Untitled 

This untitled painting was created by Fikret Mualla Saygi sometime before his death in 1967, using gouache on paper. The material's texture and application are key to its appeal. Gouache is opaque, unlike watercolor, which allows for vibrant blocks of color and layering. Mualla's quick, expressive strokes create a sense of spontaneity, as though capturing a fleeting moment of urban life. The figures, rendered in bold colors, are placed against a background of contrasting hues, giving the scene a dreamlike quality. The artist's deliberate choice of gouache emphasizes the painting's flatness, moving away from traditional, academic techniques. The directness of the medium suits Mualla's unpretentious approach, focusing on capturing the essence of everyday experience. Mualla elevates the mundane through his choice of materials and making process, challenging traditional distinctions between fine art and the art of lived experience.