The art of creation

The largest public association in the country, the All Russian Society of the Disabled, celebrated its 30^th anniversary on the 17th of August 2018. Thanks to the efforts of this organisation, thousands of people were able to believe in themselves and find a way to living a full and better life. The exhibition “The art of creation” is dedicated to the anniversary of this important organisation and will run from the 1st until the 23rd of December. The exhibition project features paintings, graphics and sculpture of winners and nominees of the international award “Philanthropist” in 2000-2018.

Social rehabilitation of people through art has been one of main activities of the All Russian Society of the Disabled since its foundation. In 2008 the first awarding ceremony of the international award “Philanthropist” took place. And each following award, held every two years, became a true celebration of creativity, a triumph of public recognition.

The exhibition at the Darwin museum presents art works created by winners and nominees of the international award “Philanthropist” (2000-2018). These works were created by people of different ages, both amateurs and experienced artists.  

 All art works have amazing creative energy. Their authors are very talented and exceptionally strong-willed people. Irina Vitoshinskaya (Moscow) is a wheelchair user; she is a professional artist, a member of the Moscow Union of Artists and International Arts Fund. Irina has taught children drawing and painting for many years. Ivan Kharchenko (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) is a deaf artist and an active member of exhibitions held by the Association of deaf Artists of Russia, his art works are kept in the private collections in the USA, Germany and China. Boris Fedoezzhin (Moscow oblast) creates delightful wooden laces. The art works created by a blind artist Aleksey Filatov (Yekaterinburg) can be explored by touch. A landscape painter Yuriy Prokhorov (Moscow) is the winner of the international award “Philanthropist” (2018), his art works reflect the beautiful nature of Russian north and European part of Russia. The works were provided by the Museum of Creativity and Overcoming “Ravnovesie” at the city centre of social integration “Philanthropist”.

Jamel Lituaem «Grandmother», 2000, Tunisia

Vladimir Krasnopevtsev. Smolenskiy Kraj, 2002, Moscow

Aleksey Filatov. Ichthyosaurus swimming into a bear's dream. 2016, Yekaterinburg