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Miros story of art

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Our weekly contest winner, Miro Gradinscak, shares his story of art.

We asked Miro where he hailed from and what triggered his interest in art.
Here is what Miro said,

Hey, My name is Miro Gradinscak and I come from Croatia, a small country in Europe. I'm a textile designer and drawing is my hobby. I'm a self-taught artist and I have been drawing from an early age. However, for various reasons I haven’t been able to draw since last few years, but I'm glad that I started again.

We then asked him what served as his inspiration and muse.

My father loved to paint. I would sit next to him and watch him work all day long. Gradually, I realized I had fallen in love with art as well. As I stated earlier, I had started to draw very early, when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I was drawing all sorts of things particularly cowboys and Indians. In high school, I saw a great drawing of some famous singer and that played a significant role in my decision to do portraits. I love animals and lately I have been drawing them quite often.

When asked about the particular areas and media that he liked to work upon and with, Miro replied that,

I'm obsessed with graphite and this is the medium with which I love to work most. Of course, I like painting too. A few years ago I tried to do something in this medium, but I wasn't satisfied. It didn't look realistic enough and that's why I gave up. I'm very self-critical.

We asked Miro where he saw himself after a couple of years down this road. This is what he said,

I will certainly continue to draw and I want to show it. My wish is that more people get to see my artwork and I hope I will have a solo exhibition soon.

Finally, we asked Miro if he wanted to leave a message for other aspiring artists out there,

Well, I don't have any particular message...or maybe...a few days ago I saw an interesting post on Facebook...'Don't compare your work to others, compare your new work to the old'.

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