Art Room 2020

Salman Toor created "Art Room" in oil, and it's a space that hums with quiet observation. The way Toor uses green, it's not just a color, it’s an atmosphere, thick and almost palpable. Looking closely, especially at the figures, you can see how the paint seems both careful and off-the-cuff, like a sketch that's been given a life of its own. The figure on the right, standing with a kind of sleepy awareness, his bare feet planted on that patterned rug. There’s a vulnerability in the thinness of the paint here, a directness that says so much with so little. It's like Toor is inviting us to see not just the art room, but the emotional space within it, too. There’s a nod here to earlier artists like Balthus, but with a distinctly contemporary feeling for line and color. Ultimately, Toor’s “Art Room” isn't just a depiction of a place; it’s an exploration of seeing, feeling, and being seen.