work begin themselves to create—to write poetry, compose music and start learning to draw.
ABN: Your artwork is extremely popu-
lar; it has been exhibited at shows around the world and oſt en sells out. In terms of the business side of your career, to what do
you attribute your success? DB: In today's world there are so many
opportunities to promote the artist. People who engage in this process are very important. You need to have profes- sionals around you. I try to surround
myself with people who are close to me in spirit—workaholics who "burn" on the job as well as I do. I am open to all off ers. I'm very easygoing. I like to com- municate with clients.
ABN: Who are the artists who inspire you? Is there a style or era of art that you
most gravitate toward as a lover of art? DB: I admire professionals who have
no boundaries in what they do. Among contemporary artists:
Anselm Kiefer, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Tracey Emin. Of the artists of the
"I ADMIRE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE NO BOUNDARIES IN WHAT THEY DO.
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past: Mark Rothko, Pablo Picasso, Leon- ardo da Vinci, Claude Monet, Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Matisse, Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, Mikhail Vrubel, Valentin Serov, Paul Klee, Auguste Rodin—a lot of them. It is impossible to list them all.
ABN: What's up next for you? DB: T ere is a joint project of the State
Russian Museum and one with a British gallery that is nearing completion. T is is all I can say. T e rest, for now, is not for publication. ABN
For more information on Daria
Bagrintseva, including an online catalog of her art and information on upcoming shows she'll be attending, visit www.dariart.com.
LEFT: Bagrintseva tackles abstract expres- sionism with Yin Yang: Frontier, 100x80cm, acrylic on canvas
OPPOSITE PAGE: Surprise, 200x150cm, acrylic on canvas.
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Photo by Sergey Kuzmin