Monuments reveal

Favorite artists of sculptor Zurab Tsereteli – Pablo Picasso, A.Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Matisse, V. Van Gogh. Bronze. The Museum and Studio of Zurab Tsereteli. Moscow, Russia

Favorite artists of sculptor Zurab Tsereteli embodied in a series of monuments to prominent artists of all time. According to Tsereteli, they are – Kazimir Malevich and Modigliani, Georgian naive painter Nikola Pirosmani and French post-impressionist painter Henri Rousseau, Van Gogh and Matisse, Picasso, Chagall and Dali. And Tsereteli himself creates guided by these masters. He tries to look at the world through their eyes, and through the prism of their creativity. The series of monuments “My favorite artists”, part of which decorates the entrance to the museum shop on Bolshaya Gruzinskaya street, and part on Petrovka, while some other sculptures exhibited in galleries and museums. The exhibition “My favorite artists”, did not come out of nowhere, its plan hatched by the author for the decade. Birth of these sculptures was the result of years of his searching in art, and the creative freedom that his “favorite artists” taught him.
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‘My favorite artists’ series of sculptures by Zurab Tsereteli. Kazimir Malevich monument at the Museum of Modern Art on Petrovka Street. Absorbed by black square Kazimir Malevich

Absorbed by black square Kazimir Malevich
One hundred years have passed since the day when Kazimir Malevich, standing in front of the newly started painting in his studio, suddenly, as if struck by thunder, rushed to paint the image with black … Thus, appeared Black Square – symbol of emptiness and death, and a new icon of the twentieth century art. Now the artist’s philosophy – a part of world history, and Malevich himself – a legend and one of the most expensive artists in the world. Looking at the black square, we can not forget that at the time of the creation of this horrible object, Russia was on the brink of revolution. This image is filled with threats and bad omens as if soon there will be something serious – as if the world will end soon. But … the legacy of the artist himself mysteriously absorbed in this very black square. The disappearance and the long process of recognition of the grave of Malevich – respectively a strange fate for the artist.
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Winter landscape of Tarusa. Monument to silver age poetess Marina Tsvetaeva. Sculptor Boris Messerer

Monument to silver age poetess Marina Tsvetaeva

“I do not accept eternity!
Why did you bury me?
I don’t like to be underground
Taken from my beloved land! “

And on her beloved land, in Russia, constantly appear monuments, sculptures and plaques perpetuating the memory of the poetess. And one of the most famous, perhaps, is the monument on the shore of the river Oka in Tarusa. Here Marina Tsvetaeva – the prodigal daughter, barefoot, and bent, as if always guilty, stands with her back to the river. Nevertheless, monuments to Tsvetaeva do not decorate every park and every public garden, or a street of every city. And this is right.
“Glory! – I did not want you:
And I couldn’t cope with you.”
M. Tsvetaeva.
Even during her lifetime, she was not controllable by anyone or anything. August 31, 1941 Tsvetaeva committed suicide. The poetess was buried in the city of Elabuga, the Peter and Paul Cemetery.
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Ilya Oblomov sofa Philosophical Monument

Ilya Oblomov sofa Philosophical Monument

In Ulyanovsk (former Simbirsk) in the homeland of Ivan Goncharov, author of the novel “Oblomov” appeared monument to the sofa of the famous character of the novel Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. Opened in 2005 monument decorates the park near the street bearing the name of the writer. The author of the idea – a local historian Sergei Petrov. According to his vision of the sofa, it is a “philosophical” monument. The monument is made of advanced composite materials, so it is quite possible to sit on the sofa and speculate on philosophical topics. The local art museum prompted the image of the sofa, which resembles a coach of the first quarter of the 19th century, the era when Ivan Goncharov was born. The inscription on the philosophical couch reads: “Here I understand the poetry of laziness and will be faithful to it until death, if only need doesn’t force me to take up the crowbar and shovel. Ivan Goncharov. Simbirsk. 1849….” In addition, next to the bed are metal slippers. And on the couch – a plate “Mebelgrad” …
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Unique jewelry stone Simbirtsit Monument

Unique jewelry stone Simbirtsit Monument

The unique monument to the unique jewelry stone Simbirtsit was established in 2005. Simbirtsit – a kind of marble onyx. The name was given in honor of the city of Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk). The first mention of Simbirsk calcite refers to 1765. Currently, the Ulyanovsk region is the only place in the world where there is this stone field. Its color is unique – it combines a range of colors from yellow to dark brown, and complete the picture blotches of pearl and shiny streaks. Products from simbirtsit, also known as the Volga amber, are symbols of prosperity, family well-being and happiness. In addition, the stone has the ability to restore peace of mind and balance.
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Work by Soviet Sculptor Grigory Postnikov (14 October 1914 – 1978). Towards the Stars monument in Moscow

Towards the Stars monument in Moscow

The Sculpture “Towards the Stars” has been installed at the main entrance to the Catherine Park (then park of Central House of the Russian Army) in 1958, a year after the launch of the first artificial satellite of the Earth and the three years prior to the flight of Yuri Gagarin into space. Like Prometheus carrying fire to mankind, the sculpture depicts a young, half-naked and powerful titan in a loincloth. Like a flare into the sky, he launches a missile that rushes into the infinite blue sky toward new discoveries and adventures.
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Fishermen monument in Petrozavodsk. Sculptor Rafael Consuegra. Fishermen monuments reveal stories

Fishermen monuments reveal stories

Monument “Fishermen” – the original sculpture, installed in 1991 on the shore of the Petrozavodsk bay of Lake Onega, Petrozavodsk. Author of the composition – sculptor Rafael Consuegra from the twin city of Duluth, Minnesota, USA. Rafael Consuegra was directly involved in the installation and welding of structures that have been made on the Petrozavodsk machine plant. According to the author, the composition of two fishermen with the net should become a symbol of the joint Russian-American creative labor. It should be noted, it was the difficult year of the collapse of the USSR. At first, residents of Petrozavodsk reacted skeptically to the present, as the fishermen seemed weird and even suspicious to them. In addition, made of metal rods fishermen, and especially the net in their hands looked like a spy antenna …
Fortunately, time has shown the sincerity of intentions of the authors of the monument, and “fishermen” have become one of the most visited sights of the city.
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