Realization of Nikolay Berezkin's nightmare 1990

Oleg Holosiy made this large painting called 'Realization of Nikolay Berezkin's nightmare', and it is a whopper. I can only imagine him wrestling with it in the studio! Look at the dominant dark grey and black color, with splashes of white, yellow, and red. It's like a stormy night rendered in thick, expressive brushstrokes. You can see the artist's hand in every swirl and dab. And then there are these figures, like grotesque beasts emerging from the shadows, and they are standing on what looks like a checkered floor, like in a surrealist dream! What was Holosiy thinking? Maybe he was diving into the depths of the subconscious, pulling out these primal images and emotions. This painting reminds me of Goya's dark visions, but with a contemporary twist. It feels like a raw, unfiltered glimpse into the artist's psyche and an insight into the complex realm of human experience.