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Gary Carter commented on Dirk Dzimirsky's photo
really cool painting. there is soemthing very sinister about the meadow behind....
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Your drawings are sensational a truly gifted artist! Do you exhibit internationally?
My name is Moira and I was a figurative artist but am going away from the figure to press moulded forms from the figure as I am also interested in the essence of…
Lemonworld
Pencil on grey paper (Canson mi-teintes), heightened with white (charcoal), 49 x 49 cm (19.3" x 19.3")
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Profile Information
- Website
- http://www.dzimirsky.com
- Member type
- Artist
- If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?
- Drawing, Painting
- I am...
- the Chuck Norris of drawing.
- About my artwork
- Unlike the media and their artificial conception of beauty that does not only hide the true person but also destroys it by removing every sign of what makes us human, I want to capture and describe a persons precence and specific inner self. Similar to what a detailed writer might employ in their analysis of an individual, I portray not only the physical attributes, but more importantly the subjects inner presence of life. It's not too obvious as my work appears most detailed, but I understand my approach as both representational and lyrical, using marks like words and textured areas like paragraphs. All parts of a whole, telling a story about a human being.
I choose drawing over painting as this allows me to create many layers over layers of lines and dots which react to each other in order to create a vibrant texture with directions and movement. This approach enables the finished work to be viewed more by the "senses" as opposed to the standard visual observation of a photo. Personally, I view the practice of drawing as reminiscent of scratching on a surface to observe what's hidden underneath, where as the nature of painting projects more the inverse, covering and hiding details and forms that might have contributed to a sensuality of a work.
I use photos as references for my drawings but I am not after a perfect reproduction at all. I use a photo very loosely once the proportions are established. I usually work as if I were drawing from a live model actually. I work with movement and expression, working fast on larger, more unimportant areas, and slowing down on parts that need more attention. I am actually improvising a lot. My main concern is to capture the essence and substance of forms in order to get close to a perceptible presence of the subject.
- Artists I like
- Edward Hopper
Andrew Wyeth
Egon Schiele
Lucien Freud
Aron Wiesenfeld
and many more...
- Interests
- Music
Art
Reading
- Centre of the artworld:
- London
Dirk Dzimirsky's Photos
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 8:29pm on October 22, 2011,
Dua Abbas said… - I first saw your work featured on EscapeIntoLife and have been a fan ever since. Amazing skill!
- At 7:49pm on October 2, 2010,
Moira said…
- Your drawings are sensational a truly gifted artist! Do you exhibit internationally?
My name is Moira and I was a figurative artist but am going away from the figure to press moulded forms from the figure as I am also interested in the essence of life and organic sculpture, Thanks it was uplifting to see your work.
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