“The Flyer” Monument

"THE FLYER" MONUMENT The work is made by the plastic artist Pavel Bucur. Born in Bistriţa in 1945, Pavel Bucur graduated from the Fine Arts High School in Cluj (1965) and the "Nicolae Grigorescu" Institute of Fine Arts in Bucharest, Sculpture department, class of Professor Ion Lucian Murnu (1971). Pavel Bucur participated in over 100 national exhibitions, dozens of international exhibitions, and held over 40 personal exhibitions in Romania, but also in Germany, Italy, France, Poland, Switzerland and Spain. Since 1970, he has been a member of the Union of Visual Artists from Romania. He took part in the sessions of the Sculpture Camp in Măgura, Buzău. The theme of flight remained one of the constants of his artistic production, with the series of works "Winged", "Victories" and "Icarus". Between 1976 – 1987 he participated in the international sculpture biennales in Spain and Italy, and in the period 1971 – 2003, in more than 15 national and international sculpture symposia. He was awarded the "Dimitrie Paciurea" and "Ion Andreescu" scholarships His artistic activity was rewarded with a series of national and international awards. His works are in museums and private collections in Romania, Germany, Italy, the United States of America, France, Spain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Greece, Israel, Canada, Argentina, Belgium and Russia. Pavel Bucur is also the author of the work "Fallen Angel" or "Monument of Youth", erected on the bank of the Danube-Black Sea Canal, at terminal number 16, near the village of Straja, Cumpăna commune, Constanța county. The work, similar to the "Flyer" from Buzău, but made on a much larger scale, was intended to be a symbol to remember those who toiled and died during the construction of the Canal. The work, inspired by Greek art, meant to symbolize victory and flight, was inaugurated in the spring of 1988. It is mostly made of stainless steel. Together with the 10-meter plinth, it has a height of 50 meters, ranking as the 35th highest monument in the world.