In an increasingly digital world, Yulia Brodskaya has kept paper the most interesting medium. Her PAPERgraphics are part-origami, part-collage, and totally beautiful pieces that join ornate designs with unmatched paper styling. She also builds dimensional art by quilling, which involves rolling, shaping, and gluing paper strips to the canvas background. Yulia’s experiments with typography and paper materials have yielded her international projects for clients like Hermes, Oprah, and The New York Times. Learn more about this paper maven in Yulia’s 10 ANSWERS below.
1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Amazing paper artworks.
2. Who is your creative role model?
Gustav Klimt. Although he is more an inspiration to me, I love his works.
3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Sleep, in order to feel more rested and energetic and work more productively during the rest of the day.
4. What place in the world most inspires you and why?
I’d like to believe that I haven’t found such a place yet – this will keep me going and searching.
5. If you could do a different job for a day what would it be and why?
I would like to be a safari tour guide for a day; I’m sure I would do a hideous job and lose all my group in a savannah or wherever we would be going, but I’m sure that could be fun and a completely different experience compared to hours of sitting and gluing the paper stripes.
6. What is your favorite homemade gift to give?
That’s obvious… I give away my paper artworks.
7. What is your favorite object in your home?
My card and paper stock.
8. What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
“Just be yourself.”
9. What websites do you use for inspiration?
Various image bookmarking websites such as ffffound. Also amateur photography websites – there are some great images to be found
10. When do you consider a piece of your work complete?
I consider a piece of work complete when nothing bothers my eye and I don’t feel the need to add.
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