In her work, Manon brings to life the beautý and mysticism of nature. Each of her tapestries, illustrates her fascination with the natural elements. The representation of man is often absent from her work. Indeed according to her, nothing is more powerful than a landscape where nature seems free and unchanged for thousands of years.
Born in 1994
Lives and works in Paris
Manon Daviet began her art studies with a BTS in design at the Duperré school, with the aim of training in scenography and architecture. At the end of these two years of apprenticeship, she realised that she missed the contact with the material, so she continued her studies in the fashion and architecture section and obtained her DSAA (Higher Diploma of Applied Art) in 2017. Once her studies were completed, the artist discovered new techniques such as featherwork, embroidery and weaving during her professional experiences. Her encounters with craftsmen reinforced her idea of creating her own pieces. Since 2019, she designs and creates wall tapestries using several techniques such as knitting, embroidery, crochet and tufting. Manon Daviet is at the forefront of innovative and sought-after textile art.
In her work, Manon brings to life the beautý and mysticism of nature. Each of her tapestries, illustrates her fascination with the natural elements. The representation of man is often absent from her work. Indeed according to her, nothing is more powerful than a landscape where nature seems free and unchanged for thousands of years.
Manon's inspiration comes from personal memories and fantasized places. The artist also draws from painting (naive, fauvist, surrealist) as well as from animal nature books, which she collects. Her graphic style is characterised by the use of bright colours and the search for a synthesis of forms.
Her practice is halfway between art and craft in the sense that it requires know-how, the latter being at the service of the image, its composition and what it represents. The tapestries are made using traditional techniques (knotted stitch, knitting, embroidery, crochet, stuffing...) and more modern techniques such as tufting (short pile and loop effect). Manon's artistic approach lies in the research of assemblies of these different material renderings, which allow to transpose the drawings into tapestries. By playing on the reliefs, densities and colours of the wool, she seeks to create multiple planes and textures. The idea is to infuse a kind of materialitý into my tapestries to project oneself into them.