Untitled 1953

This untitled painting is by Manoucher Yektai and just look at that surface! It's pure joy, isn't it? The thick daubs of paint are like creamy peaks, swirling in shades of white, red, blue, and yellow, with a dollop of black. I can almost feel the artist building up the layers, each stroke a response to the one before. There's a real sense of play here, of pushing the medium to its limits. I wonder what Yektai was thinking as he worked on this piece. Was he wrestling with something, or just letting the paint guide him? It reminds me a bit of Guston, especially in the way he fearlessly piled on the pigment. But Yektai has his own thing going on. It's like he's digging into the very essence of painting, exploring its physicality and its potential for expression. Ultimately, this painting is a testament to the ongoing conversation between artists across time, inspiring each other to new heights of creativity. It embraces the ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations.