November 30, 2008 / 01:03
More than 10 years ago

Visit to Moscow

Recently my friend Karin (who lives in Berlin) and I met in Moscow. Last time I’ve been to Moscow I was twelve, and could only remember a very tasty ice-cream I ate on Exhibition Grounds, and that my cousin Sasha, whose room I occupied during that visit, had a very cool kind of calculator, which could generate mathematical exercises as a game. This time I had definitely more memories. This city is beautiful, sexy, intriguing, but also cruel, clinical and very cold in every respect.

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Tags: travel, russian, my_life, my friends, inspiration, urban

July 15, 2008 / 23:51
More than 10 years ago

A Chinese Souvenir

I brought many beautiful books of old prints from China, and especially excited by their monsters and other magical creatures. Seriously thinking about studying Asian mythology…



p.s. Karin, this picture is waiting for you, as a souvenir of our trip to China!
p.s. some inspiration pages from one amazing book

Tags: inspiration, my art

June 4, 2008 / 12:05
More than 10 years ago

artist: Nagi Noda

Interesting hair hats by japanese pop-artist Nagi Noda. Actually, her other works are great, too. And funny :)

Tags: inspiration

March 26, 2008 / 17:25
More than 10 years ago

illustrator: Fiodor SUMKIN (Opera78)

Really cool Amsterdam based illustrator Fiodor Sumkin (originally Russian :). Like a DJ of graphic elements, mixing a lot of typography, mixing crafting pen, inc, watercolors.

Отличные работы, Федор!
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Tags: illustration, inspiration

March 11, 2008 / 09:20
More than 10 years ago

artist: Will Ashford

Will Ashford, Recycled Words. This is what he writes about his work:

«Browsing through garage sales, street markets and used bookstores I search for interesting, preferably discarded, old books. When I find a good candidate I explore every page. Like an archeologist I hunt for the words that speak to me with new meaning. Intuitively, one word at a time, they turn into a kind of haiku or philosophical poetry that I can call my own.»

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And also really like that part:

«Art is often described as „timeless“ at the same time as it is considered definitive to a particular era. This art, however presents a more compelling temporal „can of worms“ in that: it brings the past (the text and the pages themselves) into the present where it becomes not just a medium but a collaborator in the creation of something new with hardly any indication of the period in which it was created using themes, imagery, and materials that can be presumed to remain relevant long into the future.»

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Tags: old books, inspiration

March 10, 2008 / 17:59
More than 10 years ago

street-artist: Os Gemeos

Cool streetartist, Os Gemeos. Using a lot of patterns in his work, which makes his style unique and easily recognizable. I like his work a lot.

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Tags: inspiration, streetart

March 4, 2008 / 10:12
More than 10 years ago

artist: KILLPIXIE

I have recently discovered Kill Pixie — streetartist from Australia, and was immediately charmed by ball-head characters, palettes, textures and absolute freedom and fun of his works. Here is a cool Kill Pixie interview.

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Tags: inspiration, streetart

January 29, 2008 / 16:11
More than 11 years ago

Illustrations by Naomi Kobayashi

Really amazing Japanese artist Naomi Kobayashi

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Tags: illustration, inspiration

January 27, 2008 / 21:58
More than 11 years ago

Recently I got an old Chinese comic book from my friend, and was really inspired by it’s main character, Sun Wukong (the Monkey King):



He is a hero of Journey to the West, a classical epic novel, published in the 1590’s

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Tags: inspiration, my art, reference, vintage