My only critcism of this work by Neizvestny is that he got the symbolism of the colors black and white backward.
CB
> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 06:52:44 -0800 (PST)
> From: andie nachgeborenen <andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com>
>
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> * * * Khrushchev's monument was designed by an artist [Ernst
> Neizvestny] that old Nikita hated, but his family was
> so impressed with the creation that they went along
> with it. The black side of this monument depicts the
> darkness or evil part of Khrushchev's life and the
> white represents the good side of him. The two
> interlink to show how the good and bad blended in
> his life. The bronze bust of him is between the two
> (black and white; good and bad) to show how he,
> personally, was caught in between them.
>
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> Describing the concept for the tombstone Neizvestny
> said:
>
> "In a philosophical sense life itself is based on
> an antagonism between two principles, one is bright,
> progressive, dynamic; the other is dark reactionary,
> static. One strains to move forward, the other pulls
> back. This basic idea fits Nikita Sergeievich's image
> quite well. He began to lead our country out o the
> darkness and he exposed Stalin's crimes. The dawn
> broke for all of us, heralding the immanent rise of
> the sun. The light began to dispel the darkness.
>
> This is reflected in the tombstone. The main
> component is white marble, its dynamic form bearing
> down on black granite. The darkness resists,
> struggles, refuses to yield, as with the man himself.
> It is no accident that the head is on a white
> pedestal, or that the background remains dark. In the
> upper corner of the white is a symbolic
> representation of the sun. Rays extend down from it
> dispelling darkness.
>
>
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