ZmogK

ZmogK. Date and place of birth: March 22, 1979 – Moscow, Russia.

I started drawing at the age of 3. Later on, my talent for drawing was noticed by the parents, and as a result I found myself in a primary studio of fine arts. After several years, I tried to move to Surikov Art School, but failed. Since then, I studied on my own every detail, techniques and trends of drawing based on books, cartoons, comics, that always attracted my attention.

At the beginning of 90’s little by little I came to enjoy hip-hop culture.
In 1997 my graffiti career started. Once again bit by bit I made my own way in this culture. As early as 1990 I copied inscriptions and wordings from different audio tapes; then I noticed that I tried different scripts and styles. However, only after I watched “Style Wars” in 1997, I realized that graffiti was exactly what I always seek for. Many writers turned to graff at that time. So, I was one of the first who began to paint walls in Russia. At first, certainly, it was 2D primitive styles, then I switched for a short time to try 3D technique. Style which you can see today, began to be formed in 2000. In 2004 I began add robots, which became the basic distinctive feature of my works"

Graffiti turns my life upside-down. Since that time I started to develop as a graffiti writer and in general as an artist. I meet a lot of new friends, who are seriously engaged in non-standard creative work. Relations with people, who have close or similar ideas and vision of arts, experience exchange, journeys to other regions of my country and some European cities, - this entire make a great impact on me as a graffiti writer. For those 10 years I am already in graffiti culture, I made myself some kind of reputation, achieved a certain level, participated in several exhibitions. At the moment I am interested in the development of myself as a graffiti writer in Europe, drawing in Europe and other countries.