The head of the Primorye capital Igor Pushkarev finally chose what will be the city sculpture of Vladimir Vysotsky in Vladivostok.
Recall the mayor\’s dream — to give the city a monument to the great poet, singer and actor Vysotsky, to whose work he had the greatest respect. As planned by Igor Pushkarev, it will not just be a sculpture, a musical monument, around which all day to play songs of Vladimir Semenovich. Such monuments Wysocki found nowhere else in Russia.
Almost two years head of Vladivostok carefully selected among many designs offered by sculptors, «his» Vysotsky. At a meeting with young artists and sculptors mayor shared his vision of the future monument : «One of the ideas — Vladimir S. sitting with a guitar on a bench in the square, and here all day quietly heard his songs — described his idea Igor Pushkarev. — You can sit down and listen to the words of wisdom, to feel his pain, and sometimes a tear, to think about life Such is the «closest» sculpture will find each of us a Vysotsky. »
It seems that with a working model of the sculpture of the great singer and poet, head of Vladivostok determined. The best option in his view offered 28-year-old sculptor Peter Chegodaev. As acknowledged by Peter himself, he tried to create not pretentious monumental monument, urban sculpture simple and clear to everyone Vysotsky.
Igor Pushkarev has asked the sculptor to work on the face of Vladimir Semenovich, and make his way to the parts that are able to understand and evaluate the individual experts and fans Vysotsky. After begin production of the first in the country musical monument to Vladimir Vysotsky. Install it in the theater will be a square in the center of Vladivostok.
«I love and respect the work of Vladimir Semenovich consider him a legendary figure, — Said Igor Pushkarev. — Always wanted to put in Vladivostok monument to this great man. Decided that it could be also musical. This project is the city budget, I put into this monument their personal funds to help other people with money, not indifferent to the creation of Vysotsky. Therefore monument — will be just a gift to the city. I hope that I will hand it vladivostoktsev this summer. »