Artist Statement
"My paintings are my thoughts, my childhood memories that are calling me back, new experiences and my dreams that drive me forward"
Biography
In subtle poetic forms of light and space, in natural tones and with unique rhythms of composition, painter Ta (Tatyana Barbanakova) creates her works as reflections of intimate and delicate interactions between material and spiritual things in the living world.
She draws her inspiration from aspects of both physical and unseen worlds. Simple things that surrounds us in our daily lives - a window, a street light, a house - and things that affect us on a deeper, spiritual level -thoughts of happiness and sadness, friendship and loneliness - all provide inspiration that is reflected in Tatyana's paintings.
"My paintings are my thoughts, my childhood memories that are calling me back, new experiences and my dreams that drive me forward", she said. Tatyana's paintings are dialogs between the artist and her thoughts, her experiences, her visions and memories. The beautiful harmonies of nature, splashes from the fountain, a sudden gust of wind, branches of the tree, or snow flakes in a suspended animation are all reflected in her paintings with balanced forms and color relationships.
Interweaving these physical and unseen worlds, their internal and external forces, drives and inspires Tatyana's work.
Ta (Tatyana Barbanakova) was born 1975 in the city of Krasnodar, Russia. She has continuously worked as an artist since 1997. Several of Tatyana's works are located in private collections in Russia, Europe and USA. Currently Tatyana is living in the city of Voronezh, Russia. Tanya received her MFA - Master of Fine Arts degree at the Kuban State University, Krasnodar Russia.
Education
1994 - 1999 Kuban State University, Arts and Graphics faculty, Krasnodar, Russia
1985 - 1990 Art School, Krasnodar, Russia
Exhibitions
2005 - Exhibition "Natural Instincts" Agora Gallery, SoHo, New York, USA
2005 - Gallery "Im Hausflur" Degewo, Berlin, Germany
2004 - Gallery "Weiße Taube", Berlin Germany
2004 - Hotel "Printz Regent", Berlin Germany
2004 - Exhibition "Kunst aus Russland" Hotel "Sickingen Hof", Berlin Germany
2003 - Exhibition "Am Sickingen" Hotel "Sickingen Hof", Berlin Germany
2002 - Exhibition "Sunlight" gallery "Nevograf", St.Petersburg, Russia
2001 - Gallery "Art-town", St.Petersburg, Russia
1998 - Exhibition at Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russia
