JCAM, Vol.3, No.1
AS: My art is not narrative, I do not tell specific stories. It is rather about sensations, reflection. Sometimes my paintings are compared to Tarkovsky's films. All ideas come from my own existential experience. I do not know how it is to be creative. In the Russian language the word "creativity" has two meanings, to engage in arts or to do something not standard, not in the same way as others do. I do not think about creativity when I do my art. I'm just working, setting myself tasks, looking for ways to solve them, often I rely on creative intuition. I do not like to give advice on art, because if a person decides to do art she must find her own way; other people's advice does not work here. I do not have ready-made recipes. Art is a process that cannot be stopped, or not taken seriously, if you want to consider yourself an artist.
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