Untitled 1953

This untitled painting was made by Manoucher Yektai, and it is a symphony of thick paint and pure color. The composition seems to grow from a process of layering, of adding and subtracting, revealing a mind constantly at work. Up close, the surface is a tactile explosion of impasto, a thick skin of oil paint built up through countless small marks. Each stroke feels deliberate, a physical record of the artist's hand. The materiality here is palpable; it's as if Yektai wanted to trap the essence of color itself, turning each brushstroke into a jewel-like form. Look at the way he builds the image from small rectangular gestures. He reminds me of Philip Guston, another painter obsessed with process and physicality. Like Guston, Yektai embraces ambiguity, allowing the painting to exist in a space between representation and abstraction. It’s a painting that celebrates the ongoing conversation of art.