Lupus 2019

Dragan Ilić Di Vogo's painting "Lupus" appears to be made with acrylics and has a smooth, almost airbrushed surface. I can see a melancholic horse figure, its form dissolving into a cosmic landscape. The artist seems to build the image through layers of colour, letting drips and spots accumulate on the canvas. It's like watching a world being born, a universe in constant flux. The horse itself feels less like a solid creature and more like a constellation, each spot of colour a star in its own right. I am imagining Di Vogo in the studio, pushing the paint around, surrendering to the pull of gravity and the happy accidents that emerge. The animal is ghostly, its energy suggesting both fragility and strength. It reminds me of the dreamlike imagery of Odilon Redon, who was also drawn to the mysterious and ethereal. The artist isn't trying to capture a likeness, but a feeling. It's a reminder that painting is as much about intuition as it is about observation.