1946
From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
Cercuri is a 1946 by Ion Țuculescu, held at Brukenthal National Museum.
This painting shows a messy, colorful face split down the middle. The left side has three big, swirling eyes with dark centers and bright red-orange rings. The right side has two eyes and a mouth, all smeared with thick, rough brushstrokes. Bright reds, purples, and greens clash against a pale, uneven background. The paint is applied so thickly it almost looks like it could be scraped off. The colors don’t blend smoothly—they’re layered and uneven, giving it a raw, unfinished feel. Look up impasto next to see how this thick paint technique works.
Ion Țuculescu was a Romanian expressionist and abstract oil painter, although professionally he worked as a biologist and physician.
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