Monday, July 1, 2013

Octavia Taralunga


Octavia Taralunga was born on 8 June 1930 in Vaidei, Hunedoara county.

In 1955 graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts "Nicolae Grigorescu" - the class of Jules Perahim professor. In 1955 she was awarded a distinction at the International Festival of Youth and Students in Warsaw for her work: „M-am făcut băiat mare” by Nicuta Tanase. Starting with 1970 she is a member of the Artists Union.



She has constant exhibitions in the country and abroad with paintings, graphic works, lithographs, book illustrations etc. Her graphic works were exhibited in Poland, India, Germany, Republic of Modova, Italy.
From 1964 she worked for the Didactic and Pedagogic Publishing House where she contributed to the development of numerous textbooks over 20 years of work.

Octavia Taralunga has illustrated over 180 children's books, auxilliary works in foreign languages, filmstrips and didactic boards.

Solo exhibitions: 1975 - Eforie Hall, Bucharest, 1976 - Comedy Theatre, Bucharest 1976 - Eforie Hall, Bucharest, 1984 - Hotel Park, Mamaia, 1984, 1985 - Bucharest City Hall, 1986 - Ţăndărică Theatre, 1994 - Chisinau, 1995, 1996, 1997 - Library Ion Creangă, Bucharest, 2006 - Gallery of Arts, Bucharest 

In 1999 exhibits her works together with those of her friend and colleague, Adriana Mihailescu.

She has frequently published articles in professional journals, was present in numerous radio and television programs, in cultural and artistic events with the participation of children in libraries and schools.


  Works illustrated


  • 1966 - Poil de Carotte by Jules Renard
  • 1966 - Lettre de mon moulin by Alphonse Daudet
  • 1968 - Le livre de mon ami by Anatole France, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Didactica si Pedagogica
  • 1968 - Sketches and excerpts from other works - Jerome K. Jerome Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Didactica si Pedagogica
  • 1968 – Tartarin de Tarascon by Alphonse Daudet, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Didactica si Pedagogica
  • 1969 – The Importance of being Ernest by Oscar Wilde, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Didactica si Pedagogica
  • 1973 - Hai sa-l ajutam pe Moty by Titel Constantinescu, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Didactica si Pedagogica
  • 1973 – Moty e tot mai istet by Titel Constantinescu, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Didactica si Pedagogica
  • 1973 - Margica albastra by Maria Krüger, Publisher: Bucureşti : Ed. Ion Creanga
  • 1974 -Craiasa zapezii by H C Andersen, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Ion Creanga
  • 1975 - Durchs Märchenland by Elisabeth Schmadl, Publisher: Bucuresti Ed. Didactica şi Pedagogica
  • 1975 - Aurore, la belle mariee du soleil by Elvira Bogdan, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Didactica si Pedagogica
  • 1976 - Palatul de clestar by Barbu Delavrancea, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Ion Creanga
  • 1976 – Les carnets du major Thompson by Pierre Daninos, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Didactica si Pedagogica
  • 1977 - Clopotei si prichindei by Virgil Carianopol, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Ion Creanga
  • 1977 - Risete fara catalog: umor scolar by Nicolae Saftu, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Didactica si Pedagogica
  • 1978 - Secretul celor doua Lotte by Erich Kästner, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Ion Creanga
  • 1982 - Legende din Carpati by Valeriu Ocrain
  • 1983 – Domnita Marga – prajitura fermecata, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Ion Creanga
  • 1984 – Cel mai mare spectacol by Adrain Muntiu, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Ion Creanga
  • 1984 - Povesti din Tara Arborado by Stefan Mitroi, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Ion Creanga
  • 1988 - Legende si povestiri cu Albine by Elidia Agrigoroaiei;
  • 1988 - Padure-Imparat by Gheorge Onea; Publisher: Bucureşti: Ion Creanga
  • 1989 - Vacanţa lui Ionuţ by Sanda Georgescu, Publisher: Bucureşti: Ion Creanga
  • 1989 - O carapace călătoare by Gabriel Cheroiu, Publisher: Bucureşti: Ion Creanga
  • 1991 - Cele Patru Pasari Ale Zilei by Florin Costinescu, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Ion Creanga
  • 1992 - Fetiţa care eram by Cleopatra Lorinţiu 
  • 1992 - Legende din Carpaţi by Valeriu Ocrain
  • 1996 - Alba ca faina si cei sapte covrigi: o poveste cu humor, de la Moara la Cuptor by Gheorghe Scripca; Publisher: Galati: Editura "Porto-Franco
  • 2002 - Timp de vis cu iepuri by Valeriu Ocrain; Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura Albin




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