I graduated from the Moscow Academy of Arts with a degree in «Monumental sculpture”, but I also paint. I taught sculpture at an art school, worked in restoration and also create mosaics and take commissions. In recent years, I've been working as a prop master in the film industry, helping create sets. I enjoy the construction and design process and love delving into its nuances.
As an artist, I naturally crave new experiences and images, so I try to travel more often, meet new people, go to theaters, museums, and so on….These experiences then become the subject of my paintings and sculptures. I have a particular passion for mountains; they seem to me to be the embodiment of sculptural art in nature.
In my creative work, I love working with stone, and I believe it can only be done by hand, so I work exclusively with a hammer and chisel, like the sculptures of 500-1,000 years ago.
I enjoy athletic activities, but without overdoing it) Art is my priority, and I need it to work with stone: rock climbing, swimming, freestyle rollerblading, skating, cross-country and alpine skiing, kayaking, riding, yoga, and mountain hiking.
I dream of creating a museum so I never have to part with my works!)) My apartment is more like a warehouse for my paintings.. I can't imagine how it's possible to work on a computer... to be honest, I don't even know how to turn it on..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think this is a good way to broaden your horizons and travel without borders

Interests

• arts
• traveling
• trekking
• horse riding
• лыжи
• sculpture
• rafting
• sculptures
• скалолазание

Music, Movies, and Books

I love German literature and philosophy. I like Hermann Hesse, Goethe, Schiller...
The book I reread every year is "The Tale of the Queen of the Morning" by Gerrard de Nerval..
Film... I watch some, but since I work in film, it's not that interesting to me anymore. I know too much about how it's made😅
I love Tarkovsky and The Lord of the Rings and sometimes I watch and read something dumb toooo to relax my brain

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working with marble—what could be better?..(:-)) (:-)) My other oddball skills include using a welder, an angle grinder, a power saw, and a screwdriver.
This summer, I had to learn how to operate a construction crane for set design work. We were building a medieval city for a film. It was fun..😎

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be happy to practice my German and tell about the nuances of my unusual work

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Turkey