Introduction
This project, along with photos & video below, is a project aimed to become
a long time reminder of the work accomplished by this unique president, who definitely already
became a legend all around the world.
A few notes on President Duterte
In the early years of this century, Rodrigo Duterte transformed his home town of Davao from one with the highest crime rate, to one of the safest city to live in the Philippines. On May 9, 2016, he won the Philippine presidential election, defeating four other candidates.
The bronze bust casting
The bronze casting, see pictures below, was created by Ms Natalya Bronzova based on pictures supplied by the office of the President.
She crafted and finalized the work and also supervised directly its casting into bronze and its final colouring and finish.
The solid cast work weighs 40 kilograms and is 42cm x 22cm in height and it is ready to be mounted on top a solid and permanent granite or marble base.
The complete monument
Finalising the project implies to install the bronze piece on a granite base that will be approximately 1.7 meters high in total. The whole structure will then be place in a select city area, usually a public space, for viewing by the general public. Of course, the main sponsor’s names will be placed on the granite base. The location will be chosen by Davao city hall, who will be inaugurating the monument with all sponsors attended and mentioned.
In the photo below, the artist gives us a preliminary idea of what the monument could look like. The space on the base will used to give visibility to the sponsors. Inlaid plaques would be awarded to the main sponsors and citizen or corporations offering their participation to the project, would see their names engraved in front and sides of the granite base.
The solid and permanent finish will allow it to withstand centuries of visibility to the Filipino people.
Bio of Natalya Bronzova
Natalya Bronzova was born in Russia, where she studied the Philology & History and obtained her Master
degree at Moscow State Pedagogical University. Natalya organized the inauguration of the over 30 bronze monuments
around the world as well as symposiums of international artists in Canada, Philippines, Turkey and Malaysia.
Natalya authored 9 books and created over 300 paintings and bronze scluptures.
In 2017, the Russian Embassy presented Natalya’s exhibition “From Russian soul with Love” in the main lobby of
the Cultural Center of the Philippines and she became the first Russian visual artist being exposed at the CCP.
Later in September 2017, Natalya had her solo exhibition at the Philippines House of Representatives.
She became the first foreigner without any official position for whom the National anthems of Russia and the
Philippines played at the Congress of the Philippines!
Her greatest projects, social events and creations in art and fashion can be seen on her official Web site: www.bronzova.com
Technical specs & costs
Costs
Presently the bust has been cast. Artist work and casting in bronze is 15 000$US.
The artist is currently looking for an interested party that will cover the cost of casting.
A previous agreement has been interupted during the world pandemic.
Measurements indicated are only for presentation purpose. Final numbers, materials and location will decided with the sponsors once the project is approved for production
HeadHeight : 42cm
Weight : 40kg
Material : cast bronze
Color : Goldish brown
Proposed Column
Cost to be determined later
Height : 1,70m
Base : 0,45m on each side
Inside material : Cement
Outside finish : Granite or marble
Color : To be defined with sponsors and-or city hall