famous artist, sculptor, art collector and publisher Mikhail Shemyakin today, May 4, 65 years old. Anniversary, as well as all the previous days of birth, the artist is not going to celebrate. «Do not celebrate their birthdays. I think that this is not a reason to gather crowds. I would, as always, to work in his atelier », - he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

For more than 30 years he has been living outside Russia. About a year ago, Shemyakin returned from America to France, where, after the forced departure from the USSR in 1971, started his emigration. In recent years, Shemyakin works in Russia and for Russia, but plans to return to their homeland has not yet been built, because in addition to rent the premises, where the Fund Mikhail Shemyakin in St. Petersburg, the artist has no other premises where he could place his workshop.

Upcoming plans Mikhail Shemyakin linked to a greater extent with Russia, but some projects will be implemented and sculptor in France. He is currently working on sketches monument «Just Peace» - the French, who during the Nazi occupation helped to hide Jews. The monument will be installed in the city Shatoru, where now lives Shemyakin. In addition, he planned to launch in France stand-up.

In Russia, he planned to work in Siberia. The main activities of the sculptor exhibition is held in Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Khanty-Mansiysk. Now across Siberia travels a great exhibition of works Shemyakin, which has never previously been represented by the general public in Russia. Exhibition was successfully held in Novosibirsk, which was timed to coincide with the 40 th anniversary of the first exposition of the artist in this city. Then it moves to the Khanty-Mansiysk, where at the end of June to appear and the author himself.

For the St. Petersburg artist works mainly in the theatrical sphere: they created five ballets for the Mariinsky Theater, it is possible that something similar will be done and for the small opera house. In addition, Shemyakin will be the creation of a new type of signage Newsstand Petersburg.

Mikhail Shemyakin - holds an honorary doctoral degree, University of San Francisco (1984), European Academy of Arts (1987), Russian State Humanitarian University (1996), a member of the New York Academy of Sciences. Winner of State Prize of Russia in the field of fine arts in 1993. He was awarded two honorary awards of the Russian Academy of Arts - Gold Medal «dignity» and memorable bronze medal for the monumental composition «Casanova», established in Venice (1998). Winner of the Theater Award St. Petersburg «Golden Sophit» (2001).

Source : www.rian.ru