Today we’d like to introduce you to Ruso Margishvili.
Hi Ruso, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I was born in a family of two generations of architects. When I was very young, my grandpa would often bring home old drawings from work for me and my sisters to use as scrap paper. The plans and sections were all hand-drawn and busy with meticulous patterns, plants, entourage. Sometimes if I found any draft drawings, I’d fill them in with of furniture and people. (One drawing still exists and even has a tiny grand piano in it). Years later, I went to an architecture school where I had to generate images to illustrate my design ideas. I had no interest in computer renderings because I found them synthetic and flat, so I had to search for alternative ways of expression. That’s when I started drawing more frequently. I’d illustrate plans and sections, experiential renderings and concept diagrams. I liked using the drawings to enhance the story-telling. After graduation, the nature of my design work had to change because I was no longer working by myself, which also meant that I no longer drew that much. I had recently moved to NYC where I didn’t know many people. At times I felt very isolated and lonely. Drawing became a therapeutic tool. I started illustrating my own adventures, thoughts and observations. I drew to hold on to memories and make notes of the mundane moments which would otherwise be forgotten. I drew peculiar moments from new meetings and bad dates, quotes from new friends, images on the subway, anything that would spark curiosity in me.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Fortunately, I don’t rely on drawing for income, so any challenges or obstacles are nominal…
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I work full time as an architectural designer and moonlight as an illustrator. I illustrate my own thoughts, feeling and experiences, dream diaries, observations. The drawings I make are more like a diary for myself and it still fascinates me when other people strongly relate to them. I think having no formal training in illustration is obvious, which may also set my work apart from other graphic art professionals.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.rusoissleeping.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rusomarg/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rusomarg
