Igor Chelkovski
In 1976, the artist emigrated to Paris, and in 1985, he was deprived of Soviet citizenship "for actions incompatible with Soviet citizenship."
Chelkovski's works combine plastic expressiveness and imagery. The artist's creativity has remained relevant since the 1970s when his style was formed, thanks to experiments with color, form, and materials within his artistic manner.
Chelkovski is known for his sculptural "objects" that can be scaled up to enormous sizes. One of the recurring motifs in his work is the graphic silhouettes of people, enlarged in volume, which organically fit into the urban landscape. Chelkovski creates reliefs with schematic representations of forested areas or urban spaces, balancing between painting and sculpture.
In 2020, the artist received the First Moscow Art Award in the category of "Visual Arts and Architecture."
His works are part of collections at the Centre Pompidou, the Russian Museum, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Ludwig Foundation Museum in Vienna, the Zimmerli Museum, and various other museums worldwide.
Paint on steel
315 х 85 х 85 cm
Paint on steel
66 х 56 х 38 cm
Paint on steel
h 185 cm, base diameter: 69 cm
Paint on steel
121 х 29 х 9 cm
Paint on steel
85 х 65 х 50 cm
Paint on steel
148 х 136 х 60 cm
Paint on wood
102 х 45 х 31 cm
Paint on wood
150 х 50 х 44 cm
Paint on steel
40 х 36 х 19 cm
Base: paint on wood. 43 х 22,5 х 16,5 cm
Paint on metal
60 х 42 х 30 cm
Paint on aluminium
140 х 137 х 62 cm
Paint on wood
172 x 70 x 67 cm
Paint on metal
h = 25 см, diameter = 61 cm
Paint on wood
57 х 24 х 24 cm
Paint on wood
50 х 24 х 24 cm
Paint on steel
57 х 48 х 32 cm
From the "Flowers" series, 2023
Oil on canvas
105 х 80 cm
Tulips, 2023
Oil on canvas
77 х 75 cm
From the "Flowers" series, 2023
Oil on canvas
105 х 80 cm
From the "Flowers" series, 2006
Oil on hardboard
154 х 122 cm
From the "Flowers" series, 2006
Oil on canvas
100 х 80 cm
From the "Flowers" series, 2007
Oil on hardboard
154 х 122 cm
From the "Flowers" series, 2005
Oil on canvas
40 х 50 cm (left), 60 х 45 cm (right)
From the "Flowers" series, 2007
Oil on hardboard
204 х 105 cm
From the "Flowers" series, 2005
Oil on canvas
60 х 70 cm
Oil on canvas
45 х 39 cm
From the "Flags" series, 2005
Oil, canvas on panel
30 х 21 cm / each
From the "Flags" series, 2004
Oil on canvas
Diameter = 30 cm
Dot, 1997
Oil on canvas
20 х 20 cm
Two dots, 2013 (left), 1997 (right)
Oil on canvas
50 х 30 cm (left), 33 х 19 cm (right)
Composition, 2019
Oil on canvas
150 х 200 cm
Portrait, 2003
Distemper on paper
150 х 100 cm
Vase of Flowers, 2003
Distemper on paper
150 х 100 cm
Woman's portrait, 2003
Distemper on paper
150 х 100 cm
Vase of Flowers, 1991
Distemper on paper
66,5 х 51,5 cm
Portrait, 1991
Distemper on paper
66,5 х 51,5 cm
Portrait, 1999
Distemper on paper
75 х 60 cm
Japanese graphics, 1995
Perforation on rice paper
60 х 42 cm / each
Abstract Composition, 2019
Mixed media on paper
70 х 95 cm
Abstract Composition, 2019
Mixed media on paper
78 х 109 cm
Abstract panel, 1989-1990
Paint on wood
120 х 60 cm/each
Pink panel, 2014
Acrylic on wood
240 х 360 cm. 18 parts: 80 х 60 cm /each
Stars above the city, 2014
Acrylic on wood
160 х 180 cm. 6 parts: 80 х 60 cm /each
Abstract panel, 1989
Paint on wood
128,5 х 200 cm
Abstract panel, 1989-1990
Paint on wood
120 х 60 cm /each
Abstract Composition (1,2), 1989
Paint on wood
120 х 29,5 cm
"Head" panel, 1988
Paint on wood
125 х 100 cm
"Agave" panel, 2003
Paint on wood
100 х 62 cm
"Young man" panel, 2006
Paint on wood
123 х 87 cm
Relief from the "Summer days" series, 1997
Paint on wood
26 х 40 cm
Paint on wood
92 x 137,5 x 9 cm
Relief from the "Summer days" series, 1997
Paint on wood
23 х 30 cm
Untitled Reliefs №42 and №43, 2000
Paint on wood
40 x 20 cm
"City" Relief, 2008
Paint on wood
77 х 75 cm
"Cloud №3" Relief, 2003
Paint on wood
32 x 43 x 10,5 cm
"Moscow" Relief, 2008
Paint on wood
70 x 50 cm
Reliefs from the "City" series, 2009
Paint on wood68 x 38 cm (left), 69 x 28 cm (right)
"City" Relief, 2000
Paint on wood
50 х 40 х 27 cm
Reliefs from the "Ornaments" series, 2015-2018
Paint on wood
60 х 40 cm /each
Reliefs from the "Profiles" series, 2000
Paint on wood
40 х 26 cm /each
Reliefs from the "Ornaments" series, 2017
Paint on wood
60 х 40 cm (left), 25,5 х 40 cm (right)
Vase from the "Ornaments" series, 2022
Glazed clay
43,5 х 46 х 32 cm
Vase from the "Ornaments" series, 2021
Glazed clay
60 х 24 х 25 cm
"Profiles" Vase, 2022
Glazed clay
60 х 24 х 25 cm
Chair №1, 2018
Pine, matting
120 х 88,5 х 79 cm
Chair №2, 2018
Pine, matting
100,5 х 91 х 90,5 cm
Chair №3, 2018
Pine, matting
101,5 х 74 х 86,5 cm