Samara artist creates companions for 'Kuybyshevets' robots
The artist signed each of his new works.
Samara artist Denis Vertigo has created companions for the «Kuybyshevets» robots installed on building facades in the city, as reported by the Telegram channel Street art hunter Samara.
One new panel is located near a fountain commemorating the 40th anniversary of Victory on Osipenko Street.
«Today I walked around the locations where you can find the Samara robot. I supplemented the bas-reliefs with my own compositions so they wouldn«t be bored,» Denis Vertigo said.
Vertigo hopes the robots will become friends with the new princess figures.
The artist placed panels depicting princesses and kites.
Some panels feature only kites and no princess characters.
Vertigo also noted a sad trend.
The artist«s compositions create a new visual dialogue with the existing sculptures.
«Unfortunately, I discovered that two robot locations have been vandalized: the plaques were removed or stolen at the entrance to the metro near the Heroes of the 21st Army Square, and at the «Rostelecom» building on Michurina Street. It«s sad to realize that Samara is still not accustomed to street art in the form of bas-reliefs and public art objects! If even welded-down »shishigi-letuny« (folkloric flying creatures) are being stolen—that»s terrible!» the artist stated.
Earlier, we reported on the scandal surrounding the «shishigi-letuny» project: in 2024, 27 bronze figurines of these fairy-tale creatures were installed in Samara. However, activists from the «Russian Community» and State Duma deputy Mikhail Matveev demanded their removal, claiming that a shishiga in Slavic folklore is an evil spirit and a «devil in the form of a flying man.» Historians and philologists came to the defense of the project.
Where to find the princesses and kites:
- A Stalin-era building opposite the «Vkusno — i tochka» (Tasty — period) restaurant on Polevaya Street.
- Lenina Prospekt, 3.
- Novo-Sadovaya Street, 3.
- Artsybushevskaya Street, 175.
- Morisa Toreza Street, 33.
- The «Rostelecom» building on Michurina Street.
- Chelyuskintsev Street, 1.
- Heroes of the 21st Army Square (near the metro entrance).
