Oleg Holosiy

b. 1965 — d. 1993

Oleg Holosiy is the key figure of the 1980-90s Ukrainian painting of [url href=https://www.wikiart.org/en/artists-by-painting-school/new-wave#!#resultType:masonry]New Wave[/url], and one of the most interesting local artists. He only lived 27 years but in his short time, he created over 300 paintings. As a dweller of the legendary [url href=https://www.wikiart.org/en/artists-by-painting-school/parcommune#!#resultType:masonry]Paris Commune[/url] squat he bemused his neighbors and audiences with a hyperproductive, fast and performative way of working. His painting was an antipode to Soviet academism, it made up an individual style matching international postmodern trends.