Igor Petrov’s dynamic abstractionism, an unusual and winning style the artist has termed ‘space logism,’ deals with pictorial space on the basic principle that matter flows from the particular to the general. Creating literal ‘mosaics’ of time and space, each inch of the composition features energetic and colorful currency for visual perception. Naming Russian analytical-realist Pavel Filonov as an important influence, Petrov’s highly saturated and rhythmic oil on canvas works address logic and emotionality, movement and rest, perfection and infinity. Academically trained as a realist painter, Petrov has also tried his hand at Surrealism and Suprematicism. Nearly half a decade ago he turned to lines, movement, structure and interpositionality as an abstraction of time and space, something that makes him stand out among his national contemporaries. His works explore the overlap between the personal and universal cosmic law.
Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Igor Petrov has had five solo exhibitions to date.