Smeared the mural with the image of Joseph Brodsky in Saint-Petersburg has already become a landmark. To a massive blotch of plaster that has formed in the recent image, the townspeople are the flowers. The administration of the school, which eliminated the art object dedicated to the anniversary of the poet, has gone on the defensive. However, we found out that the mural is not a fresco, and the polymer decal.
may 24 Joseph Brodsky would have turned 80 years old. The jubilee was celebrated in quarantine conditions, mentally: online massively read verses of the poet, thematic lectures, was esters from the Museum-apartment of the poet, “Half a room” in St. Petersburg. Just in front of his balcony and there was a fresco with the image of the poet measuring 2.5 by 1.5 meters.
it was around seven in the evening on may 24. The Museum happily commented: “I Think we have a great place for a selfie in front of the Museum.”
By the 12th day 25th day the image was already patched with plaster. While passers-by tried to clear the picture from the fresh layer of putty, but the poet has painted over again and again, in the end, the wall turned out dense blotch.
it turned Out that the wall applies to nearest school number 189, and shaded the poet instructed the caretaker Tatiana Kalinicheva, because according to the rules is not allowed.
“MK” tried to figure out why the school administration has destroyed the mural. But contact with them was impossible. Phone institution is not responsible. The school itself was locked, and the guard didn’t even agree to come to the place of events the correspondent “MK”. But was able to talk with the artist Oleg Lukyanov, which cause the picture on the wall.
How long did the drawing of the murals? What is this technology? Looks like a sticker.
– Probably the closest analogy is with a sticker, and decal. Like those which were – they had to soak in a platter and transfer. The application takes just a couple of minutes.
We came up with similar technology to the image can be transferred to the facade of the building. And for the front is useful – the technology allows to preserve the surface, that is, if the wall crumbles, it’s all contracted, is strengthened and preserved. We learned how to print images on the polymer, which is used for conservation. And usually try to coordinate pattern.
How it happened that this time the drawing of the image was not agreed neither GATI nor with the school?
I thought that the wall, this is essentially a draw. You know, in St. Petersburg there are wall all spat on her incomprehensible scrawl. Find out whose, but the fact is often no one’s, no the city is not responsible, nor the institution that is in the closest building. It’s like throwing a request into the well – it is so deep, even the echo can not hear, so many different instances.
At this time there.it, too, had the impression that the wall tie. Yes, school nearby, but the color of this fence is completely different, as if he to the school do not apply. I usually try to choose such walls are dirty, spit-covered with the collapse – make them something beautiful. This time was apparently too good, because Brodsky was already plastered with cement plaster, so the Chernobyl sarcophagus did to him.
– You are now trying to legalize this work?
– Yes, I am ready to dialogue, just today went to this school, but to me there no one said anything. I talked with a talking door guard door refused to open, but took my phone number said, “call You back”. Well, I hope. I need a dialogue, it must be agreed upon by all.
And on top of plaster on the site of the murals have already begun to appear in the poems. But they also quickly cover.
