Title: Oil painting A person's walk through blogs Igor Konovalov Description: No.Kon 138The oil painting on canvas titled "A Person’s Walk Through Blogs" presents a melancholic yet surreal exploration of digital existence and emotional introspection. At the center of the composition, a pale, androgynous figure in an oversized muted green coat walks slowly, head lowered in deep contemplation. Their delicate features are illuminated by an unseen light source, casting soft shadows that accentuate the quiet sadness of their expression. The figure appears weightless, as if floating rather than walking, their movements hesitant, like someone lost in thought, processing an overwhelming influx of information. The background is a dreamlike gradient of soft pink and deep crimson, blending in an ethereal swirl, evoking the intangible nature of digital spaces. The color palette suggests both warmth and detachment—symbolizing the paradox of online interactions, where emotions are simultaneously shared and isolated. The surface of the ground, a barren, sandy terrain with sparse tufts of dry grass, reinforces the sensation of loneliness and detachment, as though the figure is traversing an emotional desert, a void filled with endless words and images but lacking real connection. Scattered across the canvas, ghostly bubble-like entities resembling abstract, floating digital icons or fragmented data streams hover around the solitary figure. These forms, semi-transparent and delicate, symbolize fleeting thoughts, fragmented online conversations, and intangible digital presences. Some are swirling away, dissolving into the atmosphere like forgotten messages, while others hover closer, as if whispering their influence into the traveler’s ear. Their soft luminescence contrasts with the deep hues of the sky, creating a sense of movement and impermanence—an echo of the rapid, ever-changing nature of the online world. The necklace around the figure’s neck, resembling a modern, metallic chain, could represent a connection to the digital sphere—perhaps a symbol of the algorithms and feeds that shape our perceptions. It might also suggest the weight of online identity, the expectations imposed by curated digital lives, or even the sense of entrapment within a cycle of scrolling, consuming, and reacting.*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING **** TITLE: "A person's walk through blogs"* ARTISTS: Igor Konovalov* SIZE: 85x120 cm/'33.46x47.24 inches' * MEDIUM: oil, canvas* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection* CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this productAbout the artist: He was born in 1965 in the city of Novy Bug.1983—1987 — Dnipropetrovsk State Art School.1987—1993 — Kyiv State Art Institute.Since 1993, co-founder of the art commune "Squat on Olehivska Street", the activity of which has two periods:1993—1996 — "classic squat" (occupation of premises for workshops and housing, exhibition activity, as a practice of introduction into society).1996-2006 — "fictitious squat" (author of the project — Fiction Gallery Expedition. — going beyond workshops and galleries (institutions) into open urban space.The founder of the Hill-art direction (art on the hills), within the framework of which actions were held and facilities were created on the hills of Kyiv.2010-2020 - develops the author's mythology, which he called "Infodelica".The creator of paintings, promotions, objects and video art.Lives and works in Kyiv.EXHIBITIONSPersonal exhibitions:2020 - Recreation room, Kyiv History Museum, Kyiv2019 - "Voices", CSM "Soviart", Kyiv2018 - "Two Pages", Kyiv History Museum, Kyiv2017 - "Point of support", CSM "Soviart", Kyiv2016 – "Presidency", CSM "Soviart", Kyiv2016 - "Relax", CSM "Soviart", Kyiv2015 – "Wi-Fi", DTEK Academy, business center "Eurasia", Kyiv2013 - "Infa&infadelika", 8-bit Gallery, Kyiv2012 - "Infa", Gallery "Forest", Moscow, Russia2011 - "Infa", RA Gallery, Kyiv2010 – I. Konovalov, Museum of Sovr. image of Arts of Ukraine (MSIIU), Kyiv2009 – "Golden Mountains", RA Gallery, Kyiv2008 - Ctrl-Z, RA Gallery, KyivGroup exhibitions:2020 – ART CAPITAL, Grand Palais, Paris. Salon Comparaisons, groupe Alain Campello2017 - "Squat on Olehivska Street", Sumy Municipal Gallery, Sumy2015 – Museum collections, Ukrainian modern art. (1985-2015)2015 – "Coefficient of independence" (America House), Kyiv2015 - "Art for the sake of life" - charity project, "Art Arsenal", Kyiv2014 - The 21st figure art exhibition "MAN & WOMAN", At the Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia2012 - "Squat on Olehivska Street", M17 Center of Contemporary Art, Kyiv2012 - Art-Moscow, 16th International Art Fair, Moscow, Russia2011 - "Independents", New art of the new country 1991-2011, "Art Arsenal", Kyiv2011 – "Space Odyssey-2011", "Art Arsenal", Kyiv2010 - Art project "AUT" - international art project, Chocolate House, KyivPress:• Catalog for a personal exhibition: I. Konovalov, Museum of Modern Fine Arts of Ukraine (MSIIU), "Infa", "Forest" Gallery• The book "Squat on Olehivska Street" (1993 - 2015), Kyiv• Collection of the Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art 1985–2015 from private collections25 years of presence. Modern Ukrainian artists. 1991-2016, Kyiv• Collection of catalogs of participation in numerous exhibitions and auctionsWorks are located:• Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum• Museum of Modern Fine Arts of Ukraine (MSIIU)• Kyiv History Museum• In private meetings: Boris and Tetyana Hrynievych, Igor Voronov, Igor Abramovich, Oleg Krasnosilskyi, Volodymyr Kashirskyi, and others.
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