Still life 1987

Oleg Holosiy made this “Still Life” with oil paint on canvas. The dominant palette is earthy, with strokes of brown, cream, and gray that create a sense of depth and shadow. You can almost imagine Oleg in the studio, hunched over the canvas, mixing colors, and building up layers of paint, each stroke a response to the previous one, finding forms through a kind of painterly intuition. There’s a real push-and-pull feeling of creation. I wonder what Oleg was thinking as he painted these glasses. Was he contemplating the simple beauty of everyday objects or exploring the interplay of light and shadow? The paint isn’t too thick, but there's a juicy quality to it, especially in the way the strokes define the shapes of the glasses. The surface feels alive with subtle textures and variations. Look at that single drip of white paint coming from one of the glasses! It’s like a visual echo of all the drips and flows of paint in art history. It’s fascinating to see how artists are in constant dialogue with one another, building on the ideas and innovations of those who came before. It’s a reminder that art is a conversation, an ongoing exchange of ideas across time.