From individual strips of colorful, methodically folded paper, Julia Brodskaya‘s lively compositions take wing. In a new series of quilled artworks, the artist (previously) uses her love of drawing to emphasize the power of a line.
“In my paper art practice, a drawn two-dimensional line is represented by a three-dimensional strip of paper glued to the edge,” says Brodskaya. For her bird mini-series, the dimensionality of each line symbolizes the ethereality and energy made visible.
In “Nature of Things,” for example, a kingfisher perches on the edge of a leaf, which appears to be overflowing with a geometric grid reminiscent of quantum illustrations of black holes.
Foliage initially inspired the composition. “I just sat, observed its shape, traced its curved lines with my eyes, and it wasn’t long before I had a vision of an overlaid toroid form…’ she says, ‘as an organizing principle that has always been there.’
Find more of Brodskaya’s work at her websiteand take a look at her practice Instagram.
