Funeral Composition 1958

Yiannis Moralis made Funeral Composition with oil paint, using colors that feel both earthy and a bit dreamlike. The figures emerge from the painting through strokes that are confident and raw. The paint is laid on thick, almost like he's sculpting with color, giving the whole scene a tangible, weighty feel. Look at the way the light catches the edges of the brushstrokes on the seated figure to the right - it's almost as if Moralis is trying to make the painting breathe, to give it a pulse. This piece reminds me a bit of early Picasso, with its focus on form and its muted palette, but Moralis brings his own sensibility to it, a certain gravity and a quiet kind of beauty. It’s a composition that celebrates process and invites endless interpretations.