series of now emblematic editions.
Over the decades, Brochier Soieries has produced silk scarves dedicated to major artists such as Braque, Chagall, Giacometti, Bazaine, Tal Coat, Ubac, Kandinsky, Steinberg, Calder, Chillida, Adami, Palazuelo, Tàpies, Riopelle, Van Velde, Garache, Monory, Artigas, Lindner, Ting, Voss, Kuroda, Fiedler, Klasen, Gasiorowski, Broto, Delprat, Grau, Labauvie, Del Re, Neumann, Lavater, Cortot, Gagnère, Arroyo, Dépin, de Rougemont, Young Boo Lee, Valdés, Léger, Gürbüz, Perrin, Yan Pei-Ming, Martinez, Fukagawa, Doerflinger, Granier de Cassagnac, Roy-Camille, and Matisse.
These textile transpositions reflect a consistent commitment: to create a dialogue between artwork, material, colour, and movement.
Within this lineage, Ellsworth Kelly holds a singular position. Born in 1923, the American artist developed, from the post-war period onward, a body of work defined by economy of means, the power of colour, and the radical simplicity of form. His practice, at the intersection of painting and space, explores perception in its most essential dimension.
While staying in France in 1963, Kelly spent a decisive summer in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, surrounded by gardens and the distinctive light of the region, just before the inauguration of the Fondation Maeght. It was in this context that he created Red, Yellow, Blue, a work that has become emblematic of his pictorial language: a radical composition in which three pure colour fields structure space with absolute simplicity, reducing painting to its perceptual essence.
Presented today at the Fondation Maeght as part of the exhibition dedicated to the artist, this work highlights the continuity between Kelly’s research and the architecture of the site, where art exists in a constant dialogue with light and landscape.
The silk scarf published by Brochier Soieries as a limited edition for the Fondation Maeght extends this visual experience. Through the movement of the fabric, the vibration of colour, and the fluidity of the material, it offers a new interpretation of the work, faithful to Kelly’s spirit: a direct, silent, and luminous abstraction.
Silk scarf “Red, Yellow, Blue” by Ellsworth Kelly, limited edition for the Fondation Maeght.