Yulia DUNKO (b. 1991), Ontelas, 2023

mixed technique (acrylic, flake gold), canvas, 120 x 90 cm, signed on the back

Yulia is a professional artist. She has been passionate about art since early childhood and has dedicated her entire life to creativity. Her professional development on the creative path began in high school with an artistic profile, followed by studies in art and graphic design. After high school graduation, she studied fine arts and computer graphics at Massherov University in Vitebsk, the city of Marc Chagall's birth. For six years she taught fine arts at an art school, combining her work as a professional artist. After some time, Yulia fully devoted herself to art. She has been a professional artist for more than 10 years.
Art for Julia has always been an exciting and unpredictable experience, influenced by her education and experience, personal style and outlook. She demonstrates this in her distinctive modern style, presenting herself in two directions: floral abstraction and abstract minimalism. Important to her is the harmony of contrasts and the aesthetic concept of her paintings.
When creating her exclusive paintings, she relies on the foundation of composition, clarity of line, color and integrity of form, without which it is impossible to achieve aesthetic harmony. Conveying on canvas all the unpredictable contrasts: how light and darkness, material and texture, form and color, line are related to each other, how rhythm is built, and how the expression of forms and sensual dynamics of balance are achieved. And color becomes a harmony of many shades of color, reflections, complementing and enriching the play of light and shadow. The form speaks for itself and sets the mood. Such a painting helps to slow down and get into the natural rhythm of life.
And its abstract floral compositions remind us of the resilience and fragility of life. To understand the true form of fleeting beauty. To appreciate the cycle of life.
"For life is like a flower that unfolds petal by petal. It gently reveals its inner depths. It reveals to me the palette of life," says Julia.
In her paintings, she wants to show the viewer how modern scientific research balances with thinking, aimed at developing self-awareness and strengthening inner spiritual strength.
As Julia says: "When we reflect, we build the rhythm of our daily life.
Her paintings are exhibited in online and offline galleries. The paintings are in private collections in Europe, the CIS and America.