Prayer in sculpture
Kherson 25/07/2012
Prayer in the sculpture
July 24, in the Kherson Regional Museum of Local Lore, the grand opening of the charity exhibition of Ukrainian sculptor Alexei Leonov “Prayer in sculpture” was held, the press service of the USBU in the Kherson region reports.
Eternal human values, spirituality, the connection of generations, the search for the meaning of life and harmony – this is how visitors saw the artist’s work embodied in bronze and clay. Authors’ works of A. Leonov, created based on biblical and religious subjects, historical and literary images are united by the philosophy of the victory of good over evil, hopes for a spiritual revival of society. Among the exhibits are also presented portraits and busts of scientists and artists who have made an invaluable contribution to the development of national and world culture.
Assistance in the preparation and conduct of the exhibition was provided by the Kherson Public Organization of Veterans of the Security Service of Ukraine “Tavria Shield”. Among the first visitors to the exposition are servicemen of the SBU Office in the Kherson region.
Retired Colonel Nikolay Chistikov, chairman of the council of officers of the veteran organization of the Shield of Tavria, noted that SBU veterans have the initiative to hold this sculpture exhibition in Kherson and an invitation to open young employees of the SBU regional administration.
“The veteran organization not only unites the efforts of retired military personnel in solving everyday and social issues. First of all, we see our task in the comprehensive education of young officers of the Ukrainian special services, the formation of their patriotic, moral and ethical qualities, the development of aesthetic and cultural tastes. A visit to the exposition will enrich the worldview of military personnel and add them to art, ”N. Chistikov said.
The veterans are planning to organize several excursions to the museum, so that everyone who wants to, together with his family, can personally see the music frozen in stone, as the genre of art – sculpture is eloquently called.
25/07/2012