Your Full Name
My name is Konstantin Murashev
Tell us about you
First of all I would like to apology for my English, which leaves much to be desired… I very usual person. I was born in 1978 in USSR. I am married 9 years. To my son 8 years. My basic work is the sea. I am seaman. I very much like the sea and my work…
In your opinion, what would be the secret ingredients to become a great digital artist?
If they are, I do not know them…. may be, Sincerity…
Where are you located?
More often: Russia, Murmansk
What is the most fascinating part of being a digital artist?
I think, possibility to express something that it is impossible to transfer by means of a traditional photo
Where do you get inspirations from?
Practically everywhere… The world is great and fine. The human too often forgets it ,turning to the robot movable only by habits and automatisms…
Do you promote/ sell/ showcase your work? If so, how?
Funny. Really I draw basically for myself… Creativity goes with all the heart..How it is possible to promote heart?
If you have a long range goals in your life. What is it?
No… I live for today.
What types of assignment/ project are you attracted the most? Why so?
Photomanipulation. It allows to look at the reality in a new fashion.
Who is a digital artist that you look up to? Why so?
- Sauko Max http://sauco-m.deviantart.com/ …It is ingenious
- Karina Maranjian http://daunhaus.deviantart.com/ … It is very talented
It not simply unusual artists – Their works force to think
Describe a difficult work/ project situation and how would you overcome it?
Difficult question. Actually I usually give up work if something is impossible. Sometimes I do not have enough components for end, but I never take on the stocks in web… Can spend day, month, year, or it is more, before I will find a missing part.
What do you think about the Internet and how it is affecting our lifestyle?
I think that the Internet has already destroyed borders and will soon destroy distinction between cultures. We become similar to clones. People turn away from a reality, find invented replacement.
However, instant access to the necessary information became the ordinary…
If you could turn back time, how would you do things differently?
As to me personally: I wish to change nothing. As to the rest – The idea to affect others smells slightly of megalomania
How do you keep your work fresh? Do you need to consciously adapt your style or does it progress naturally?
About, yes. It occurs in itself, I only the intermediary
Name 3 of your favorite (art) books/ magazines.
I do not read magazines, don’t listen radio and don’t watch TV. Commerce dictates rules everywhere.
What is your life motto?
У каждого свой путь и своя правда, и если не видишь короткого пути к цели, иди длинным, но даже если нет цели, то все равно иди, ибо порою в пути обретаешь цель.
I do not know as it to translate.
In what kind of a work environment do you do your best work?
All my works are made in one place – in my room, behind a table. Probably, music is the important part of performance of work 
What do you like the sound of? Why so?
Yes, I love wildlife sounds – rustle of trees on a wind, a surf roar, sea noise, rain sounds. The world always speaks with us. Unfortunately, we seldom hear it.
If you have online portfolio, what is the URL?
My photo manipulation’s digital art can be seen here http://kosmur.deviantart.com/
Other works (sea and pinhole) can be seen here http://k0smur.livejournal.com/
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