Oil painting Cloud archive Igor Konovalov

"Cloud Archive" by Igor Konovalov: A Visual Exploration of Memory and Perception

Collection and Significance

"Cloud Archive" is a significant piece within our Collection of Contemporary Art and the thematic Collection of Sky Landscape, enhancing the diversity of Other Works by Igor Konovalov. This captivating oil painting is an excellent choice for collectors and art enthusiasts looking to Buy a Oil Painting that melds the ethereal with the conceptual, readily available as part of our Original Paintings for Sale.

About This Painting

"Cloud Archive," measuring 110x170 cm, is an oil on canvas masterpiece that captures a dreamlike sky filled with clouds in various hues from dark stormy blues to light creams. Each cloud in this 'archive' symbolizes a different memory or thought, painted with a vibrancy that suggests the fluidity and ephemeral nature of recollection.

Floating whimsically among the clouds are colorful inflated bunnies, each representing different data points or memories within this personal yet expansive space. These playful elements serve as metaphors for how our memories and thoughts float through the mind, visible in moments of reflection or introspection.

The concept of a "Cloud Archive" cleverly plays on the modern digital cloud of data storage, reimagined through a tangible, natural phenomenon. This painting invites the viewer to contemplate the ways we store and retrieve our personal histories and collective experiences, blending the digital and organic in a visually stunning narrative.

Artistic Details

Artwork Details

• Title: Cloud Archive
• Artist: Igor Konovalov
• Size: 110x170 cm / 43.30x66.92 inches
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Technique: Original artwork from our collection

Condition and Detailed Viewing

Presented in impeccable condition, oil painting invites viewers to explore its every detail through comprehensive imagery, capturing all angles and facets of this stunning piece.

About 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.

EXHIBITIONS

Personal exhibitions:

2020 - Recreation room, Kyiv History Museum, Kyiv

2019 - "Voices", CSM "Soviart", Kyiv

2018 - "Two Pages", Kyiv History Museum, Kyiv

2017 - "Point of support", CSM "Soviart", Kyiv

2016 – "Presidency", CSM "Soviart", Kyiv

2016 - "Relax", CSM "Soviart", Kyiv

2015 – "Wi-Fi", DTEK Academy, business center "Eurasia", Kyiv

2013 - "Infa&infadelika", 8-bit Gallery, Kyiv

2012 - "Infa", Gallery "Forest", Moscow, Russia

2011 - "Infa", RA Gallery, Kyiv

2010 – I. Konovalov, Museum of Sovr. image of Arts of Ukraine (MSIIU), Kyiv

2009 – "Golden Mountains", RA Gallery, Kyiv

2008 - Ctrl-Z, RA Gallery, Kyiv

Group exhibitions:

2020 – ART CAPITAL, Grand Palais, Paris. Salon Comparaisons, groupe Alain Campello

2017 - "Squat on Olehivska Street", Sumy Municipal Gallery, Sumy

2015 – Museum collections, Ukrainian modern art. (1985-2015)

2015 – "Coefficient of independence" (America House), Kyiv

2015 - "Art for the sake of life" - charity project, "Art Arsenal", Kyiv

2014 - The 21st nude art exhibition "MAN & WOMAN", At the Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia

2012 - "Squat on Olehivska Street", M17 Center of Contemporary Art, Kyiv

2012 - Art-Moscow, 16th International Art Fair, Moscow, Russia

2011 - "Independents", New art of the new country 1991-2011, "Art Arsenal", Kyiv

2011 – "Space Odyssey-2011", "Art Arsenal", Kyiv

2010 - Art project "AUT" - international art project, Chocolate House, Kyiv

Press:

• 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 collections

25 years of presence. Modern Ukrainian artists. 1991-2016, Kyiv

• Collection of catalogs of participation in numerous exhibitions and auctions

Works 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.

Invitation to Viewers

We invite you to immerse yourself in the serene yet complex world of "Cloud Archive," displayed in our gallery. This painting is an exceptional acquisition for those who appreciate art that provides not just visual delight but also deep, reflective experiences. Explore this and other unique artworks in our Collection of Contemporary Art and Collection of Sky Landscape.