Oil painting The green idea is ending Igor Konovalov

№Kon 135

The oil painting on canvas titled "The Green Idea is Ending" presents a visually striking and thought-provoking composition that plays with both surrealism and symbolism. At the center of the artwork is a nearly depleted tube of green paint, its metal body crumpled and twisted, indicating the exhaustion of its contents. The tube, once full of vibrant pigment, now lies squeezed and drained, symbolizing the depletion of an idea, a movement, or a source of inspiration. Surrounding the tube, small, floating entities resembling molecular structures with wings emerge from the last traces of the paint. These tiny creatures, a fusion of organic and scientific elements, appear to be escaping from the tube, as if they were the last remnants of the “green idea” itself. They possess an almost insect-like quality, hovering and dispersing into the atmosphere, as if dispersing energy, knowledge, or essence. Their presence adds a layer of fantasy and depth, suggesting that ideas, like matter, do not simply disappear but transform into something new. The background consists of a soft gradient of cool-toned hues, ranging from deep blues to subtle grays, creating an almost cosmic or dreamlike atmosphere. The contrast between the cool tones and the bright green elements makes the tube and its contents appear even more striking, emphasizing the visual and symbolic weight of its depletion. The paint creatures seem to be moving away, as though departing from the material realm and taking on an ethereal existence. The tube of paint, once a source of creativity and vibrancy, could symbolize the fading efforts of sustainability, climate activism, or nature itself being drained by human impact. The floating molecular creatures may represent the last traces of hope or the scientific pursuit of solutions. On another level, the painting can be read as a meditation on creativity and artistic expression. The depletion of the green pigment might signify the exhaustion of inspiration, the struggle of an artist facing a creative block, or the inevitable cycle of ideas—coming into existence, flourishing, and then dissipating.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "The green idea is ending"
* ARTISTS: Igor Konovalov
* SIZE: 30x50 cm/'11.81x19.68 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 product

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.