Through Foliage 1992

Oleg Holosiy painted “Through Foliage” with oils and brushes in strokes of green and white, as if he were trying to capture a fleeting memory, or a scene witnessed through a hazy dream. The painting feels like a portal, doesn't it? I imagine Holosiy, with his brush loaded with green, layering strokes upon strokes, trying to build this immersive, leafy world. You can almost feel him stepping back, squinting, adding a touch of white to make the light filter just so. It's not about perfect representation but about the feeling of being enveloped by nature. There is something about the gesture of painting here, in the materiality of the strokes, which are neither thin nor thick, but somewhere in between, which really evokes the way our memories are shaped by emotion. The light in this painting reminds me of Corot’s landscapes. Painters, right? Always riffing off each other. Holosiy died so young; it’s a reminder that art-making is a conversation across time, each artist adding their voice to the chorus.