“The characteristic of Oleinikov’s works is the ominous silence andmorbid life of depicted persons. Still, the necessary dynamic is accomplishedbetween outer calm and inner virility trough a technique that involvesinterlace of brush, chalk and pen applied together with oil paint, pastels,crayon and pencil. In this play of painting and drawing, delusive shapes arehidden behind the network of lines and reveal only upon closer inspection.Oleinikov’s fictive and always autobiographical characters are lonesomefighters in a quest for the meaning of life. Far from the crowds and everydaylife, they wonder between the worlds.” (Susan Wang)
CV
2004
Freischaffender Künstler. Nach Ateliers in Karlsruhe und Düsseldorf, lebt und arbeitet Igor Oleinikov seit 2007 in Berlin.
2001 – 2003
Klasse Prof. Markus Lüpertz, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Ernennung zum Meisterschüler von Prof. Markus Lüpertz.
1999 – 2001
Klasse Prof. Jörg Immendorff, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
