"Vyksa Festival" and the St. Petersburg contemporary art gallery DiDi will present a special series of works that will be shown from July 12-14 in the "Oranzhereya" space during the festival. The project features Sasha Braulov, Pavel Pletnyov, and Konstantin Reshetnikov.
As part of the collaboration, the artists visited Vyksa, where they familiarized themselves with the year-round festival formats, talked with local residents and were inspired by the general atmosphere of the city.
Created a series of 14 embroideries dedicated to the avant-garde and modernist architecture of Vyksa. Among them are the most recognizable buildings in the city: "Rodina Cinema," "Metallurg Stadium," "Shukhov Tower" and others.
"I found myself thinking that something interesting and exciting is constantly happening around, which is quite atypical for such small towns. Upon returning to St. Petersburg, I created 14 works in 14 days. Every house, every structure is unique, filled with its own stories, just like the people who live in them and interact with them."
Inspired by a visit to the Vyksa metallurgical plant, created a series of metal sculptures "Unicorn" in the festival's brand colors.
"The unicorn is a mythical creature well-known to every resident of Vyksa, as it is depicted on the city's modern coat of arms. Based on the city's heraldry, I created several steel unicorns in bright colors and merchandise in the form of badges for the Vyksa Festival. The image of a steel, bright unicorn emphasizes the connection between the modern celebration, the city's history, and its industrial foundation."
In his works from the "Banks" series has "preserved" his impressions from his trip to Vyksa. While walking around the city, the artist noticed several elements characteristic of the local wooden houses, for example, a window on the roof. When creating the miniatures, Pavel used Vyksun slag - a stone formed from smelted ore, which has a unique blue tint.
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