Being an artist is my way of communicating with the world. Since I am hopelessly introvert, shy and socially anxious, drawing my mind out is the easiest method to start a conversation. My art emerges from ideas I want to share and talk with other people. Although my mind is floated with themes, shapes and colours I could create in a form of paintings, the very narrow part of them ever get crafted. The process of choosing which ideas to proceed with, is based on planned exhibitions or a current brainstorm I'm eager to show others. Because I feel visual arts being meaninful only when experienced through the audience, I don't bother working with ideas that are not going to be presented anywhere.

 

I proceed slowly with my work and always sketch my ideas first in a form of text. I build my work top of the research, symbolism and hidden messages and try to craft it out as realistic and aesthetic as possible. Because my way of working contains a lot of trying and correcting errors I prefer using oil paints. As I am highly critical creator, I see my works as finished only when the time limit tell me so. Usually I paint the last strokes within the few minutes before opening my exhibition. When the painting has been publicly presented I accept it as a finished work.

 

Naming my works is the most fun part of building the exhibition. I use movies, songs and books as reference material for names. In some cases I decide the names of paintings before I have even started working with them. In my opinion untitled artwork is not finished.

 

I haven't set any goals for my career as an artist. I really don't want to plan my life much. I am just a drop in in an ocean trying to offer something entertaining and thoughtful to those who happens to find it. That's what I think is an artist's role in society, to offer and share thoughts that might affect others and that way further creativity.