Jun
5
Overshoot the mark
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Photo: in Neskuchnyi Garden.
May
13
Envy of Gods
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Kamergersky lane.
Photo: Russian writer Anton Chekhov and honored Artist of Russia Mikhail Porechenkov
Chekhov: Michael, let me ride with you?
Porechenkov: I can’t, no second helmet.
Chekhov: Not at that time I lived…
Apr
12
We are the first for ever!
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Today Russia celebrate Day of astronautics!
On 12 April 1961, Gagarin became the first human to travel into space in Vostok 1 and return.
Monument to “Subjugators of space”. It is opened on October, 4th, 1964. Height of 100 meters, weight of 250 tons, it is reveted by titanic panels thickness of 1.5 mm. In the basis the Memorial museum of astronautics is located.
Mar
5
Soviet era churchyard
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The “Park of arts” are located behind the huge building of Tretyakov Gallery (Krymsky Val, 10).
There exhibited especially strange sculptural works (works of art can not call), and most importantly - brought Soviet-era monuments.
Why churchyard? Since ancient times cemeteries in Russia have been at churches. This is called the churchyard.
Tretyakov Gallery - the temple of art. At the back yard, and relies - cemetery.
Photo: Arts Park. “The USSR - a stronghold of peace”
Photo: Dzerzhinsky monument. Sculptor Vucetic. (Inscription:toilet)
“Iron” Felix actually iron. It from bronze.
At Lubyanskoy area has been established on December 20, 1958, demolished with the help of two cranes on August 23, 1991.
Famous shots of demolition the monument bypassed all world and had become a symbol of the end of the USSR.
Feb
12
Fountain “Adam and Eve”
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Square near st. metro Novokuznetskaya.
It seems that Eva said: “Adam, take a look at what a wonderful apple shampoo, my hair became more resonant!”
And me wonder why Adam with the “fig” leaf?
Sculptor feel too shy? Then why a fountain have put in territory of the temple destroyed in 30th years?!
Or have looked Peter Rubens and Albrecht Djurera’s pictures and have decided to imitate the second?
From the point of view of a composition, a snake tail, dangling between Adam’s legs - the disgrace (looks as a tail of a devil).
Eva with enema… i have no words.
And about the “fig” leaf the primary source says:
Genesis. Chapter 2.
25. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis. Глава 3. Chapter 3.
6. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
7. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
So… Adam should be naked on this composition.
