We had the great pleasure to interview as “great artist specializing table tennis” and world renowned alias Mike Mezyan. Its beautiful creations we know well about Mike through but knows a little less personally.
Proposed in this 2-part interview we will discover all the secrets of Mike Mezyan a genius artist who did the illustrations on table tennis his profession
Mike Mezyan : “The table tennis is my inspiration”
Hello Mike . I am happy to get your interview . You are a world renowned artist and your creations are well known in the environment of table tennis. Could you introduce yourself to Actuping readers?
[quote]Merci Dragan to get my Interview, I am very Excited and To Introduce Myself To Our Wonderful French Friends! I’d say to our readers thatMy Name is Mike Mezyan I am 34 Years Old , I Am An Artist Who try to see Table Tennis as a fantastic support to bring Out The Game in A Very Unique way![/quote]
Where do you live ?
[quote]I Live in Chicago, USA[/quote]
Do you have enough Time to practice PING PONG as long as you spend most of your time being an artist ?
[quote]Absoultley! I Am firstly a Player and secondly an artist ! Playing And Practicing Table Tennis Is a Big Part Of My Life..I’ve Always Played. It Is the Source Of My Inspiration![/quote]
Would you say you are a good player ?
[quote]I would Say Advanced…My Friends Would Say Intermediate..and My coach Would Say Beginner! haha It’s definitely Matter of Perspective Really Depending on the Players Level and Who is Reading , Lets say I compete in tournmanets, always practicing and definitely I can entertain a Crowd with my game![/quote]
Mike Mezyan : “I Became An Artist Because and With Table Tennis”
When did you begin your creations ? What did these first creations look like ?
[quote]I was born as A Dreamer .I Love To Imagine And Dream About all kind of Things..It is Not a Choice Really….I Found My way While I was waiting for playing table tennis, or hanging around by myself and having thoughts about new ideas regarding to my favorite sport.
One day, I’ve found my ideas evolved enough to start my work and I started the implementation of my creations right away ![/quote]
Why do you think table tennis is Giving you so much inspiration ?
[quote]I Became An Artist Because and With Table Tennis, It´Is The Reason Why I Do What I do..It Has Inspired Me In Many ways and Still Does, It´s not Only a Sport, I see Many Wonderful Things Hidden in it And I Try To Bring These Out And Share it. I just try to give a Glimpse Of What I can see In My Mind And I try to make it real, to make it something estetic.[/quote]
How Could you be prepared before creating a composition ?
[quote]I have 3 differents Steps, I start In my mind for Every Single One
- It firstly Come from an Emotion I Want To Bring Out To The Viewer And Make It Feeling my artwork as closer as i felt this emotion
- Secondly I try to hide a message i want to share in My Artwork, in my opinion, Every Artwork must Have a Purpose And A Meaning you CAN find observing it
- Third Step I Think Of is A Strong Unique TT Concept and A Flawless Perfect Execution For It![/quote]
What is your favorite way to draw, are you using exclusively computer software ?
[quote]Almost Everything I mostly work Via Computer Software , I Use Photoshop,Illustrator,Corel Draw and Other Few Softwares As well, I Do drag Sometimes By Hand With A Pencil and a Paper, it Could help me to get a better conceptualization of my ideas![/quote]
