The Art of Tim Razumovsky

Recently Stuart Antony posted a great piece of art by Tim Razumovsky on the Facebook page Dieselpunk Depot. Upon seeing it I contacted Mr. Razumovsky via email. We discussed his Aurora Noir art series, dieselpunk, decopunk and more. Following are excerpts from our conversation.

Aurora Noir - Golden Magnolia (Click to expand)

Tim Razumovsky: AURORA NOIR is a personal project with all my free time invested in it. Within this project, I'm actually combining my love for old-fashioned cinema, retro sci-fi art, architecture and industrial design. I try not to lock myself creatively and I'm not committed to anything historically, I prefer not to categorize my work in a certain genre or eras, whether it's 20's, 50's, cyberpunk, dieselpunk etc. Although, I really like the DECOPUNK thing, I'll adapt it. Thank you! What's more important to me in every artwork, is strong sense of believability and atmosphere. The themes I choose to present in my works are basically tiny fragments of a much bigger picture and story that I have, which I hope someday will catch the eye of the right producer.

Myself: Would you mind telling my readers a little about yourself?

Tim Razumovsky: I'm a 36 years old digital artist based in Tel - Aviv. I started my artistic journey at a very early age.

I have a degree in screen based arts at the Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design. I have been working professionally for about 10 years now. As I mentioned earlier, I'm very much into mid-20th century cinema, art, design and architecture.

Aurora Noir - Robo Rats (Click to expand)

Myself: Of your different creations in the Aurora Noir series, which would you say is your favorite and why?

Tim Razumovsky: I don't think I have a favorite. I invest the best of my abilities in each piece, and of course, each one of them has things I'm proud of and things I'm less proud of. I try to act according to the formula that my favorite creation is the one I haven't created yet. This mindset helps me to try my best with every piece.

Aurora Noir - Aurora Express (Click to expand)

Myself: Do you have any recommendations for any reader who wishes to become a digital artist?

Tim Razumovsky: It's a bit difficult for me to give recommendations on this matter, because in my eyes -  it's a completely individual decision to become an artist (any type of artist). The only recommendation I can give is - a person who's willing to become an artist has to make sure he makes this decision for the right reason, and by the right reason I mean -  true passion, physical need to create.

Visit his ArtStation page for more of Tim Razumovsky's great art.

Remembrance

People who know me know that I’m rarely at a lost for words. However, as I watched the recent news about the 75th anniversary of D-Day I was moved beyond words. What words can one say about young men who willingly ran into the mouth of hell on some foreign beach to help defeat the greatest evil the world has ever seen? Estimates of the number of deaths range as high as 10,000 with over 4,000 confirmed. These numbers don't begin to describe the horror and sacrifice of that day.

Saying “thank you” doesn’t seem enough. But at this time, it’s the best I can do.