Andrey Ognev from Nizhny Novgorod became involved in the case after he decided to personally do the landscaping and restoration of the fountain “Sadko”.
He explained that his friends from other Russian regions and from abroad have often wondered why the city attraction has the form running, so he decided to paint the fountain without coordinating their actions with officials. Ognev said that he was afraid to encounter bureaucratic difficulties, as already has bad experiences with the administration of Nizhny Novgorod concerning the improvement of the city, reports “Sever.Realities”.
The man cleaned the fountain, cleaned the trash around and doing some painting. For the works he has chosen gold and silver paint. A restoration he was doing at night.
I cleared, cleaned, washed and painted in Golden and silver color Sadko and Princess Volkhov. I’m not a vandal, I love Veliky Novgorod, like Russia. Constantly engaged in the improvement of the city. Removed debris, conduct environmental campaigns. For example, in the course of this year I several times took our city beach — emphasizes the accused.
City hall held a meeting on the issue, which was called by local sculptors, painters and architects. The mayor of Nizhny Novgorod Sergey Busurin strongly condemned the actions of the Amateur restorer.
what happened with the fountain, of course, a blatant case. Reacted differently Novgorod. Much like, I personally do not like. I think this is wrong, and I have my position I will defend, — quotes the official portal “Your news”.
Many representatives of creative elite of the city supported the mayor, but there were dissenters. So, the sculptor Vadim Borovykh considers an act Ogneva is understandable.
Someone decided to make a sculpture of an abandoned Central city more beautiful based on your taste preferences, the sculptor said.
Ogneva detained July 5, against it criminal case is brought. In the Internet appeared the petition in his defense.
Wrote NEWS.ru previously, a restorer of furniture in the Spanish city of Valencia tried to clear the copy of the painting of the artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo’s Immaculate conception and ruined the picture beyond recognition.
