Interview with Tudoran-Opanasenko 1. Please tell us something about your background and your art journey so far. II was born in Mykolaiv, an industrial city in Ukraine. I loved drawing from childhood, but I understood quite early that becoming an artist was not considered a practical way to make a living. As a result, I stopped drawing for more than twenty years and chose a different professional path. In 2003, I received a master’s degree in computer science from Admiral Mak

Interview with Maggie van Buiten 1. Please tell us something about your background and your art journey so far. I think it’s fair to say that I’ve always been an art lover. I even bought my first “art work” at a beach souvenir shop when I was 5! I took art lessons through high school, but when it came down to it, I didn’t believe in myself enough to go to art school. I studied art history instead, which I love too! I’ve had a lot of “art world” jobs since then, but eventually

Interview with Tero Porthan 1. Please tell us something about your background and your art journey so far. I’ve been drawing and painting my whole life. When I was very young, I remember waking up from a dream and immediately grabbing a paper or going to a canvas and painting the dream. Darker themes have always fascinated me: punk rock and underground comics of the 70’s, heavy metal with its imagery and Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings with the eternal battle between light an