Victor Ponomarenko; Fishnet-2; 45 × 50; acrylic on canvas;
The painting was shown at the personal exhibition "Disposable" in Finland.
‘‘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.
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The painting was shown at the personal exhibition "Disposable" in Finland.
‘‘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.
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