Blue Istanbul

“Blue Istanbul” summons a figure emerging from an ultrachrome blue void-where form melds with symbolic color. Adorned in gold-a turban and ornate chain-this homage to Ottoman grandeur appears worn, nearly dissolving into his radiant blue skin.

His gaze balances defiance and resignation. Sean Rush layered brushstrokes to forge his features, then softened them under washes of cerulean, blurring lines between presence and erasure.

The composition pulses with tension and calm: the figure anchors the left, while the diagonal chain punctuates a serene expanse. Blue here is more than pigment-it’s mythic, spiritual, regal-a canvas of identity.