Let's Dance. 80s Tribute, 2024
Eleonora Taranova  

Painting : oil · 50 x 60 x 2 cm 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500 1 500 €

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I remember the vibrant chaos of the 80s, the era that shaped my youth. Denim jackets and jeans were our uniform, paired with wild 'war' makeup, teased bangs, and tragic perms (seriously, why didn't anyone stop us?). It was a time of endless discos, where pop, rock, metal, and punk collided, filling our weekends with music and dancing. Summer cinemas spilled movie soundtracks into the night air for miles. Saturday Night Fever, Flashdance, Heavenly Bodies ruled our imaginations. I can still see myself strutting home from the disco, channeling Travolta under the glow of night streetlights. Or those winter nights, alone in a big house, jumping to the ceiling as the speakers blared at full volume.

It was the era of the last romantics – Whitesnake or Kingdom Come crooning on the airwaves, boys nervously asking girls to dance, stomping in sync to the rhythm, sharing their first kiss, and walking hand-in-hand into the night. We believed the world was wide open for us, that the Cold War's end would bring peace and joy. Music and dance were supposed to unite us all.

My painting is a love letter to that golden era – my “green" youth and the time of the last romantics. It captures the spirit of a disco floor where faces blur into the glow of the mirror ball, and the only thing clearly visible is the movement of legs bathed in shifting blue and orange light. That's why the piece is painted in an abstract style, with bold, expressive brushstrokes and vibrant contrasts. It's a tribute to the fans of the 80s – a little piece of nostalgia for everyone who still feels the rhythm of those unforgettable days.

Do you feel the 80s vibe when looking at my art?

Eleonora Taranova, Let's Dance. 80s Tribute
Ukraine  • 1971

Presentation

Eleonora Taranova was born in a small Ukrainian town in 1971. As a child, she lived in a village house with animals and observed their behavior. She learned to portray the emotions and movements of pets on her own since there was no art school in the town.

After working as a teacher at a higher school for over 20 years, she quit her job and took up painting as a hobby. Now she is working as a full-time artist in animalistic and figurative genres for the last 12 years.

Eleonora draws inspiration from the rock carvings' simplicity and expressiveness, emotionality of works of Rembrandt and Vrubel, human form depiction of Francis Bacon, and bright colored works of Franz Mark.

Fleeing the war, Eleonora appeared in Denmark where she is based now. The artist researches emotions with the aim of opposing and finding common ground between human and animal psychology. She awakens empathy and pays tribute to animals that fill our lives with devotion and love, and inspire us with their natural beauty. The artist speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I research the emotional states of humans and animals. From an early age, I have been looking for the oppositions and commons between human and animal psychology. I strive to connect the expressiveness of the depiction of physical forms and the plasticity of movement with psychological internal states. The most appropriate for this is the genre of portraiture in which I work.

Having difficulties in moving, I carefully observe the movements of the body of people and animals. I notice how muscles move, how the body keeps balance, and how emotional states are physically expressed. So far, my works have portrayed animals and people separately. But I am going to unite these two worlds in the REFLECTIONS project. The traditional oil painting technique seems the most suitable for its warmth and plasticity. Using a warm limited palette helps to focus on the shape and motions of humans' and animals' bodies and muscles.
 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 ItsLiquid International Art Fair, The Room Art Space, Italy 

2021 Artbox Projects World

1.0, Switzerland

2020 Artbox Projects Zurich, 2.0, SwissartExpo, Switzerland

2020 International contest of animalistic art Animal Portrait

2019 Artbox Project Miami 2.0, ArtBasel Artweeks, Switzerland

2019 Modern Vanguard International Competition, Sicilia, Italy 

AWARDS

2019 Animalistic art contest “Animal Portrait”, Russia

2017 “The Story of One Cup”, Art-Donbass Gallery, Ukraine 2017 Animal World, Art-Donbass Gallery, Ukraine

2021 Semifinalist, Artbox Projects World 1.0, Switzerland 

2020 Prizewinner, Golden Time Talent, International contest

2019 Prizewinner, "Modern Vanguard", Artweeks, Italy

2019 Prizewinner, Animal Portrait Contest, Russia

The artist has several international  publications.

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