In 2017, Melisa Erdem, a student from The International School of Moscow, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and fought for her life in the intensive care unit. Fortunately, Melisa survived and soon was discharged from the hospital. Living with this horrific condition meant that Melisa would be tied to hospitals for the rest of her life. There was only one permanent solution – a heart transplant.
Although doctors, concerned with Melisa's state of health, first recommended delaying the operation to avoid possible complications, Melisa has recently got an infection, meaning her heart transplant surgery needs to take place as soon as possible.
Born out of hope and a genuine belief in people's kindness, 'Art to Heart' is an artistic cry for help and a glorious tribute to altruism. It's less of an ordinary exhibition or an auction and more of an immersive experience that invites you on a journey of empathy and creativity to the depths of Melisa's heart.
The auction will consist of two parts: Fine Art and Contemporary. You can participate in the auction both online at bidspirit.com and in person at Cube.Moscow at The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow.
Artists:
AM Group, Irina Babkina, Dmitry Berezovsky, Zhanna Bobrakova, Svetlana Bogacheva, Sergei Boyarintsev, Vladimir Vasiliev, Katya Garkushko, Noy Nestorovich Gedenidze, Ekaterina Gerasimenko, Maria Golovkina, Alisa Gorelova, Goodwin, Anya Zhelud, Dmitry Zheravov, Katya Zhingel, Tania Zhingel , Aleksadra Kokacheva, Sergey Kolosov, Nadya Kosinskaya, Anastasia Litvinova, Lena Lipatova, Sergey Lotsmanov, Victoria Malkova, Semyon Motolyanets, Daria Neretina, Alexandra Ominina, Gosha Ostretsov, Vova Perkin, Liza Plaksa, Danila Polyakov, Victor Ponomarenko, Ivan Razumnov, Maria Safronova, Anna Sedova Elephant, Anya Soz, Haim Sokol, Natalia Spechinskaya, Evgenia Sterlyagova, Liza Tokareva, Alexandra Fateeva, Katya Finkelstein, Alexander Florensky, Maria Kholmogorova, Vasya Horst, Nika Chernyaeva, Zhenya Sharvina, Elena Blagos, Brad Din Chapman, Lena Dmitrieff, Exantres, Dmitrieff Hörtnagl, Lisbeth Luft, Alex Sorbonne.
Auction curators:
Olga Lomanova, Fundraiser of the Ural Industrial Biennale
Katya Finkelstein, independent curator, artist
We would like to thank artists, parents of the school and all caring people who offered works from their collections for the auction, as well as those who took an active part in organizing the auction.
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LOT 31:
Victor Ponomarenko; Fishnet-3, 2019; 45 × 50; acrylic on canvas
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Victor Ponomarenko; Fishnet-3, 2019; 45 × 50; acrylic on canvas
‘‘Disposable’’
Consumption has taken over me.⠀
It no longer means just purchasing things in colorful packages. Consuming has become the foundation of my life.
I spend my time observing people carefully and trying to imitate them. Consuming provides me with an opportunity to strengthen my social status, it helps me to woo my friends and colleagues. But this lifestyle has resulted in some kind of emptiness inside for me.
This lifestyle has also resulted in a lot of trash in my life. This trash no longer seems like just an object to me - it is also information, and human relationships.
Once I realized my whole life was unbearably littered with garbage, I tried to at least get things sorted in my own home. This process of sorting it all took a lot of concentration, and vast amounts of time. I live in a small city on the Black sea. In this city, there is no way to sort waste. Moreover, there is no recycling either.
Once I realized the futility of my attempt to change things, I gave up. Apparently, I was doomed to live among trash. The worst part was that you really can't even get rid of it. Trash can be buried, where it will poison the earth and water, it can be burned, poisoning the air. The best case scenario is that new objects, new garbage, can be made from it.
Trash - a silent witness of my struggle for people's attention, time and comfort.
Trash - a silent witness of my constant helplessness.
2015 He graduated from Russian Academy of Arts.
2018 He was the finalist of the “Untitled Prize”, Contemporary Art Contest.
2019 He was a member of the 8-th Moscow Internationall Biennale of Contemporary Art (parallel program).
2019 He entered the rating of the best contemporary artists in Russia (Arteex).
2020 Нe was a resident of the Rajatila Gallery, holder of a state grant from Finland for holding an exhibition, cultural and educational events in Tampere.
2020 He entered the TOP-35 of contemporary Russian artists in the 49ART rating.
Victor lives and works in Anapa.
Artist’s paintings are in the “Jinguli” Art Museum (China) and Krasnodar Art Museum of Kovalenko (Russia) and private collections in Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Great Britain, Austria, Israel, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany and China.
Art Fair:
2020 BLAZAR Museum of Moscow, Moscow / Russia.
2014 ARTMUCMunich/Germany.
Biennale:
2019 8-th Moscow Internationall Biennale of Contemporary Art .Moscow, Russia. Personal exhibitions:
2020
— “STAY HOME”, the personal exhibit, Blazar young art fair, The Museum of Moscow. Russia
— “ENTER NAME”, the personal exhibit, Krasnodar Art Museum of Kovalenko. Krasnodar, Russia.
— "DISPOSABLE", the personal exhibit, Rajatila Gallery. Tampere, Finland.
2019
— “INSIDE”, the personal exhibit, MIZK Gallery at Cube Moscow. Moscow, Russia.
— “SURFACE”, the personal exhibit, Art Center Poligraficheskiy Tsekh. Moscow, Russia.
— “GRAVITY”, the personal exhibit, Pro Art’s Gallery. Kaluga, Russia.
2018
— “G-POWER”, the personal exhibition, Belyy Kvadrat Art Gallery. Anapa, Russia.
— “WILL THERE BE A BUFFET?”, the personal exhibit, Larin’s Gallery. Krasnodar, Russia.
2014
— “THE SUBJECT WORLD”, the personal exhibit, “Open Workshops” at Ligovskaya Library. Saint Petersburg, Russia.
