Belgin Yücelen: Epic of the Horse III

In this dreamy work on paper by Belgin Yucelen, the threshold between the seen and not seen dissolves into a misty dreamscape. A ghostly figure in pale, luminous green, floats tenderly beside a horse-the outline of its form coming into view almost like one might recall a distant memory amidst the texture of smoke shadows. The horse, in soft ochres and golds, speaks to strength but is shown here partially veiled, as if disappearing into history. A vertical, thin sliver of gold to the right, incisive and with purpose, gives way to a sense of a gateway or moment of revelation through the fog. This painting, quiet yet with depth, instills in one respect toward times and spirit, and stories unmentioned, lying just beneath the surface of reality.