Thursday, April 2, 2009

Dmitry Vrubel promised to restore the graffiti on the Berlin Wall.

Artist Dmitry Vrubel promised to restore the famous graffiti on the Berlin wall, in the erasure of large-scale reconstruction at the end of March. This was in the room for the March 31, writes the newspaper Kommersant.
Vrubel plans to begin work to restore the picture in early June. In doing so, the artist said, he would do it gratis. In addition, Vrubel stressed that the new work will not be wiped off the original copy, he said, he will add a new picture of some "nuances", without specifying, however, what it was.
Nevertheless, the newspaper writes, Vrubel still have to sign a contract with undisclosed construction company, because otherwise it could be declared unlawful, and the Berlin police arrest. Vrubel, for its part, feared that by signing such a contract, he will lose the rights to the future of graffiti. "... This is my picture and I want to restore it," - said Vrubel.
Plot of the Berlin wall with a picture Vrubel "Lord, Help me survive the death of this love, which is depicted kissing the former secretary general of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honekkera, was one of the most popular tourist destinations Capital of Germany. In 2007, authorities in Berlin reported that the early recovery work on the station walls, promising that all graffiti will be preserved or restored.
March 29, it became known that the restoration of the walls with graffiti Vrubel famous figure has been removed. Himself the author of "kiss and Brezhnev Honekkera" expressed bewilderment this act the authorities, saying that nothing is known about the possible elimination of graffiti.
In the East Side Gallery meanwhile, said that all authors of graffiti, whose pictures will be erased in the restoration, could return to Berlin and the Berlin Wall razrisovat again. Gallery also promised to pay to such proposal by the artists meals, accommodation and airfares. In addition, each will be compensated for the work in the amount of 3 thousand euro.
Meanwhile, on his LiveJournal Vrubel published record with a photograph of a Christian Schafer, allegedly involved in the restoration of the walls with graffiti, titled it "soon draw." Does this mean that the artist intends to paint a portrait of the Berlin wall, the man is unknown.

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