Untitled 1954

This painting by Manoucher Yektai is thick with oil paint and the process of making it. Look at the creamy, almost sculptural application of the paint. It's like the artist was building up the surface, layer by layer, moment by moment. I'm drawn to the way Yektai uses impasto to create texture and depth. In the upper left, the paint is applied in thick, gestural strokes that suggest light and shadow, creating a sense of movement and energy. It's almost like he's sculpting the light itself. You can feel the physicality of the paint, the weight and density of the material. It's as if the painting is not just an image but an object, a thing in itself. Yektai reminds me of Giorgio Morandi, another painter who found endless inspiration in the simple forms of everyday objects. Like Morandi, Yektai invites us to slow down, to look closely, and to appreciate the quiet beauty of the world around us.