Industrial buildings shown in a new light

16:11:20 13th November 2009

An exhibition in Copenhagen of works by Russian graphic artist Nikolai Bestuzhev celebrates the beauty of industrial buildings, the Russia Times reported this week.

His drawings for the ´shadows of the city´ exhibition at the Copenhagen Loft Club celebrate the industrial architecture of Russia´s commercial structures, such as chimneys, factories, workshops and sheds.

One of the works depicts the Kauchuk factory, famous as an example of 19th century industrial architecture, which was demolished in 2008.

Many of the Russian capital´s industrial buildings have been destroyed, often to make way for homes and offices.

He told the newspaper: "When I was a child, I walked through the old factories, and I was charmed by the view of the gasholders.

"They seemed so intriguing to me. With my paintings, I wanted to show monumental industrial objects as they really are."

Earlier this month, the Times reported on a number of industrial buildings which have been successfully transformed into living spaces, including a Sussex mill and a bunker in north London.

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