Born in Russia and raised in Volgograd, Vitalii Goncharov is an abstract artist whose practice is deeply influenced by Russian avant-garde traditions and the visual rhythms of post-Soviet urban life.
Surrounded by contrasting cityscapes, rigid architecture, and the quiet poetry of everyday routines, Goncharov developed a visual language built on sharp lines, simple geometric forms, and subtle gradients.
His works balance structural clarity with emotional depth, creating compositions where memory, identity, and modern existence quietly intersect.
Through abstraction, Goncharov explores the tension between the personal and the collective.
His paintings often feel architectural yet intimate, transforming lived experience into symbolic space.
Rather than depicting reality, he distills it—allowing color, form, and rhythm to suggest inner states, cultural echoes, and psychological landscapes.
MAN IN A TRACKSUIT SERIES
His ongoing series “The Man in a Tracksuit” focuses on the familiar figure of the everyday man as a symbol of post-Soviet identity and collective memory.
Using minimalistic compositions and geometric reduction, Goncharov turns this recognizable character into an abstract cultural icon.
Balancing irony, nostalgia, and subtle social critique, the series reflects on masculinity, routine, and the visual codes of contemporary life—where the ordinary becomes emblematic, and the personal becomes political.
In Goncharov’s work, simplicity is never empty.
Each form carries resonance, each gradient suggests time, atmosphere, and emotion.
His paintings invite viewers to pause, recognize, and reconsider the symbols of daily life—revealing how deeply history and identity are embedded in even the most familiar silhouettes.
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