The purpose of my work is to make beautiful things. Working from nature, I am inspired by its beauty. When I paint simple things, I vitalise them and fill them with sense. Trying to reproduce exactly the light and the mood of the subject, I experiment with composition, tone and colour. I balance composition, so that on lookers can breathe easily. I make contrast convincing, and colours fresh and pure.
Feelings and mood play an important role in my paintings, more so than the form. It is not the technical side of art, which interests me; hence I do not experiment with styles or medium. I am simply excited by the process of painting itself.
Technical skills together with inspiration are not enough to be a good artist, unless you do not work constantly and estimate your results soberly and strictly. I regard each new work as a serious search. This produces a picture that is not an imitation of reality, but a new reality in itself. Nature is the teacher and it is nature that teaches me to see the subject and gives me immense feeling of love.
Biography: Born: 1968 in Joskar-Ola, Marij-El Republic, Russia.
Education:
The Art School in Joskar-Ola, Russia, 1983
The Restoration School in Sankt-Petersburg, Russia, 1987
Since 1995 Vitali has been working as an independent painter
Now painter lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic
Represented:
° The Taylor Jardine Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
° Artiel Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
° Artnet.com, ArtNet Worldwide, New York, USA
° Artyx Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
° Galarie Art International, Naperville, Illinois, USA
Selected solo exhibitions:
2002 99 Gallery, Breclav, Czech republic
2002 Stucco hall, Mikulov in the Moravia, Czech Republic
2001 Hotel Days, Lendice, Czech republic
2001 Youth center The Glob, Prague, Czech republic
2000 Sorea Jan Sverma, Demjanova dolina, Slovakia
2000 Bal-k-on Gallery, Dolni Dunajovice, Czech republic
2000 Bohemian Mosaic Gallery, Prague, Czech republic
2000 The Glob cafe, Prague, Czech republic
1999 Bohemian Mosaic Gallery, Prague, Czech republic
1998 Spring Art Exhibition, Prague, Czech republic
1997 KPOVS Ltd, Prague, Czech republic
1997 The cesky lev cafe, Prague, Czech republic
Selected group exhibitions:
19-21 July 2002
Fresh Art 2002 Vitali Komarov Stand A128, Business Design Centre, London www.freshartfair.co.uk
2002 Lednice Art Fair 2002, Lednice, Czech republic
2001 Art Investments Inc., London, United Kingdom
2000 The Sun Gallery, Prague, Czech republic
2000 The Max Art Gallery, Prague, Czech republic
2000 The Jan Go Gallery, Prague, Czech republic
2000 Alternatif cafe, Prague, Czech republic
2000 ArtNature salon, Prague, Czech republic
1999 Kral Hrah Exhibition, Tabor, Czech republic
1999 Ebivol Gallery, Kazan, Russia
1999 Filimonov Gallery, Prague, Czech republic
1998 "Prague walk," Mary Republican Museum Of Fine Arts,
Joshkar-Ola, Russia
1998 Godot Gallery, Prague, Czech republic
1998 Kondrashov Gallery, Karlovy Vary, Czech republic
Selected collections:
National museum of fine arts, Joshkar-Ola, Maru Republic, Russia ("Landscape with blue road," 1998 Oil on Canvas)
The Northwestern College, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA ("Cherry trees," 1998 Oil on Canvas)
First Union Securities, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, USA ("Camomiles," 2001; "Poppies," 2001; "Red peonies in a vase," 2001; "Campbell's soup (after Warhol)," 2001 Oil on Canvas)
Edward Jones, Inc., New Castle, Indiana, USA ("Ploughed fields," 2000; "A Cloud above the Field," 1998; "Frozen," 1998 Oil on Canvas)
Slovatrade, Inc., Bratislava, Slovakia ("Three trees near road," 1998 Oil on Canvas)
Commissions:
2000 The Northwestern College, Saint Paul, Munnesota, USA 1999 Hotel Excel City, Prague, Czech republic
1998 Amberland Ltd., Prague, Czech republic
Constant exhibitions:
Excel City hotel, Prague, Czech republic
Exhibition articles:
Lanickova, Catherine, "Colour South of Moravia," New life, (November 23, 2000)
Sinenki, Alexander, Prague lights, (September, 2000)
Weiss, Vladimir, "The Russians are coming!" The Prague post, (September 1-7, 1999), p.B3.
Country: Czech Republic
E-mail: komarov@komarovart.com
Site: http://www.artiel.com