And about Tsereteli

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Will the resignation of Yuri Luzhkov fatal for architectural and artistic empire Zurab Tsereteli?
New times - new mores. Vladimir Resin offered to rid the capital of the statue of Peter the Great. Zurab Tsereteli, who lived in his studio in Paris, took it with philosophical fatalism. Remarked that he had with Yuri Luzhkov, "for five years as a severed all contacts" and that build or break the monuments - the case of the authorities, not the artists. Did not remain in debt and the grandson of Zurab, executive director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art Vasily Tsereteli, recalling that the location for the statue chose Town Planning Board, but "there came in and Resin.
So leave the state officials the prerogative to decide where and how to ship the creation Tsereteli. Think about the stages of a long journey, which allowed Zurab become a Russian sculptor's number one.
Under the sky of Paris
For a start we put a point over the «i». The assertion that Luzhkov and Tsereteli twins, not exactly. The world had heard of Zurab Tsereteli, much earlier than about the ex-mayor . Our hero is actually a Hero of Socialist Labor. And besides - People's Artist of the USSR, Russia and Georgia, professor, president of the Moscow International Foundation for UNESCO, the International Academy of creativity, chapter and member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts, Georgian Academy of Sciences, professor emeritus Brokportskogo University of Fine Arts and chlenkor French Academy of Fine Arts , the highest award of France - the Legion of Honor ...

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a key role in the career of the creator, as often happens, the case played, a little-known bytopisatelyam. And in fact, a modest ugorazdilo the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography, Academy of Sciences of Georgia in Soviet times to become a disciple of the Paris School of Art, where he taught maestro Pablo Picasso? Helped to unravel the puzzle itself Zurab. In an interview with Itogi "he once said that France was living relative of his wife, Inessa Andronikashvili, Aunt Lily, who invited him and his wife to him. But allowed in France only him - his wife's parents had been repressed in 1937.
Next was a series of matches. Firstly, in the early 60's relations between the Soviet Union and France experienced a honeymoon. Nikita Khrushchev visited with a huge delegation in Paris. Secondly, the relative Inessa Andronikashvili emigre Prince Constantine Yasseevich Andronikov was personal interpreter president of France. House Andronikov in the fifteenth arrondissement of Paris began to Tsereteli's mother, and once hospitable host introduced the young Georgian de Gaulle. And not just him. Zurab entered the Paris School of Art, and later - in the studio of Picasso. Maestro, according to Tsereteli, is praised his paintings. It was in his studio, learning to make mosaics and stained glass, the future "mnogostanochnik" realized that the artist can engage in the art of so many things. There, in Paris, he met Marc Chagall - so much that he made it into the holy of holies, creative workshop, which has never hosted. True, look at your palette and not given.
Communicating with the masters was to Tsereteli's second university. Looking like they are increasingly moving away from small forms to a monumental creation, he realized, and another truth: the recognition will come not through the landscapes and still lifes, portraits, not because of demand, but with the help of large-scale outdoor works. to the Creativity capital letters should be visible.
Secrets of creative cuisine
Products Tsereteli, as he calls his sculptures are, of course, to criticize. But one thing he can not be taken away: as a graphic designer, graphic designer, he - what we need. Panels, mosaics, stained glass work Tsereteli were in Soviet times as a ray of sunshine in November. On his return from France, he worked more on the resort: Pitsunda, Sochi, Yalta ... There, in the budgets of hotel facilities for foreign tourists and resorts for the nomenclature, hiding the real money. And Tsereteli with his charm got orders. He did, mosaic party memorials, happily and joyfully. "I'm lucky - he spoke of himself. - If you buy a lottery ticket, the "Volga" win! "
It is generally an easy person. Marina Vlady and Vladimir Vysotsky on a journey by ship across the Black Sea? "How good, boys! Arrive in Tbilisi, will be my guests. " And Zurab host a home wedding Vladimir Vysotsky, and glorified in poems. It gives the poet borrowed a large sum after the death of Vladimir Vysotsky refuses to accept money from the marina. Friendship for Tsereteli, the notion of the clock. As a business, but ...
His People's Artist of USSR, the collapse of the Soviet Union is not surprised. Tsereteli, beautifully incorporated into the Soviet system, realized that now we have to play another game. On the tumultuous events of the early 90's in Georgia Zurab recall does not like. Because the rumors of his conflict with Zviad Gamsakhurdia and a certain role in the coup that led to the government of Eduard Shevardnadze, leaving the conscience of their authors. Tsereteli's career peak came in the second half of the 90's and is connected with Moscow.
Zurab not walk well-trodden paths, he found for his accomplishments on new solutions. Almost revolutionary. Design Centre under his leadership has invented a synthetic material called "decorative". This was a plastic, in particular, was put on making sculptures in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. From the mind - pure marble, but if you want, you can mold it, and a bronze. Although a copper! Decorative - in this word all of Moscow Luzhkov era - Tsereteli!
Well, that to Peter, the majority of Muscovites it is certainly annoying. But there are those who believe the monument is not worse than the legion of monuments, flooded streets and squares of the capital in recent years. Anyway, eventually colossus passions subsided, and only one mystery continues to haunt the minds of citizens: and so not this ill-fated Columbus, who was given the gate and turn in the U.S. and in Latin America?
Secrets of the creative cuisine of Zurab Tsereteli - an enigma. But, in the firm belief of his colleagues among the interlocutors "Results», tseretelievsky Peter did not Columbus , although its closest relative. Developments monument navigator were used to create a colossus in Moscow. Hence, they say, and some historical inconsistencies in the costume of an autocrat. Columbus is still found of the ocean in parts, and not at all impossible that soon vzmetnetsya over the Caribbean, near the town of Arecibo in Puerto Rico. In any case two months ago on tapes of news was the information. It is true that such messages appear with an enviable constancy for ten years. Changing only the projected area of the dislocation.
Distressful Columbus height of about 90 meters and weighing nearly 600 tons was established already in 1991 as a gift to the United States. New York refused to presentations, as well as Baltimore, Miami and other U.S. cities and villages. Then the U.S. government sent a statue in Puerto Rico. First, Columbus wanted to register in Catania, but the locals resisted, then - in Mayaguez, but there was no place for him. Ever since the 2750 bronze monument of parts gathering dust in warehouses. But a small copy of long painted in Spain, although without mishap, and there has not been. Whether it was donated in 1996 by the Moscow City Hall Resort Marbella or sold is not known: from the courthouse in this town with all relevant documents had disappeared. We only know that the citizens disliked the statue.
Yes there, Columbus! Innumerable sculptures installed Zurab in Russian cities and towns of the Fatherland and abroad: from the monument to Princess Olga of Pskov and Honore de Balzac in the town of Agde in France until the Cossack Kharkiv in Kharkiv, and a huge metal hare in Baden-Baden. The majority of the fate of a much more happy. Say, George at the UN building in New York, the 20-meter monument at Brockport "Happiness to children around the world, brought the gift of children's Olympic Games, are remarkable creatures. By the way, at the opening of the last job was attended by over 150 thousand people, among them - Sen. Edward Kennedy.
True, the gossips say, that such a creative fecundity is simply inconceivable and Zurab involved in the creation of many sculptures only as the author of the thumbnail. Can only testify that a weapon production, he does not leave any minute. In any case, during a long-time interview with Itogi, stretching for several days, the maestro constantly sketching, conducting planning meetings, and continuously oil painting flowers. Pictures of him, incidentally, more than five thousand, as though he did not believe, but each in his way. Selling does not sell, and even gives an extremely rare, despite the undoubted breadth of nature.
However, it was the case, and briefly distracted from his easel, and from interviews. Led display seven luxurious dogs lived in cages courtyard of his studio at Georgia. "These are my friends, - he said. - Shepherd, for example, brought in from Tbilisi. Rottweiler Roney gave Bill Clinton, Yuri Mikhailovich - Mastiff Darling. Bitten? No, never. Most intelligent dog knows who is boss. "
The mayor and master
The other day in an interview with Georgian television station Imedi Tsereteli said he was not talking to Yuri Luzhkov, for five years. It seems no evil. According to some, a black cat has become one of the most ambitious projects of the city authorities: the construction of "Wonderland Park" in the lower Mnevniki, the main organizer of which appeared Zurab.
At the beginning of zero Tsereteli excitedly told Itogi: "It will be much more than Disney: we have our own hero. What, still a secret. I can only say that he will either be friends with Mickey Mouse, or cause him to a duel. "
But the duel with Mickey Mouse did not happen: the project covered the scandal. For 15 years, even a hint of "Wonderland Park" does not appear, and July 31, 2007 the Moscow government decree № 622-PP Foundation Tsereteli deprived of the right to unlimited use of land plots earmarked for the construction of the park. The reason, as stated in the document were "inappropriate use of land and massive violations of the law. On the territory of the protected zone instead of amusement operated for more than two dozen service stations and other outside organizations.
One way or another, but his friendship with Luzhkov really apart for several years, as confirmed by sources in the environment of major metropolitan muralist. In fairness, we note that the story of the "park" in the biography of Tsereteli's rather the exception. It creates projects with indomitable elements. Christ the Savior Cathedral, a monument at Poklonnaya Hill, Manege Square, interiors "Okhotny" - the list is endless, both in time and space. Another thing is that the idea of a perfect Zurab often do not coincide with the opinions of others.
Yuri Luzhkov, was not among them. Will his resignation was fatal for architectural and decorative business empire major metropolitan muralist? Of course, the City Hall proposal to move the monument to Peter I - the alarm. But Tsereteli no longer members of the crew Luzhkov, has his own team, and he is his own team .
"He has a brilliant insight," - says art historian, writer and close friend Zurab Stella Bazazyants. And yet - a terrific breadth of perception of art: in their museums, it allows you to set any and all directions . Many take it for lack of principle. But this position of principle, says the writer. Let all try, something will remain.
Tsereteli man proportions. "In the past - says Stella B. - when he lived in Tbilisi and in Moscow, visited only on short visits, I told him:" Zurab, well, why do you lay tables in posh restaurants? Why are you so often changes luxurious costumes? "And he answered me:" Stella, you want me to dress like Andrei Vasnetsov (I wrote a book about Vasnetsov) ever went to a dirty gray sweater and shoes with thick soles? I'm not interested to live if I can not entertain and take people. "
Elaborates: "People should be?" "Sometimes, the business, is that the absolute minim - meets Stella B.. - We voted for the market, so he acts in market conditions. Do you think that our Moscow monumentalists poorer? But they behave the way you want to pursue in Russia: one not particularly treat, dress up more than modest, all have free workshops on Luzhkov and no it does not irritate ».
A Zurab Tsereteli's annoying! Although both admire her indomitable energy. As for Peter and his other monuments in Moscow, the sculptor of rights: the monuments set power. Her in case anything happens and breaking.
Valery Sychev
Cyril Privalov
"Results" № 41 /748 (11.10.10)