Victoria Kovalenchikova ,Belorussian, born 1978, oil painting on canvas, Roses, 2009. Signed with a monogram, lower right. Additionally signed, inscribed, titled, and dated, on the backside.V ictoria Kovalenchikova was born in Mogilev, Belarus in 1978 and in 2002 she received a degree from Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Kovalenchikova is inspired by the connection between all humans, and in her series, Earth, she explores the planet as a work of art. Using google images to explore the Earth in its entirety, she plays with angles and textures. An earlier series focused on the tightly zoomed in areas of urban cities, and the Earth series is the antithesis of this micro exploration. Kovalenchikovas preoccupation with the cityscape and its inhabitants is evident throughout her artistic oeuvre. She seeks to capture the fleetingness of time by recalling unremarkable events etched into our collective memory that occurred at specific locales. One of a kind artwork.