He was never fond of school but was passionate about drawing and used the reverse side of his mother’s accounting forms for sketches. His first introduction to sculpture was in a children’s art workshop (во Дворце Пионеров). He continued his studies, first at the Leningrad Art High School, and later at the Tallin Art institute, and the Leningrad Art Academy. In 1958 he became a member of the Artist Union.
Simun gained early fame for his 1966 work The Broken Ring.
“Konstantin Simun is even in fact known to those who have never heard of his name because he is the author of St. Petersburg’s unforgettable symbol, namely the monument of Broken Ring that commemorates the lifting of Leningrad siege.” (Ekaterina Andreeva, art critic).
Since 1988 Konstantin has been residing and working in the US. In these 30 odd years he has created hundreds of works. The best known of these are Totem: America at the DeCordova Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA, and Doo-Doo, a memorial to puppeteer Igor Fokin at Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA.
Konstantin Simun is survived by his wife Elena, daughter Sonia and three granddaughters Miriam, Dania and Alya.
Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 12:30 PM at Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, 1668 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02445. Interment at Puritan-Mt. Sinai Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132.
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