In 2008, Arseniy took the pseudonym "Pokras Lampas". The first word comes from the slang of street artists and means the process of "going to draw something". The second is the funniest rhyme he could come up with
Arseniy was inspired to become an artist by graffiti on concrete railings along the railway tracks, which he looked at in the windows of electric trains. In 2005, Arseniy bought a spray can and began to paint garages and houses with tags. After the 9th grade of school at a local college, he met the artist Andrei Ante, who revealed to him the secrets of modern graphic art. Then Arseniy realized that graphics is a difficult craft, and began to take his hobby seriously