Jacqueline in turkish costume (Reflections on works by Pablo Picasso)

• Year created: 2016

• Medium: oil on canvas

• Dimensions (cm): 120x90

This painting radiates with vibrant energy, built from a mosaic of fractured shapes and bold, overlapping hues. The subject emerges through abstraction: a stylized portrait with features assembled from sharp angles, curved patterns, and layered textures. The dazzling mix of reds, blues, greens, and yellows creates a sense of rhythm, as though the figure itself is woven into the surrounding geometry.

Hints of traditional costume are present, interpreted through swirling designs and ornamental motifs scattered across the canvas. These details anchor the figure within cultural reference, while the fragmented style disassembles and reimagines them. The face, both mask-like and expressive, holds the viewer’s gaze in its balance of mystery and intensity.

The work pays homage to Picasso while reasserting its own voice, transforming influence into dialogue. It challenges perception, asking the eye to reconstruct identity from abstraction. At once celebratory and enigmatic, the painting becomes a meditation on tradition, transformation, and the enduring power of the human form.