I was born in Russia, in a small village.
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NUMO – Vladimir Naumov
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Where were you born and where are you from?
What is your first memory connected to the art world?
I fell asleep in the Russian Hermitage Museum when I was a teenager.
Have you always worked in the art/design field?
I have an education as an architect and an artist, so it was always nearby; in fact, all my hobbies eventually led me to what I do now.
What led you to design creation?
Internal, irresistible activity that encourages you to create. I think every creative person understands what I mean.
How would you describe your creative process and its influences?
I write down all my ideas on a sheet of paper that lies on my desktop, then from the entire list, I make sketches and 3D models. It is important to write it down on a piece of paper and not on your phone in notes; this allows you to look at this idea and inevitably develop it when you are busy with something else.
Could you describe a typical day of your work?
I wake up, cook breakfast, do cardio; it’s 1 hour at a brisk pace. During cardio, I do thought visualization; it’s like meditation for me. Next, I sit down at my desk, look through my list of ideas, cross out the bad ones, and develop the good ones. And so on until late at night. This is a typical day for me.
Why did you choose the specific materials you work with?
I am not limited to any one material, but I like certain techniques that can characterize all my work.
What are the technical particularities of your creations?
They are all unique, and each item has its own characteristics, but they all appear in the form of realistic 3D images.
What advice could you give to beginning artists who would like to create sculptural design works?
Analyze the design field, but don’t lose who you are.
If your works had to belong to a design movement, how would you define it?
The objectification of everything that surrounds us is based on internal sensations.
What designers and artists have influenced you?
Previously, I could name an exact list of those who influenced me, but now I can’t; there are a lot of them. People are inspired by people; I think that each of us is the totality of what we saw and heard, illuminated through the projector of individuality.
What contemporary designers do you appreciate?
Everyone has something special.
What contemporary artists, in any kind of art, have you been inspired by?
When I first started, I was influenced by the creativity of Sixnfive.
If you had to summarize your creations in one word or sentence, what would it be?
Objectification.
“Analyze the design field, but don’t lose who you are.”
The Questionnaire
The Questions
(The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust.
Other historical figures who have answered confession albums are Oscar Wilde,
Karl Marx, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Cézanne…)
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
To be healthy
What is your greatest fear?
I don’t even know, now it seems to me that I’m not afraid of anything, although before a lot of things scared me. I think the older and more experienced you become, the less fear there is
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Putting things off until later. I struggle with this, but sometimes there are so many things to do that I start putting them off
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Laziness
Which living person do you most admire?
My Mom
What is your greatest extravagance?
I spend a lot of energy and often burn out because of it
What is your current state of mind?
Clean
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
I think there is no such thing
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Humor
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Humor
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
I don’t know. I think this can be said by the one who communicates with me
Which talent would you most like to have?
Find common ground with people
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Sleep less
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I think it’s still ahead
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
Cat
Where would you most like to live?
No specific place
What is your most treasured possession?
Health and Time
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Living in fear
What is your favorite occupation?
Sport
What is your most marked characteristic?
Strange
What do you most value in your friends?
Humor
Who are your favorite writers?
The State Duma
Who is your hero of fiction?
Loki
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
With no
Who are your heroes in real life?
Ilon
What are your favorite names?
Benedict
What is it that you most dislike?
Wash the dishes
What is your greatest regret?
Wasted a lot of time
How would you like to die?
In sleep
What is your motto?
Doing is better than not doing
“Doing is better than not doing.”
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