Sculptor Georgy Frangulyan: it seems that Ernst Unknown – this is forever – RIA Novosti

12:53 10.08.2016

(updated: 13:04 10.08.2016 )

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MOSCOW, August 10 – RIA Novosti. Ernst Unknown had an enormous influence on the development of sculpture by introducing new artistic techniques, his death is a great loss for the whole galaxy of artists, RIA Novosti said the People’s Artist of the Russian sculptor Georgy Frangulyan.

Unknown died on August 9, 2016 held in New York on the 92 th year of life.

“I am very sorry that it happened, I realize that even age was in the area of ​​risk, but I had a feeling that Ernst Unknown -. it forever this is a great loss not only for me but for the whole galaxy of our sculptors it is certainly one of the most significant figures in our sculpture one of the first he has made to our lives more conventional techniques peculiar sculpture in particular.. ., poliarhitekturnoe decision, attitude and understanding of the shape of his wonderful sculptures will live “, – said Frangulyan RIA Novosti

He said that for young artists unknown needed to.” understand the underlying qualities of sculpture and its pictorial means ” .

Frangulyan said that he met with the works of Ernst Unknown at school, when he visited the exhibition “On the 30th anniversary of the Moscow Union of Artists” at the Manege.

“I still remember what of the Manege were his sculptures. They then made a big impression on me, although I’m still not going to be engaged in the fine arts “- shared sculptor He added that when working on the tombstone Boris Yeltsin in Novodevichy Cemetery, he tried to create an equally meaningful work as a monument to Nikita Khrushchev. . work Ernst Unknown

Frangulyan regretted that Ernst Unknown left Russia According to him, “he had here the possibility of self-realization in terms of monumental art”, but “it is the right of the artist, and anyone -. choose their the fate and the place where his work “.

” I think I need some capital a large edition, work, thoughtful, professional, with the comments of people who knew him well, to understand his personality, because that he was an incredibly learned man, his life itself worthy of study and understanding “, – concluded the sculptor

The sculptor, painter and art theorist Ernst Unknown was born in 1925 in Sverdlovsk.. In 1943 he volunteered for the front, took part in the storming of Budapest, in April 1945, was seriously injured, was awarded the Order of the Red Star. After the war, he studied at the Academy of Arts in Riga, Moscow Art Institute, at the Philosophy Faculty of Moscow State University. Since 1955, member of the Union of Artists of the USSR, won many international competitions.

unknown works have been criticized by the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, who called his sculptures “degenerate art.” Since 1976 he was in exile – first in Switzerland, then in the United States. Since 1989, often came to Russia. His last monument has become a monument to Sergei Diaghilev, established in Perm

Among the most famous works of the sculptor -. Monument to Nikita Khrushchev in the Novodevichy cemetery, composition “Tree of Life” in Moscow, the monument “Friendship of the world’s children” in the camp “Artek ” in Crimea. Laureate of the State Prize in 1995.

Ernst Unknown: “My generation – the children of the great utopia”. Shooting 1996