Children running away from the storm 1989

Oleg Holosiy made "Children Running Away from the Storm" with paint, probably oil or acrylic. There's something beautifully raw about the brushwork here, with these urgent, almost frantic strokes of red, yellow and black. You get a real sense of process, like the painting was made in a flurry of energy. Look at those bold black lines slashing across the canvas. They’re thick and decisive, but also kind of messy, like the artist was wrestling with the paint. The texture feels almost rough, like you could reach out and feel the ridges and valleys of the brushstrokes. Those colours—fiery reds, deep blacks, and flashes of yellow—create a feeling of tension, reflecting the chaos of a storm and the urgency of fleeing. It’s like he’s channeling something primal and untamed. It reminds me a little of Soutine, but with its own particular intensity. Holosiy isn't just representing a scene, he is making it felt.