Alexey Kondakov

Alexey Kondakov (b. 1984, Donetsk, Ukraine) is an artist working with digital graphics and photo collage. He graduated from Donetsk Art College and considers this period the key influence on his artistic formation. Later, he received a Master’s degree in Design from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design.He began as a graphic designer, working with visual communication, typography, and digital media. In time, collage became his preferred form of creative thinking - a playful visual workout for the mind, driven by curiosity and experimentation rather than a predefined concept.

The series 2 Reality / The Daily Life of Gods brought him wide recognition - an ironic visual experiment where characters from classical paintings find themselves in the setting of everyday city life, absorbing contemporary concerns and sharing our space. Kondakov describes his artistic approach as Documentary Surrealistic Photography - a genre of documenting the impossible but so close to us all. The author continues to develop this project to this day.

Lives and works in Ukraine.