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Your parents are artists and you grew up in a creative atmosphere, studying at an art gymnasium. However, you did not follow in your parent's footsteps after school. Why didn't you make a choice in favor of creativity? Do you regret the missed opportunities? And how did this experience, which was far from creativity, influence your creative destiny?
At the end of the 90s, there were no social networks and such diverse ways to promote art online. The artist’s work did not promise a constant high income. My parents thought that becoming a professional artist was not the best idea. That’s why I didn’t become an artist like my parents, but decided to study to be a lawyer. A lawyer is a more prestigious and highly paid profession. I don’t regret it. I don’t see the point in regretting the past, about what has already happened. Yes, I have gained a lot of experience in communicating with people, learned how to manage employees, communicate, negotiate, learned how to sell goods and much more. I have lived an interesting and varied life and gained a lot of experience. Sometimes you can’t know how your experience and new knowledge will be useful in the future. Perhaps all this did not directly help me to become an artist, but I learned to cope with difficult tasks on my own. This is a difficult question. It is difficult for me to give an exact answer.
Your story is an example of how one day you can have the courage to leave a high-paying job that no longer brings pleasure and choose what you like - creativity. How did you come to the realization that it was time to change something? What was your path to your dream job?
This has been accumulating for many years. The first reason was the usual office burnout. Monotonous boring office work exhausts and takes all the energy. The second reason is that I have attended many courses and training on personal self-development, a lot of classes to improve the skills of a manager, and others. In these classes, I realized that this is not my vocation and this is not what I would like to do all my life. When you were born an Artist, then one day you will no longer be able not to be an artist, you will not be able to ignore the call of your soul. One day I realized that I had to change my life and find an occupation that would satisfy me, and find my own business that would delight me every day. I had to find my path and my vocation. As I told you at TEDx, I devoted about a year to finding myself and my vocation. I read a lot, studied different ways of “how to find yourself”, meditated, talked with a therapist and with my coach manager. In the course of my search, I answered three questions: 1) What did you most enjoy doing in early childhood? 2) What would you like to do if you didn’t need money? 3) What do you know how to do better than other people in your environment? What is your main talent? The answer to all three questions was the same: drawing, (doing creative work, creating art objects).
Your creative journey began with experiments in digital photography, with creative photos of still lifes with vegetables and fruits, which were included in the series "The Quiet Life of Things". Why did you choose such an unusual concept? And isn't there a desire to continue the series of these photos?
Before you started working with pencils, you created oil paintings and artistic miniatures on matchboxes and seeds. Why did you finally decide to choose pencils as an object for your work? What are the advantages and disadvantages of working with miniature objects compared to larger ones?
This kind of art is like magic. It seems that a person simply cannot create such small and at the same time so beautiful objects. Can you open the veil of mystery a little and tell us how masterpieces are born? What is their life path from the idea to the final result?
Every job has its own challenges. Have you encountered any unique or unusual challenges when creating miniatures? Please tell us about this experience.
Among your works there are characters from TV series and films, sights and even real people. How do you choose the theme for each miniature and what do you want to convey with your work? Are there any cultural or personal influences that are reflected in your miniature projects?
You have had various interesting collaborations. Teamwork is always interesting, but it is also difficult. Which collaborations do you remember the most? And what other joint projects would you like to participate in?
In one of your posts you wrote: "We will all leave this beautiful world one day. I want to transfer the digital souls of my favorite artworks to the New #NFT Universe". Do you still think the NFT has a future? Do you have any positive experience in this field?
You are very popular on social media. Your TikTok has over 12 million followers. What do you think is the secret of your success? And do you have any strategy for promoting to a wide audience?
You were a speaker at the TEDx conference and the theme of your talk was: "It's never too late to start all over again". That's a good message for anyone who has doubts about whether to start. What other advice would you give to aspiring artists who are interested in creating miniatures?
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