{"id":8303,"date":"2017-06-17T22:13:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T22:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/being-active-on-social-media-is-a-way-to-relax\/"},"modified":"2017-06-17T22:13:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T22:13:40","slug":"being-active-on-social-media-is-a-way-to-relax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/vox-populi-en\/2017\/06\/17\/8303\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBeing active on social media is a way to relax\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most interesting occupation is watching the world. There are very good exemplars: hidden, strange, original\u2026 I watch, take photos, paint, create collages, move the images, and finally produce a film.<\/p>\n

Yes, the internet plays a big role in my life. I can even say that the internet is one of the best things in the world. How can you complain about the internet? Almost every day new pages open \u2014 about art, animation, museums\u2026<\/p>\n

Social networking sites are full of art; it\u2019s just that you have to search to find it. See how many museums display their possessions openly online. I know there are museums that I will never physically be in (I have neither the mood for it nor the time or money), but I visit them virtually. And the images are of such high quality that you can study all the fragments in details. I won\u2019t even talk about the literature that appeared online.<\/p>\n

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And if you don\u2019t like something, you can always avoid it. You decide with whom to interact, what to see, and what to block. Close the pages and the people that bother you; open that which really interests you. The internet affords you this opportunity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The internet is first a connection with people in my industry whom I know from various festivals. And that connection is simply necessary because there are films I can watch only with the access codes the filmmakers sent. I can\u2019t imagine how it\u2019s possible with my profession to live without the internet. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always been surprised when my acquaintances have told me don\u2019t share your works online. My good friend Sevan Naghash, for example, would say, it\u2019s a pity. Honestly, I don\u2019t understand what\u2019s a pity. Keep them so I can do what? Many are digital collages created specifically for the internet. <\/p>\n

Films are creative works on a completely different plane, while making small drawings for sharing on Facebook is more so a game. A distracting and calming job\u2026<\/p>\n

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For me, being active on social networking sites is a way to relax. Animation is the sort of work where breaks are needed. There comes a time when you find yourself at an impasse and you don\u2019t know what to do. And if there isn\u2019t a happy occupation like social media by your side, it\u2019s very difficult.<\/p>\n

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I have no problem with copyright. How are they going to steal my images? Say that it\u2019s their work? Eh\u2026 let them say so; everyone knows that it\u2019s my work. Use them in other pieces? Let them use it, I would only be happy. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What\u2019s important are people. That is, those who see your work. Of course you don\u2019t do it for them, you do it for yourself, but it\u2019s very pleasant when they notice, appreciate, and comment on it. But it\u2019s not only that\u2026<\/p>\n

I am thrilled that I can keep myself occupied. I do different series of collages; for example, \u201cSpring Will Come.\u201d But I don\u2019t think I could do the same thing with the expectation of getting paid.<\/p>\n

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I am sure of one thing: if you start to chase money, the source of the images will close up. I don\u2019t know what that\u2019s connected to. Probably you change \u2014 and change significantly. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The creators of the best animation films don\u2019t have money. And it\u2019s always been this way.<\/p>\n

I have a good animator friend who during festival days would distribute DVDs of his film to everyone free of charge. When he was asked don\u2019t the sponsors oppose this? he replied, for the filmmaker, it\u2019s all the same, the festival is an opportunity for as many people as possible to see my work.<\/p>\n

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In general,  I believe that hackers are our friends. How can my work reach different corners of the world? Of course, thanks to the interwebs and hackers\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

My foreign friends also see my films and images mainly online.<\/p>\n

Now, the areas where animation is used have increased in advertising, in the news\u2026 everywhere. Though auteur animation is likewise produced, but that\u2019s a separate thing, which is based only and only on talent and is not remunerated. <\/p>\n

Any auteur work is frankly egoistic. If you don\u2019t do it for yourself, nothing will work out. Things that are done for a special purpose are unpleasant, and very quickly they reveal themselves. At the same moment you feel that the work is done for a specific audience or for money; that is, it is art that\u2019s directed. <\/p>\n

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There are artists who can paint in an already adopted style, and they paint that way for decades. I don\u2019t understand how they don\u2019t get bored.<\/p>\n

I try to make my film not like the other at least technically. I realize that my signature style is noticed, but I change the level of complexity, so that it\u2019s interesting for me in the first place. Otherwise, I would stop. I would die from boredom if I, say, constantly do a series on poetic collages. That won\u2019t work. \u201cMumitrollen\u201d is one thing; \u201cBallet\u201d something completely different. All are different. <\/p>\n

Yes, I can be accused of having too many works. Just as are accused, for example, songwriters who sing everything they see. I can\u2019t say that I paint everything I see, but I really do have a lot of works. And Tigran Hamasyan constantly writes music\u2026<\/p>\n

The internet helps me get requests for commissioned work. Say, for book design. They see [my work], like it, and get in touch with me. But I myself don\u2019t take the initiative. If it happens, great; if it doesn\u2019t, it doesn\u2019t. <\/p>\n

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For me, the meaning is the cinema \u2014 it\u2019s an integral part of my nature. When I\u2019m working on a film, I forget everything, including even the internet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We live in a century of images. For me, text has always had less meaning than the image. I\u2019m a person of images. If the image doesn\u2019t attract, I won\u2019t read the text. Of course I\u2019m not talking about books, but about the abundance of text today.<\/p>\n

Generally, human memories began from images. There was no text; there were petroglyphs, which were more accessible and talented than the supposed text could be. For instance, it\u2019s as though the cave paintings in France were done with a modern artist\u2019s eye. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m reading the Sumerian Epic of<\/em> Gilgamesh<\/em> and see that it\u2019s a legend with a completely innovative composition. The section that reads \u201cI appeal to you\u2026\u201d is simply a miracle. It\u2019s [like] a real scene from a film. This is one of those techniques when the main character appeals from the screen to the viewer individually and without intermediaries. <\/p>\n

I want to say that everything has already long been said. I believe that living is hard now because we know a lot of things. Also we\u2019ve become oversaturated and tired from news. <\/p>\n

To tell you the truth, I rarely leave the house, and I connect to the internet from my room. It\u2019s me, my work, the animals, the park\u2026<\/p>\n

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Today, for example, a squirrel came, sat on the tree across from my window and began to look directly at me and speak to me. I gave him lavash bread, he didn\u2019t eat it, continued to talk. Why the squirrel needed to make that contact is unknown. He probably had a need to communicate\u2026<\/p>\n

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Everyone needs contact. And the internet is the place for people who are alone. If you\u2019re online, you don\u2019t feel so alone.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I think for everyone the internet is a big world. You just have to not lose the connection with reality. Who needs the internet if I didn\u2019t have my dog, my cats, the yard, the earth\u2026?<\/p>\n

Naira Muradyan
\nArtist, animator<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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