The name of the Russian Cup «Winter Vernissage» winner was announced in Perm
Photo by Vitaly Koksharov Mayor of Perm Aleksey Demkin awarded Yuri and Vladimir Mistryukov, the team of sculptors, the main prize of the competition – the crystal cup, for creating the ice sculpture “The 300 Ps” at the city Esplanade.
This year the traditional Russian Cup on snow and ice sculpture «Winter Vernissage» had a special status as the Tournament of Champions for the Mayor of Perm Prize. Thematically the competition supports the main event of the year - the 300th anniversary of the city, so all ice sculptures were dedicated to Perm, its main symbols, bright events, historical milestones and personalities. At the same time, the style and ideas of the sculptors to disclose the topic and implement the ideas in ice compositions are completely different. Mayor of Perm Aleksey Demkin noted that this year the traditional competition of sculptors became a large-scale congratulation of Perm on the upcoming anniversary.
— The city gathered the best sculptors from all over Russia, winners of previous competitions who came to congratulate Perm on the anniversary and to embody their original and unusual associations and impressions related to our city in the ice compositions. I am convinced that these will be appreciated by residents and guests of the city, who will come to see them on the renewed city esplanade. I would like to express my gratitude to all those who have hosted/ organized and took part in the tournament, even in spite of the frosts at the start that failed to prevent the creation of real works of art, - said Aleksey Demkin.
The sculptors had been working on the city esplanade since January 8. On January 13, the award ceremony was held, announcing names of the winners. The Mayor’s Prize went to the team of Yuri and Vladimir Mistryukov representing the city of Ryazan, who created the «The 300 Ps» sculpture. Yuri Mistryukov noted that ice is a very special material, and there are many interesting nuances in working with it.
- My brother and I studied ice art in the Urals and have worked a lot with local ice, so it’s a double pleasure for us to demonstrate our work in Perm. Of course, the quality of the sculptor’s work depends largely on the quality of the ice, because it can vary in different places. We love ice very much for its transparency, as well as for its short life – this is , in fact, an advantage, as the masterpiece created could melt very quickly while you are watching it, which makes the sculpture more valuable for the viewer, - said Yuri Mistrykov.