Mignon Zakuga is a Russian artist based in the United States who specializes in anatomy and landscapes through mainly digital art. Although she still prefers traditional mediums and has done a number of paintings in gouache and sketches with charcoal, she finds digital art to be most cost-effective.
Mignon wants her artwork to be powerful and impactful and asks other artists to draw to create an impact. When you put your work out there in the world, there is an inherent vulnerability, but that’s what makes you more satisfied with the outcome. Mignon, through her efforts in painting, has exceeded in creating dark and powerful art. During the pandemic, she has begun working on a comic which she aims to release. She hopes for it to give some insight to the mind of a child going through abuse and just trying to exist with it. She aims to open a charity one day for long term mental health to aid children who have suffered extreme abuse.
In recent years, she has been drawing even more which has undoubtedly sided in strengthening her art skills. Her Favourite artist who she absolutely adores is Iumazark and her greatest inspiration is Vash the stampede who is one of the characters from a manga series, Trigun. Another favourite artist is Artimisia, who has been relevant thought history as the greatest female artist of the baroque age.
Art helps people make sense of their world and engage in activities that encompass many aspects of their inquisitive motivation to develop meaning. Drawing what we truly connect with helps shape our growth and find purpose. “You don’t always have to do Meta. Draw beyond the norm,” says Mignon. She believes that we must experiment with different shapes and designs that go for all genders. Every person is unique with diverse anatomy. It is important to learn more than what is common. That is how you grow as an artist.
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