Abstract oil painting Golden day Anatoly Tarabanov

№Tar 397

The oil painting on canvas titled "Golden Day" is a radiant celebration of light, form, and the poetic harmony of everyday objects rendered through an abstract lens. At first glance, the composition appears as a vibrant mosaic, a dance of geometric shapes and luminous textures, but with closer inspection, it reveals the quiet narrative of a still life scene bathed in golden hues. The painting transcends realism, inviting viewers into a dreamlike atmosphere where color and light become central characters in the visual story. At the heart of the composition stands a transparent jug, filled with a warm amber liquid that glows from within like liquid sunlight. The delicate glass, subtly distorted by reflections and refracted colors, sits gracefully amidst angular forms and floating fragments. The jug’s curved silhouette offers a visual contrast to the sharp, prismatic blocks that rise and tilt around it—yellow, ochre, rose, and pearlescent white—like rays of light frozen mid-flight. These forms are not merely decorative; they evoke warmth and the sensation of a sun-drenched room, bringing forth the essence of a golden day. To the side, an apple rests on one of the angular shapes, its red surface polished and tender, casting a gentle shadow that anchors the composition in a recognizable moment of stillness. Its roundness echoes the spherical motif found in the nearby crystal-like orb, which floats with a dreamlike quality and catches flecks of pink, green, and gold from the surrounding atmosphere. This sphere, along with delicate dandelion seed heads painted in soft silvers and whites, introduces a sense of weightlessness, as if they are suspended in a breeze or captured in a moment just before movement. The lower portion of the painting bursts with botanical references. Wisps of wild plants, dandelions in bloom and seed, and abstract vines curl and shimmer with the golden threads of impasto texture and metallic highlights. These organic forms contrast with the geometry above them, suggesting the connection between nature and the structured world of human creation. Light plays freely across the canvas, gliding from object to object, infusing even the darkest spaces with a warm inner glow.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Golden day"
* ARTISTS: Anatoly Tarabanov
* SIZE: 70x90 cm/'27.55x35.43 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this product

About the artists: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov was born on September 25, 1953 in Zaporozhye.
Artist - painter.
In 1973 he graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk Art College.
Teachers: Kuko, Shchedrov.
Since 1988 member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Since 1978 participated in regional, republican and foreign exhibitions. Works in the field of easel painting. Author of genre paintings, portraits, landscapes. The works are kept in art museums and in private collections of Ukraine, as well as abroad, in particular in Israel, Poland, France, Germany. Works by Tarabanova AB full of motives of philosophy, allegory, lyrical and poetic world outlook.