Paulina Taranek

In my art I paint everything what I find inspiring or important.
One of my painting series are artworks inspired by Japan and Japanese culture. Paintings shows issues from Japanese culture and the skills admired in Japan related to the simplicity of creation, meticulous execution and perfection of the final effect resulting from the combination of philosophy and technique, so characteristic of Japanese culture.
My painting are also inspired by japanese woodblock prints especially by ukiyo-e.

Second series are themes connected with woman issues.
My "Rosy Powdered Stories" artwork series contains paintings and collages.

The series tells about the world of femininity. It is an attempt to reach the depths of a woman's soul.
The paintings refer to what is hidden behind the facade. The three-dimensionality of forms and the multitude of levels show a dual world, but the real story takes place outside the frame.
The paintings express what is not visible, the content contained between words, unspoken and yet visible to a careful observer and constituting an excellent study of the female psyche.

The aesthetics of the paintings, and especially the collages, refer to the advertisements published in the press in the 50s and 60s, when women ...

Graduate Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, specialization Conservation and Restoration of Art – Painting. Makes not only conservation and restoration objects of art, but also creates paintings, drawings mixing both techniques. Paulina Taranek has been selected to receive the Erasmus Scholarship Antwerp 2011/2012 and also took a part in Second International Artistic Symposium Szymbark 2013. Featured by Artist Portfolio Magazine (California, USA). An article about her painting has been published
in the April 2020 issue. Life is Art Magazine USA, Los Angeles.
Paulina Taranek was placed in the group of the Faces of the Future at the turn of 2020/2021
Czestochowa. She was part of the publication “Kobiety Akademii” published by Wydawnictwo ASP in Kraków and her work was published in the glossary “Feminatywy Akademii”.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• X. 2024 - “Painting Exhibition Japanese Series and Kraków ilustration ”, Bachleda Luxury Hotel Mgallery, Kraków

• 2024-2025- “Rosy Powdered stories”, Lesu Gallery, Kraków

• VIII. 2023 - “Cityscapes City Pulse”, Monopolis Gallery, Łódź

• VII. 2023 - “Queens i Saints”, Stradom House Gallery, Kraków

• IV. 2019 - “Malarstwo Pauliny Taranek”, Galeria pod Arkadami, Częstochowa

IV. 2019 – „Paulina Taranek’s Painting”, Galeria pod Arkadami, Częstochowa

II-III. 2019 – „Big City Light”, City Art Gallery BWA Częstochowa

X.-28.XI.2018- Exhibition in Galeria Dobrej Sztuki “Wejściówka”(Muzeum Częstochowskie, OPK Gaude Mater, siedziba Gazety Wyborczejw Częstochowie, “Skrzynka”), Częstochowa

2018 – „Cityscapes”, Żywa Gallery Stalowa 52, Warsaw

2016 – „Explication”, Pod Baranami Gallery, Pod Baranami Palace, Kraków

2013 –Perspektywy, Wanilia i Pieprz Gallery, Kraków

2013 –Naturalnie nienaturalnie, Tori Gallery, Częstochowa

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• 2024- 2025 – “Strong Woman”, Kamienica Hipolitów, Muzeum Krakowa, Kraków

• 2023- 2024– “Krakow from the beginning, without end”, Krzysztofory Palace, Kraków Museum, Kraków

• VII - 2023– “Karuzela z Madonnami”, Muzeum Częstochowskie, Częstochowa

• IV/V - 2023– “Nasza...