In a hut 1991

Oleg Holosiy painted ‘In a Hut’ in oil on canvas, and right away you see this incredible dance of dark and light, a real moody palette. It's like he's wrestling with something, trying to pull a scene out of the shadows. Up close, the paint has got a real physicality to it, thick in some places, scraped back in others. Look at the way the white paint is dragged across the bottom, suggesting the water; you can almost feel the speed and the urgency of his gesture. It’s not just about representation, it’s about the act of painting itself, the push and pull, the layering and the revealing. Holosiy, who died young, was part of a whole movement of Ukrainian painters who were really pushing the boundaries of what painting could do. Maybe check out some early Kiefer, someone else not afraid to mix it up and make a mess. Art isn't about answers, it's about the questions we ask along the way.