Luminita Taranu

Born in Lugoj, Romania.
Established in Italy since 1987, where he lives and works.
Awards received:
in 1987 she was awarded a National Prize of Romanian Visual Artists Union for drawing, engraving and lithography.

1996 won a silver plate for work SUPERSLIDE 29at the 23° Sulmona Prize International Contemporary Art Competition, Diocesan Civic Museum, Sulmona (AQ), Abruzzo;

2012 she received the Art Critics’ Special Mention for her pictorial installation Metaphor: Central Group Y + Central Detail + Lower Detail at the Lìmen International Art Competition held at the Enrico Gagliardi Museum in Vibo Valentia, Calabria;

2013 her project COWMAN of the World - was selected through competition and has participated at the inaugural Opening of the New Science Museum MUSE in Trento, designed by Archistar Renzo Piano. He participated with two digital installations and drawing performance.

June 22, 2018 he was awarded the "Excellency Award" of the Romanian Government "100 for Centenary" (10 for Italy), held at Romanian Academy in Rome, for his artistic work made in Italy. Conferred by MPRP.

2020 - She was awarded the Special Prize for the Foreign Artist at 47°Sulmona Prize International Contemporary Art for the work PICTA MANENT ...

Luminiţa Ţăranu was graduated in 1985 from the N. Grigorescu Academy of Fine Arts, in Bucharest, where she studied with Octav Grigorescu. She received Equivalent degree from the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts, in 1993.
Lives and works in Italy to since 1987.

In my work it has always been important, without discovering the thought, the idea, and the technical support, correct and solid realized, my monumental works sometimes becoming "team works". With this classic ambivalence between background and form, I kept open the path of experimentation, finding rigorous forms to express my message. In this way, in addition to my graphic design in the field of drawing, metal engraving, lithography, silkscreen printing, woodcut, linoleography, traditional and experimental technique (engraving on glass, plexiglas, etc.), the personal form that I gave from hand-printed screen printing since 1992, my researches have embraced the pictorial form and developed the need to create megaobjective, monumental installations, digital and performing installations.
Currently, my exhibitions are cultural projects that take place on the criterion of "themes", starting from the concept of seriality of the works, such as: "anatomical plans" - the relationship...

Most important personal
2023-2024: COLUMNA MUTÃTIO - THE SPIRAL, Museo Nazionale Romano -Terme di Diocleziano, Rome. Catalogue edited by Gangemi Editore.
2022: ITNERARIA, Umberto Mastroianni Civic Museum, Marino (Rome)
2022: METAMORFOSI, Romanian Embassy in Italy, Rome
2021- Galleries of IRCRU, Venice
2017/2018: COLUMNA MUTÃTIO - THE SPIRAL, Mercati di Traiano - Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Rome. Catalogue edited by Palombi Editori.
2016: METAMORPHOSIS, Spazio COMEL Arte Contemporanea, Latina
2014/2013: COLUMNA MUTĀTIO - ITINERARIA PICTA - Installations, Mercati di Traiano - Museo dei Fori Imperiali. Promoted by Department of Culture of Municipality Rome, Superintendent of Cultural Heritage in collaboration with Arkansas University.
2006: METHAMORPHOSIS - THE WORLD IN COLOURS, Academy of Romania in Rome and IRCRU Venice, Palazzo Correr. Curator - Mario de Candia critic, journalist of “la Repubblica” daily. Project design of exhibition Architect Pietro Bagli Pennacchiotti.
2004: METHAMORPHOSIS - EVOCATIONS, paintings, installation and sculpture installed, Palazzo Borghese, Monte Porzio Catone and Academy of Romania in Rome. Text in catalogue by Mario de Candia
2002: METAMORPHOSIS - PATHS, MAGI ‘900 Museum of Italian Generations of...