Dissolving Self (2026) Original Watercolour by Sibel Kucukbingol

"Dissolving Self" is not a portrait in the traditional sense. It is a moment of unraveling.

Executed in fluid watercolor and raw, urgent marker lines on canvas, this 34x36 inch piece captures the fragile instance where identity begins to dissolve - where the contours of the self blur, drip, and run. The face emerges and disappears at the same time. The eyes hold, while the rest of the figure yields to water and gravity.

The palette is intentionally restrained - cold teals, Payne's grey, and warm sepia washes - evoking both melancholy and calm acceptance. The aggressive black marker strokes are not there to define, but to question the definition. The drips are not accidents; they are the core of the narrative.

This is a work about the beauty of not holding together. About the quiet power of letting go.

The work is on gallery-wrapped canvas, unframed. It will arrive signed, dated, and with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Materials used:

Watercolor

Details:

• Watercolour on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 60.96 x 91.44 x 2.54cm (unframed) / 60.96 x 91.44cm (actual image size)
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Unspecified
• Subject: People and portraits