Funny thing this imagination. It has no
boundaries, it’s infinity and its form can be seen through creativity.
This is what I had in mind while seeing
Yulia Brodskaya’s creations, an artist and illustrator born in Moscow. She creates
stunning works of art using the quilled paper technique, which she discovered six
years ago.
„I was planning to create a small brochure
with my hand-drawn illustrations to be sent out to potential clients and I was
looking for an eye-catching image with my name ‘Yulia’ for the cover. I created
a number of hand-drawn variants, but I didn’t like any of them and then I
remembered an image from some school book showing a paper strips standing on
edge, so tried to make the letters using this technique and apparently the
attempt was successful. I found the way that has turned out to be ‘the one’ for
me, now I draw with paper instead of on it. I use edge-glued strips of paper as
if I draw with a pen. I like to incorporate typography and create very
intricate elaborate designs with paper”.
Yulia told us she likes natural motifs
such as flowers, plants, animals etc. However, for her personal project she
finds inspirations in photos with old people.
„The reason why I focus on aged figures
is related to the theme of death. I'm fascinated by it, it worries me, I have
really strong mixed feelings that make me look through photographs of old
people in a search for inspiration for my personal work. Another reason is
material/technique related: the edge-glued paper strips are a great way of
depicting the wrinkles, so it is a bonus” – Yulia says.
„Taming” paper isn't easy at all. Yulia
explained us that a simple piece can take couple of days, a large detailed one
takes weeks.
„The process is really simple: I take a
strip of paper, shape it, dip it into glue and then place it onto the surface
and wait till the glue begins to stick, then take another strip of paper and so
on and on...”
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