Beatrice 1990

Oleg Holosiy painted "Beatrice," at an unknown date, using oil on canvas. It's got this unusual palette, all blushy pinks and shadowy dark blues, giving it a kind of dreamlike, melancholic feel. The paint is applied in thin washes, allowing the texture of the canvas to peek through, which adds to its ghostly quality. Look closely at the figures and you'll see they're built up from simple, almost childlike lines, as if Holosiy wasn’t trying to hide the process of painting itself. I'm drawn to the way he juxtaposes these fleshy, soft forms with these dark, brooding faces, creating this sense of tension and mystery. It reminds me of some of Philip Guston's later work, where he embraced a raw, almost cartoonish style to explore complex emotional states. Ultimately, “Beatrice” remains ambiguous, inviting us to project our own feelings and interpretations onto its enigmatic surface.