Artist Oleg Kulik, who is suspected of rehabilitating Nazism because of the Big Mother statue, said the idea of creation was misinterpreted. According to him, the statue is dedicated to the trauma of a painful separation from his wife. mk.ru.
“If I could imagine at least ten percent of the comment currently being invested in my work, I wouldn’t just show it, but I wouldn’t. The “Big Mom” statue was made in 2018. It was done for almost three years, and it was a painful recovery from the trauma associated with breaking up with his beloved wife, ”Kulik explained.
He emphasized that he did not try to create a parody of the sculpture “The Fatherland Calls” by Yevgeny Vuchetich. Kulik explained that the sword in the hands of the “most archaic of the Venuses” was designed as a symbol of power. According to the artist, in the early stages of the creative process, the sculpture had a whip in its hands, and later a curved machete.
“My work is only politically acceptable if we consider gender politics, the conflict of male and female principles, active and passive energies. But in this sense, it is as subjective as possible and focuses on our mutual cruelty towards each other and our complete lack of empathy,” Kulik summarized.
Previously, many politicians, including deputies Alexander Khinshtein and Elena Yampolskaya, were outraged by the statue of the Great Mother, which was displayed at the Art Moscow fair in Gostiny Dvor. Second, he sent a letter to the Attorney General’s Office demanding that the artist’s works be checked.
Senator Alexei Pushkov in an interview with socialbites.ca declarationThat there should be no place for such performances in Russian cities and exhibition halls.
Source: Gazeta
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