Sculpture “Birth of steel” was installed in front of Azovstal office in Mariupol last summer.
Mariupol and Azovstal are almost entirely destroyed now; I wonder what happened with the sculpture. Most lileky it has not survived.
It was made by self-taught artist, blacksmith Vladimir Vihrenko and installed in the place of the statue of Ordzhonikidze, soviet commissar of heavy industry, who curated Azovstal construction in 1930s.
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A powerful piece of art. Whether the physical statue still stands or has fallen, I imagine Her fire burns in a whole new way.
Yes,it looked cool. And it was made by a self-taught guy with no art education!