Drakoslav-art

About my work
Hello. I am an artist from Slovakia. My main theme, or inspiration, is nature and admiration for it. And also fantasy and Slavic mythology and culture.

I use many techniques and styles. I prefer oil painting. Sometimes I also paint with acrylics. I also draw with pastel, pencil, charcoal or ink. Everything depends on the taste of the mood and the subject or project itself.

I am color blind (deuteranomaly) and this sometimes makes my work difficult. Sometimes it can also be reflected in the resulting works. Maybe it's one of the things that makes my work different.

I also sometimes do pyrography. This is how I make wooden jewelry, but sometimes also pictures. When I feel like it, I also do pyrography on paper.

In addition to visual arts, I also take photos and write. I mostly photograph nature. In this case, it's not even about some artistic photos. Rather, it is a tool for observing nature. Of course, sometimes an artistic intention succeeds. And when I succeed, I also take pictures of people.

As for writing, I managed to write three books already. They are all set in my fictional universe. Two collections of short stories called POVESTI VŠEHOMÍRU and one short novel called KOHÚT. I also illustrate and graphically process all the books. Each piece is handmade by a local lady bookcrafter.

Azraelangelo > Drakoslav

To my artistic name. I used to go by the name Azraelangelo. I came up with this name back in high school around 2007. It was at a time when we were studying the renaissance in art history. The professor explained the name Michelangelo to us, that it means Michael the angel. So it refers to Archangel Michael. So I created my name from Archangel Azrael (the angel of death), who was close to me in those days. I used it for a long time. Until 2022, when I no longer identified with it. For many years I used it just out of habit and also because many people knew me by this name. But in the end I decided to use the name Drakoslav. It is a Slavic form of the name that refers to my fondness for Slavic culture and mythologies. Among other things, there is also a dragon in it, which also points to a fondness for fantasy. A loose English translation could be something like "He who glorifies dragons". But it's not like I worshiping anything. I just like dragons, dinosaurs, or reptiles in general. So it is closer to me and more accurate. And so I started to sign my creations like this. Who knows for how long

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English is not my native language and therefore communication in this language is more difficult for me. That's why I also wrote this article through google translator. So I hope everything is written correctly