2018 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 PAINTING HIS EYES, FACIAL EXPRESSION, HIS MOOD. EVERYTHING ELSE, THINGS LIKE BACKGROUND, SHADES, COLOR SCHEME, - ALL THAT COMES LATER. SOMETIMES I WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND START CREATING MY NEW WORK OF ART. IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO SEE HOW A NEW AND UNIQUE CREATION IS TAKING ITS SHAPE. MY CHARACTERS ARE ROMANTIC AND A BIT SAD… I LIKE DARK SHADES OF PAINTS VERY MUCH, ESPECIALLY TURQUOISE, GREEN AND BLUE-GREEN SHADES. I LIKE THE MIXED METHOD – IT COMBINES ACRYLIC AND OIL PAINTS. ALL PAINTS THAT I USE ARE BRAND PAINTS THEY ARE NOT MADE IN CHINA I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WORKING WITH HOLLAND ACRYLIC PAINTS BECAUSE OF THEIR PLAY OF COLORS WHETHER IN A DARK OR IN A LIGHT ROOM. I USUALLY COVER MY PAINTINGS WITH MAT VARNISH. ALL MY PAINTINGS HAVE ELEMENTS OF A PASTOSE TECHNIQUE

...I PAINT IN SUCH STYLES AS GRAPHICS, FAUVISM AND NAÏVE ART, BUT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO TRY SCULPTURE AND GLASS PAINTING… CURRENTLY I LIST FOR SALE ONLY THESE FOUR OF MY PAINTINGS. BUT I HAVE OTHER PAINTINGS THAT ARE NOT 100 FINISHED YET. SOON I WILL BE LISTING THEM FOR SALE TOO. ALL MY PAINTINGS ARE SIGNED. I GUARANTEE THAT I WILL CAREFULLY PACK THEM BEFORE SENDING THEM TO YOU…

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL CONNOISSEURS OF ART WHO PAID ATTENTION TO MY UNIQUE STYLE. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A LOT AHEAD OF MY AND THAT SOON I DELIGHT YOU WITH MORE OF MY NEW PAINTINGS I HAVE FACEBOOK AND INSTGRAM ACCOUNTS. PLEASE VISIT THEM AND SEND MY FRIEND REQUESTS… DEAR ART LOVERS AND COLLECTORS, I AS THE BEGINNING ARTIST WILL BE VERY MUCH FOR YOU, IF YOU SUPPORT ME IN MY DIFFICULT WAY OF THE ARTIST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY BUSINESS PROPOSITIONS, I AM READY TO DISCUSS THEM WITH YOU. BEST REGARDS TO ALL OF YOU RESPECTFULLY Dima Salidzhanov   ModiDongen