Erotic 

Yiannis Moralis made this painting, titled 'Erotic,' with oil on canvas. The material itself gives us a great deal of information, and the way Moralis has handled it is key to understanding the work. Oil paint has a viscosity that allows for seamless blending, and this lends itself to soft, abstracted shapes. We can see Moralis’s confident brushwork in how the colors softly meet. The limited palette and smooth surface reflect a modernist aesthetic, aligning the painting with industrial production through their clean, pared-down aesthetic. Though the title suggests intimacy, the execution is cool, even distant. This tension arises from the labor involved, or rather, artfully concealed: the hours of careful mixing, layering, and blending, all resolved into a composition that appears effortless. The painting invites us to think about how materials, making, and context intertwine to give an artwork its full meaning.