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ABN: What are your preferred tools? DB: T e palette knife and acrylic paints,
as well as brushes of diff erent sizes and shapes, and [sometimes] Indian ink and pastel paints. Sometimes I use any avail- able mixed media, such as fabric, news- papers, coins, parts of plants or sand. A painting executed by a palette knife
is very emotional. It has a rich and inter- esting texture, transmitting the expres- sion of the author. A palette knife is the perfect tool to pass emotions. Acrylic paints, as compared to
any other material, allow you to paint quickly without being distracted by the technological limitations of oil paints and other artistic means. It allows you to "knead" the picture, to work on the [entire] canvas at once, for a long time. With acrylics, you can work emotionally, not fearing that the color will change when it dries.
completely not under- stood... Everybody needs feedback, evaluation and a return of emotions from another person. Painting a work just for yourself is like being a bright lamp turned on and hidden in a drawer: It's pointless and absurd.
Golden ABN: In this profession, is it smarter to be ABN: What's the one goal you hope to
achieve in your career? DB: Despite my achievements, I believe that I am at the beginning of the road. I do not have a single global goal. If one day I believe that I've reached the top, it would mean I should change profes- sions—or that life has ended. As for my local goals, there are a lot.
For example, I'd love to try working with a large installation in a modern art
"LEARN ALL THE RULES, BUT THEN UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE NO RULES."
ABN: What attracts you to a subject? DB: Emotion, color and composition. It is
much easier to convey emotion by means of abstraction rather than with subject painting. Although, for example, if you have a look at my Big Dragon painting, it is the embodiment of melancholy loneli- ness; the Golden painting is the quintes- sence of pain. T e landscapes, by the way, are no less emotional… I travel a lot and oſt en take paints and canvas in a roll with me so that I do not miss the vivid experiences inspired by the trip.
ABN: How do you defi ne success? DB: Success for me is to convey soul and
emotion through my works to the audi- ence; when a person stands by the paint- ing with empathy, crying or smiling happily. It is not necessary to hit or reach out to everyone, but I do not want to be
museum space. It would also be great to take part in the Venice Biennale. T at would be a challenge—and recogni- tion—and an extremely interesting task.
ABN: What's the best piece of advice you've
ever been given? DB: "Do not be afraid of anything." "Learn all the rules, but then understand that there are no rules." Being fearless is the most important [thing] for an artist.
ABN: What's the worst piece of advice
you've ever been given? DB: "Keep it safe. Be like everyone else. Follow the rules. Let your works be one style and look alike, so that people recognize them right away." I fi nd that boring, because it would be like paint- ing the same work several times.
collaborative or competitive? DB: It all depends on the problem. You cannot say for sure. It is very diffi cult to break through in life without coop- eration... On the other hand, competi- tion should exist. It makes one move forward… and keep working hard. T e main thing is to avoid the dirt and meanness, pushing elbows and schem- ing. In competition, I'd like a fair play and a clean victory.
ABN: What's up next for you? DB: We are preparing a very interesting
and provocative project with a museum in London. We hope to make a "bomb- shell." I cannot say more, at the request of the project curators. Several exhibitions are planned
for this Spring: In February, my "New Hopes" personal exhibition [will be at the] Moscow Arts Centre in Russia. In March, I'll be at International Artexpo New York. I want to show [more than 45] new and old works there, in various styles and themes. In April and May, I'll have more
shows in Paris, Moscow and hopefully in Venice, and the above-mentioned Lon- don one, too. In June, we will most likely participate in a Basel Art Week project. At the same time, I will keep on experi- menting with my ideas, as well as with media, forms and style. ABN
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