Valentine G Taranenko (1933 - 1992) Taranenko was born in 1...

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Valentine G Taranenko (1933 - 1992)

Taranenko was born in 1933 in Lugansk (Ukraine) and died  in 1992.   He finished Lugansk Art School in 1953 and in graduated from Kharkiv Art Institute.   After graduation he taught at Lugansk Art School;  at the same time he produced many paintings and machinery graphics.   Taraneko has been a member of the Ukraine Artist Union since 1966, permanent participant in Ukraine national exhibitions.   Taranenko's paintings are kept in museums, funds and private collections in Ukraine, Russia, America, France and UK.

"The set of topics and subjects defined early in Tararenko's art and he was true to its all his life.   These are first of all creative labour and person-creator.  Taranenko always strived to get to know his hero-toiler, his surroundings and different sides of his activity as profound as possible.   A great deal of creative trips is subjected to this purpose.


Skillful experience in watercolours technique let Valentin Taranenko create bright, picturesque chronicle of a person's creative labour, of his actions grandeur.    It was no accident that he was awarded with memorable medal ''For Construction of Main Transmission Gas Line'' Soyuz (Union) by the Executive Committee of Council for Mutual Economics Assistance.   During Soviet Union time Mutual Economic Assistance was quite similar to what is now EU but Soviet bloc)

All creative work of Valentine Taranenko is penetrated with respect to an ordinary person, admiration with his abilities.   Understanding of a person's hands work beauty lies in the basis of Taranenko art vision, expressing in colour magic when he seemed to embody absolutely ordinary subjects.   

Saturated tints, contrasts confrontation of coloured patches help him to show intensive rhythm of working process.

Sincerity, ingeniousness of world perception run through picturesque still lives and landscapes';  sensitive soul of artist Valentine Taranenko is reflect Live in their beauty and subtle harmony'' 

Valentine G Taranenko (1933 - 1992), Locomotive Plant, women going to their shift, watercolour, 52cm x 70cm

Provenance: From the private collection of Russian and Soviet Impressionist paintings of Bridgett Pemberton, as shown in additional image.