A richly layered acrylic painting by Djordje Ozbolt, *Benares* evokes the spiritual intensity and visual chaos of the sacred Indian city through a distinctive blend of folk art sensibility and contemporary irony. Ozbolt's characteristic flattened figures and bold, vivid palette bring the teeming riverbanks and ancient rituals of Varanasi to life with both reverence and playful irreverence. The work reflects the artist's ongoing interest in synthesizing disparate cultural and art historical references into dense, narrative-driven compositions.