“I’ve been sculpting since I wad a child; it has always fascinated me,” says Nazarri Dmytryshyn a sculptor from Wroclaw, Poland. Alhough he took a 10-year break from sculptiong while growing up, he re-discovered his passion for the art when he found a website of adult sculptors profiling their work. “They just blew my mind, and I couldn’t didn’t believe some adult still sculpt, so I thought, why should I not try also?”
Nazarri states that he has a fascination with portraits, the human face, and especially anatomy. His love for creatures based on humanoid anatomy can also be seen in some of his work.
Nazari’s most important tools are his loop tool, spatual, and rake. “With those three, I can make any piece with just them. I have spent hundreds of dollars on instuments but end up sculpting with tools I make myself,” he says.
His sculptures are made mostly of oil-based wax, clays (Monsterclay, Chavant) and sometimes polymer clay. When his clients aren’t keeping him busy, Nazarri draws inspiration from actors, pop culture, science-fiction movie creatures, comics, and games.
Nazarii’s portfolio often includes characters he describes as “strong mentally, physically, mean but only towards there enemies, and are interested in defending the weak.” He attributes this to being bullied in school when he was a small kid. Now as a grown man (2 meters tall), bullies are a non issue, but he recalls how it used to make him feel that the world is so unjust.
“Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want or like to pick idealistic characters for my sculpture expression. I love them to be mean and cruel, but when there is a chance to help and protect–they do!”
To see more of Nazarii’s work follow him on Instagram @nazarenko_sculpting and at esty.com/shopNazariiSculptiongRoom.
