Portal (2023) Original Oil Painting by Igor Konovalov
70.87 x 47.24 x 0.79cm (unframed) / 70.87 x 47.24cm (actual image size)
£3,881
Original artwork description
№Kon 110
Portal is a surreal oil on canvas composition that opens a mysterious passage between dream and reality. A glowing circular portal floats in a deep night sky filled with stars and soft light, while a ladder leads into the luminous opening as if inviting the viewer to cross into another world. Around the portal drift small toy rabbits and butterflies, creating a sense of weightless movement above a distant landscape and horizon below.
The idea behind Portal explores the feeling of transition and imagination, where the boundary between sky, space, and dream disappears. The ladder symbolizes a path toward the unknown, while the floating rabbits and butterflies evoke childhood memories, fantasy, and the freedom of thought. The contrast between the glowing portal and the dark sky emphasizes the mysterious energy of a gateway connecting different realms.
This artwork was created using oil on canvas with smooth transitions of color and atmospheric light that enhance the depth of the sky and the glowing portal. Subtle gradients shape the stars, clouds, and distant horizon, while delicate details bring the rabbits, butterflies, and ladder into focus. The result is a dreamlike scene that invites contemplation and imagination.
Materials used:
oil
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 70.87 x 47.24 x 0.79cm (unframed) / 70.87 x 47.24cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Urban and Pop
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
Tags:
#oil painting#sky#pop art#surrealism#contemporary art#fantasy#cosmos#social commentary#symbolism#original artwork#neorealism
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Original artwork description
№Kon 110
Portal is a surreal oil on canvas composition that opens a mysterious passage between dream and reality. A glowing circular portal floats in a deep night sky filled with stars and soft light, while a ladder leads into the luminous opening as if inviting the viewer to cross into another world. Around the portal drift small toy rabbits and butterflies, creating a sense of weightless movement above a distant landscape and horizon below.
The idea behind Portal explores the feeling of transition and imagination, where the boundary between sky, space, and dream disappears. The ladder symbolizes a path toward the unknown, while the floating rabbits and butterflies evoke childhood memories, fantasy, and the freedom of thought. The contrast between the glowing portal and the dark sky emphasizes the mysterious energy of a gateway connecting different realms.
This artwork was created using oil on canvas with smooth transitions of color and atmospheric light that enhance the depth of the sky and the glowing portal. Subtle gradients shape the stars, clouds, and distant horizon, while delicate details bring the rabbits, butterflies, and ladder into focus. The result is a dreamlike scene that invites contemplation and imagination.
Materials used:
oil
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 70.87 x 47.24 x 0.79cm (unframed) / 70.87 x 47.24cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Urban and Pop
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
Tags:
#oil painting#sky#pop art#surrealism#contemporary art#fantasy#cosmos#social commentary#symbolism#original artwork#neorealism
Igor Konovalov
United Kingdom
About
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... Read more