Vivid Contours Conjure Hope and Resilience in Yulia Brodskaya’s Quilled Paper Compositions
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“Phoenix” (2022). All photos © Yulia Brodskaya, shared with permission
In Greek mythology, the sacred phoenix, with its characteristically placing plumage in flaming yellow, orange, and purple, is thought for its capability to resurrect. When the fowl’s lengthy life is nearing an finish, flames engulf its physique, and the being is reborn as a chick within the ashes of its predecessor, giving it the excellence of resilience, regeneration, and immortality. As Yulia Brodskaya started to use the curled and crimped tendrils of paper to her newest work, she tells Colossal that the firebird portrait “began as a visible illustration of a robust feeling rising from the deep,” including that “it felt like this portrait has been ‘channelled’ by way of me.”
Brodskaya captures the subtleties of particular person expression and character in her elaborate portraits (beforehand) and depictions of wildlife. By means of boldly coloured papers which might be rolled, folded, and layered, she reveals a flurry of feathers or the contours of a face in intricate element, just like the sense of serene contemplation that permeates “Samurai Desires.” She needs each piece to ship a message, suggesting viewers “take note of what emotion or feeling comes up for you within the first moments you see it—till the thoughts begins to dissect the small print and provide loud opinions about why you want or dislike it. That preliminary quiet voice is the whisper of instinct. That’s the place I create my finest work from.”
You’ll find extra details about Brodskaya’s work on her web site, and she or he usually shares movies of her course of on Instagram.
“Phoenix” (element)
“Phoenix” (element)
“Samurai Desires” (2022)
“Samurai Desires” (element)
“Samurai Desires” (element)
“Parrots” (2022)
“Butterflies” (2021)
“Butterflies” (element)
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#portraits
#quilling
#yulia brodskaya
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