Modi Dongen

GREETINGS TO ALL CONNOISSEURS OF ART! MY NAME IS DIMA SALIDZHANOV. I AM A FREELANCE PAINTER FROM UKRAINE. MY CREATIVE ALIAS IS “ModiDongen” BECAUSE MY FAVORITE PAINTERS ARE Modigliani AND Kees van Dongen. WORKS OF THESE PAINTERS HAD A GREAT INFLUENCE ON WHAT I DO AS A PAINTER. I HAVE TO DISAPPOINT YOU RIGHT AWAY, THOUGH: I AM NOT A FAMOUS PAINTER. I DO NOT HAVE ANY DUPLOMAS OR ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS. I DO NOT HAVE A TEACHER OR A MENTOR. I AM A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST. MY ONLY TEACHER IS MY LOVE FOR PAINTINGS AND PAINTING. THIS LOVE IS WHAT CREATES THESE ORIGINAL AND PAINTINGS INSIDE ME. ALL MY CHARATERS CAME FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. ALSO, MY PAINTINGS ARE UNIQUE BECAUSE I DO NOT MAKE COPIES OF MY WORK. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT WHEN YOU BUY A PAINTING FROM ME, IT WILL BE THE ONLY ORIGINAL PAINTING AND YOU WILL BE THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS IT!!! I DO NOT PAINT COPIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS EITHER. I AM CONFIDENT THAT ONE NEEDS TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW INSTEAD OF CLONING WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN CREATED… IF YOU ASK ME HOW I CREATE MY PAINTINGS, I WILL TELL YOU THIS: IT HAPPENS ON IMPULSE, IT HAPPENS BECAUSE I HAVE AN INSPIRATION, THOUGH SOME OF MY CHARACTERS CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF MY NIGHTDREAMS! AT FIRST I SEE A LOOK IN MY CHARACTER’S EYES. I START PAINTIN...