Ihor Paliy Explained

Ihor Paliy (Igor Palii, Ukrainian: Ігор Палій, born 10 May 1963) is a contemporary Ukrainian painter, specialized in abstractionism,[1] a combination of Abstract art[2] and Realism. The technique he mainly uses is Oil on canvas. He is a member of the Community of Artists of Ukraine.[3]

Biography

Igor Palii was born in 1963 in Drohobych, a regional center of Western Ukraine, in a family of musicians and child care workers. In 1986 he finished faculty of architecture at Lviv Polytechnic National University. After graduation he was involved in various architectural projects combined with canvas painting.

Sakhalin period

In 1986, Igor Palii moved to Sakhalin island.

Polish period

Moved back to Krakow, Poland in 1992. In 1998 Palii’s first personal exhibition in Krakow was organized. Actively participates in polish cultural life and charity campaigns. In 2004 Igor Palii participated in international Art auctions, where his oil-painted canvas “Bez Tytułu. 2001” (“Without A Title.2001”) was sold for 2,772 USD.[4]

Turn to steel art

Since 2002 Igor Palii turned to new art stream beginning to create his own works of art made of steel. The main cause of such turn was the need of three-dimensional figures as an addition to Palii’s paintings in a current project. In order to fulfill his new vision, Igor Palii establishes his own small enterprise of steel art production. The new turn resulted in such projects as decoration of trade center “Sophia”[5] in the west of Ukraine, restaurant “Flamingo” in Stryi, Ukraine, “Museum of Beer”,[6] “Aivengo”[7] in Lviv, Ukraine. In 1999-2000 creates and implements the project of restaurant-branch “Egypt” (Stryi, Ukraine).

Achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abstract Art . Soler7.com . 2012-10-30.
  2. Web site: The History of Abstract Art + An Interview with . Laura Warburton . 2011-06-24 . 2012-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104073849/http://www.laurawarburton.com/about/Abstract-Art.html . 2012-11-04 . dead .
  3. http://nsau.org/Член-НСАУ/2587
  4. Web site: Art auction result for artist Igor Paliy. Free art prices . Findartinfo.com . 2012-10-30.
  5. Web site: Продуктовий магазин "АТБ" - Стрий. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235148/http://wikimapia.org/20262274/uk/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%96%D1%8F. 2016-03-03.
  6. Web site: wrote about Lviv Circus . Museum of Beer - Lviv . Wikimapia.org . 2005-10-14 . 2012-10-30.
  7. Web site: Стрий - Айвенго - Кафе, Ресторани - Відпочинок, розваги - Бізнес-каталог . Stryi.com.ua . 2012-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203230502/http://www.stryi.com.ua/directory/item/aivengo . 2016-02-03 . dead .
  8. Web site: HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center, Budapest, Hungary . Biztradeshows.com . 2012-10-30.
  9. Web site: Barbara Krakow Gallery . Barbara Krakow Gallery . 2012-10-30.
  10. Web site: Inês Amado - Labyrinth Gallery, Lublin, Poland . Ines-amado.com . 2006-01-29 . 2012-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019042820/http://www.ines-amado.com/ia/la/la.html . 2010-10-19 . dead .
  11. Web site: Galeria Kersten - Galerie - lista . Culture.pl . 2012-11-12.
  12. Web site: Exhibition Center Koeln . Fairpros.com . 2012-10-23 . 2012-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109133311/http://www.fairpros.com/exhibitions/koelnmesse-gmbh . 2012-11-09 .