Pictures at the Exhibition

[Dr Kilroy]

Hello!

I have not posted for a long time and at the same time I have not published any MOCs. Now I have built something worth publishing I think.

The MOC I have built is a depiction of first movement - Promenade - of the famous suite "Pictures at the Exhibition" by Modest Mussorgsky. Comment by Russian critic Stasov goes as follows: In this piece Mussorgsky depicts himself "roving through the exhibition, now leisurely, now briskly in order to come close to a picture that had attracted his attention, and at times sadly, thinking of his departed friend." The departed friend is a Russian painter Viktor Hartmann, whose paintings inspired Mussorgsky to compose "Pictures".

The piece was originally composed for piano, but the transcription (by Ravel) for orchestra is perhaps more pictorial, so it fits more here; you can listen to the piece here:

Music link

Here are the pictures:

Note that the picture at the exhibition is Hartmann's "Paris Catacombs":

Painting

:)

Here is Mussorgsky himself:

Some random gentleman:

A close-up on the front of the tenement:

After building the whole vignette, I decided to put some electricity in it. :) So I have taken an old 9V battery box, a light brick and a wire and I illuminated the exhibition. :)

(It really looks better in real - it is hard to take a picture in which you can clearly seen that the exhibition in illuminated.)

The light is activated by pressing a big red button in the back:

That is all. Please comment. ;)

Best regards, Dr

Edited July 4, 2011 by Dr Kilroy

[lightningtiger]

Interesting creation 'Dr Kilroy', very nice building frontage....very classical 19th Century.

Brick On 'Dr kilroy' !

[legodac]

Very nicely done, some of the details were very familiar to me and some caught me totally off guard. It will always amaze me how some can take the simplest bricks and create the perfect effect, your pictures were also awesome, thanks for sharing eh.. Nice touch with the music too

Edited July 2, 2011 by legodac

[XimenaPaulina]

A very interesting creation indeed, I really like the simplistic elegance of this build with the right amount of proper detailing. Very well done!

[Dr Kilroy]

Thank you! I see I have done some progress since my first creations. ;)

Best regards, Dr

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very nice scene.

I like the old style and the great base with ivy!