The artist Peter Dimov is born from his paintings
How are your paintings born?
My pictures are not born - they are just emanation existing back in time,when
there was no beginning or end.One child plays i say posing spiritual and physical balance.
AS you can not ask why a child plays therefore/so u can`t ask why a painter/artist/ is creating.
I would say that my paintings give birth to me.
Do you feel happiness when you create?
Creative happiness is one of the pleasures of the work that you do.it is like to ask your partner
after you made love with her if she is happy. happiness is momentary state , u can`t compare it
with a creativity act.One colleague said- "When you are painting ,your soul have to sing"
If in this meaning you understand the crativity happiness agree with you.
What do you think is creators' jealousy?
I always thought that jealousy is a quality of the weak personality.I would rather say something
about creators' envy.When you can't find something in yourself,u look for it in someone else.
And if that person has a strong charcter and is a well-known artist, then creativity envy is born.More often it could be a constructive force , but i wouldnt say it should be leading.
When one person has inner balance and when he is clear with himself,then he cannot be jealous or envious of another creator who has already done what he himself could have done on his own.
Do you think of yourself as an aesthete?
For me aesthetics is very broad term.The artist is by default an aesthete,but not in general meaning
of the word.Creativity itself is an aesthetic act.In this meaning i would say that i`m an aesthete,but when
we are talking about external conditions - social behavior,way of communicating ,i think very small number
of artist are aesthetes.For many people aesthetics is just an external expression of the qualities of one person.
Is the concept GOD abstract for you ?
I would like to clarify what you mean by the concept of God.if we talking about the physical side of divine,
then there can`t be anything abstract.Everything around us is one reality either objective or subjective.God can be Nature as a whole,
the meaning of life or death as begining of something.In a sense, every artist is "divine" because he creates his own world
without analogue,that stays after him.It is another question where the spiritual seed comes from and creates this world.And if this spiritual seed is God indeed then yes,God is an abstract concept for me.
What do u expect from the day after ?
I`m optimistic for next day,although there are times when pessimism and doubts overtake.I hope for people to become better,less evel and more
humane. For example in many stores in London is written " Smile".I would like to live tll the day
when the smile will have become obligatory for everyone and no dark forces and thoughts will be guiding us.
Peter Dimov 11.07.1996
How are your paintings born?
My pictures are not born - they are just emanation existing back in time,when
there was no beginning or end.One child plays i say posing spiritual and physical balance.
AS you can not ask why a child plays therefore/so u can`t ask why a painter/artist/ is creating.
I would say that my paintings give birth to me.
Do you feel happiness when you create?
Creative happiness is one of the pleasures of the work that you do.it is like to ask your partner
after you made love with her if she is happy. happiness is momentary state , u can`t compare it
with a creativity act.One colleague said- "When you are painting ,your soul have to sing"
If in this meaning you understand the crativity happiness agree with you.
What do you think is creators' jealousy?
I always thought that jealousy is a quality of the weak personality.I would rather say something
about creators' envy.When you can't find something in yourself,u look for it in someone else.
And if that person has a strong charcter and is a well-known artist, then creativity envy is born.More often it could be a constructive force , but i wouldnt say it should be leading.
When one person has inner balance and when he is clear with himself,then he cannot be jealous or envious of another creator who has already done what he himself could have done on his own.
Do you think of yourself as an aesthete?
For me aesthetics is very broad term.The artist is by default an aesthete,but not in general meaning
of the word.Creativity itself is an aesthetic act.In this meaning i would say that i`m an aesthete,but when
we are talking about external conditions - social behavior,way of communicating ,i think very small number
of artist are aesthetes.For many people aesthetics is just an external expression of the qualities of one person.
Is the concept GOD abstract for you ?
I would like to clarify what you mean by the concept of God.if we talking about the physical side of divine,
then there can`t be anything abstract.Everything around us is one reality either objective or subjective.God can be Nature as a whole,
the meaning of life or death as begining of something.In a sense, every artist is "divine" because he creates his own world
without analogue,that stays after him.It is another question where the spiritual seed comes from and creates this world.And if this spiritual seed is God indeed then yes,God is an abstract concept for me.
What do u expect from the day after ?
I`m optimistic for next day,although there are times when pessimism and doubts overtake.I hope for people to become better,less evel and more
humane. For example in many stores in London is written " Smile".I would like to live tll the day
when the smile will have become obligatory for everyone and no dark forces and thoughts will be guiding us.
Peter Dimov 11.07.1996