Washing 1989

Oleg Holosiy made this painting, Washing, with oil on canvas. Imagine the dark palette spreading across the canvas, the figures emerging from the shadows with strokes of blue, brown, and orange. The act of painting feels like a dance here, a conversation between control and chance. I wonder what Holosiy was thinking as he worked. Maybe he felt the weight of history, the push and pull of tradition and the urgent need to break free. The paint is applied in layers, thick in some spots and thin in others, creating a textured surface that invites you to touch it, to feel the artist’s hand. Look at the way he’s dragged the brush across the canvas, leaving a trail of pigment that communicates so much feeling. It reminds me a bit of some of the German painters, like Baselitz, who were also grappling with history and identity through a kind of raw, expressive figuration. Ultimately, Washing feels like an invitation to embrace ambiguity, to find meaning in the uncertainty, and to recognize the ongoing conversation that connects artists across time.