Still life with kelaghayi 1973

Sattar Bahlulzade made this painting, Still life with kelaghayi, and it's a party of blues, just having a conversation with each other. He lets the paint do its thing. It’s like watching a dance where the brush leads and the colors follow. The surface is alive with thick strokes, and you can almost feel the energy he put into each dab. Look closely at the way the white lace is rendered - it’s not just about the pattern, it's about the feeling of lace. It's like he’s trying to capture the essence of the thing, not just its appearance. The texture in the lower right-hand corner is so dense, it almost feels like you could reach out and touch it. Bahlulzade reminds me of Milton Avery. Like Avery, he wasn’t afraid to simplify and abstract, letting the colors do the talking. This piece shows how painting can be more about feeling and process than about perfect representation.