Rapprochement trajectories 1990

Oleg Holosiy made this painting, Rapprochement trajectories, on canvas with oil. Looking at it, I’m struck by how Holosiy builds the image from thin washes and linear marks. It reminds us that painting is as much about process as it is about the final image. The way he's built up these layers, it's like he’s inviting us to see the ghost of the painting’s making. The ochre background, it's not quite covering the surface. It pools in places, letting the texture of the canvas peek through. These dark marks above the horizon line, they are feathered. Like quick notations of movement, birds in flight maybe, or perhaps just a feeling of being airborne. This work makes me think of other artists who explore the ephemeral. The dreamlike quality of Odilon Redon comes to mind. Holosiy’s piece, like Redon’s, embraces ambiguity, inviting multiple readings. What is clear, though, is the sense of possibility.