Untitled 1989

Mostafa Dashti made this "Untitled" painting with what looks like oil or acrylic, and it's all about how the brushstrokes create a mood. The color palette is muted, almost like a faded memory. The painting has a soft texture, not too fussy. The paint isn't trying to hide anything; you can see the direction of each stroke, especially in that long road that pulls you into the scene. There's a loneliness in the light, but also a kind of peace. It reminds me of some of Giorgio Morandi's landscapes, where the everyday becomes something quiet and profound through subtle color shifts and simple forms. It’s less about what you see and more about how you feel when you look at it. It embraces that ambiguity, like a good painting should.