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Marfa Tymchenko
Марфа Тимченко
1922–2009
Marfa Tymchenko (1922–2009) was a Ukrainian artist. She was born in the village of Petrykivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. She graduated from the two-year school of Petrykivka painting (1938). She studied at the Kyiv Art School of Masters of Folk Decorative Art (1938–1941). She worked at the Korosten Porcelain Factory (1940–1941); as a monumental artist in the folk art department of the Institute of Art Industry at the Academy of Architecture (1944–1947); as a textile artist at the Union of Artists of Ukraine (UAU) and in the Khudoprom artel (1947–1954). Member of the UAU (since 1950). In 1954, she was invited to the Kyiv Experimental Ceramics and Porcelain Factory as an artist, where she worked for 33 years. An active participant in exhibitions within the USSR and abroad (since 1947). Recipient of numerous orders, medals, and certificates.
Marfa Tymchenko is known for her unique, distinctive style, which is rooted in folk decorative art, specifically Petrykivka painting. She was one of the most prominent masters of this art form.
Key characteristics of her work: Folk decorative painting: The foundation is traditional Petrykivka ornamentation, which the artist enriched with her own vision. Ornamental style: Tymchenko worked in the genres of decorative, easel, and monumental painting, creating floral and narrative compositions. Synthesis of tradition and modernity: She combined indigenous folk traditions with professional art, particularly in porcelain works, into which she incorporated Petrykivka motifs. “Wonderland”: Characterized by bright, festive colors, fairy-tale motifs, detailed depictions of nature, and a poetic reflection of the world.
In addition to painting on paper and wood, she was known as a master of porcelain, working as part of a group of artists who created the Ukrainian style of porcelain painting.
