


Alone with myself.
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Me and cat in my own world.
$ 2,000
mehmet pirhan avşaroğlu' More From
In this painting, the figure consciously withdraws from the noise of the outside world and remains alone with themselves. This state is not a dramatic narrative of loneliness; it is rather a moment of pausing, waiting and thinking. The figure does not establish a direct relationship with the viewer. Gazes turn inward and this turn determines the main rhythm of the painting.
The pet accompanying the figure is actually a cat; however, in the figure's perception, this cat exists like a jaguar. This transformation is a symbolic exaggeration; it points to the perceptual shift in the figure's inner world. The animal does not settle at the center of the narrative; it does not explain or dramatize loneliness. This difference between the mundane and the mental quietly makes visible the tension within the figure. The excessive meaning that a lonely person left alone with themselves assigns to their pet.
Stillness in this painting is not a deficiency, but a conscious stance. The figure's immobility does not suppress the flow of thought continuing in their inner world; on the contrary, it makes it visible. The painting addresses a time when a person is left with themselves, away from external interference but also purified from exaggeration.