This magnificent 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle from Magnolia features the brilliantly conceived illustration art of Turkish artist Serhat Filiz, who slices open a city apartment building to reveal the full, warm, wonderfully human panorama of life being lived simultaneously on every floor. From the rooftop party to the basement garden, Happy Lives is a puzzle that makes you feel the joy of a world full of people simply getting on with the beautiful, ordinary business of being alive.
Serhat Filiz's Happy Lives is a cross-section architectural masterwork — a six-storey city apartment building opened up like a dollhouse to reveal sixteen or more distinct domestic scenes unfolding simultaneously, each one rendered with the warmth, humor, and character detail that defines Filiz's finest work.
On the rooftop, a rooftop party is in full, joyful swing — couples dancing in formal wear, a DJ at decks, a breakdancer mid-move, and champagne being raised against a deep purple-blue city sky full of clouds and stars.
The top floor holds three apartments side by side — a chaotic family bedroom where children have completely taken over, a recording studio where a young man and woman work at a mixing desk while an older gentleman oversees, and a cozy living room where an elderly couple watches television from a well-loved armchair.
The second floor reveals three more lives — a rock band rehearses in full gear among posters and guitars in one apartment, a bookish man reads contentedly among towering stacks of books in another, and a grandmother and granddaughter cook together in a warmly lit kitchen full of hanging pots and fresh vegetables.
The third floor shows a new mother nursing in a rocking chair beside a crib in soft pink light, a young boy bouncing joyfully on his toy-strewn bedroom floor, a passionate photographer surrounded by prints and equipment in a deep red studio, and a woman admiring herself in a dressing room mirror surrounded by clothes.
The fourth floor continues the panorama — a musician plays guitar among bookshelves in dim lamplight beside a sleeping dog, a young person watches football on television cross-legged on the floor, an elderly artist paints at an easel with quiet absorption, and a woman meditates peacefully in a plant-filled room beside a needlework frame.
The ground floor brings the building to street level — a couple shares a candlelit family dinner, a woman soaks in a claw-foot bathtub in a green-tiled bathroom, a multigenerational family gathers in a warmly lit living room, and the building's doorman — a magnificently uniformed cat in a red coat and military hat — stands sentry at the grand entrance door. Outside, a grandfather and grandmother tend a flower-filled ground-floor garden, cats and a dog play on the pavement, a child in a superhero cape runs past, and a young musician plays guitar on the steps. Neon signs for a Jazz Club, a Diner, and the Magnolia brand itself glow in the surrounding cityscape. This Magnolia jigsaw is a love letter to the human comedy in all its ordinary, extraordinary richness.
Features
- 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle
- Assembled size: 26.8 × 18.9 inches (68 × 48 cm)
- Brand: Magnolia
- Artist: Serhat Filiz
- Matte finish