The Dream of Caravaggio 1989

Oleg Holosiy made 'The Dream of Caravaggio,' using earth tones and broad brushstrokes that feel both frantic and controlled. I imagine Holosiy in his studio, surrounded by reproductions of Caravaggio, maybe feeling the weight of art history, yet determined to make something new. Look at how he builds the composition, layer upon layer, like a fever dream solidifying into form. Each brushstroke feels like a thought, a question, a struggle. The texture is rough, almost sculptural, as if he’s carving the image out of the canvas itself. Notice how the figures emerge from the darkness, faces caught in moments of tension. It’s like he's wrestling with Caravaggio’s legacy, trying to find his own voice within it. Holosiy, like so many painters, is in conversation with the past, pulling it apart and putting it back together in their own way. Painting becomes a way of seeing, thinking, and feeling, all at once.