Yulia DUNKO (b. 1991), Exoria Rosemary, 2023

mixed technique (acrylic, flake gold), canvas, 80 x 100 cm, signed on the back

Julia Dunko is a visual artist born in Belarus. She currently lives and works in Warsaw.

Painting is what started her artistic career. Feelings and reason are inextricably linked in her work. Reflecting on her work and modernizing it, she has moved to a new metamodern paradigm. Her work explores space: the past is the future, the future is the past, creating breathtaking abstract paintings that explore the possibilities of minimalist composition, creating a new illusion of perception.

Each painting is built in layers with artistically proportioned forms, the sketch of which she initially creates on a graphics tablet. Her paintings are stunning minimalism, with a sparse composition that captures the viewer's attention with bright contrasting accents. The contrast of the accent with the surrounding space creates a sense of depth and volume. Gold lines of gold and shadows from them on a white background, which he executes using the sfumato technique. This technique, which blends colors and creates soft, hazy edges, enhances the painting's ability to evoke a sense of space and distance, providing warm memories of the past. For this, Julia says, she uses white paint with gold. All of this adds interest, mystery and delicacy to the product, capturing the viewer's attention and involving him in the composition. The shimmering gold effect gives the painting a dynamic effect and creates an impression of movement, energy and adds an extra layer of elegance and sophistication to the composition.

Overall, the painting seems to refer to both the past and the future, with elements that evoke a sense of timelessness and point to the possibilities that lie ahead. The delicate and nuanced color selection suggests a sense of fragility and transience, while the contrasting highlights and use of shadows and light give the painting a sense of energy and movement. These are thought-provoking and captivating works of art that invite the viewer to contemplate both the beauty and complexity of the world around them.

Julia had a taste for art from early childhood, and has devoted her entire life to creativity. The professional development of her creative path began at the High School with an artistic profile, then at the High School with an art and graphic design profile. After studying at Vitebsk University. P. M. Masherova in the birthplace of Marc Chagall, as a teacher of fine arts and computer graphics. Since 2011, she has been teaching art classes at the High School of Arts for 6 years, combining her activities as a professional artist.

Her paintings are exhibited in online and offline galleries. Julia participates in joint exhibitions, auctions in Europe and the CIS. Paintings are in private collections in Belarus, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Latin America.



Education:

Vitebsk State University P.M. Masherov (Teacher of fine arts and computer graphics).

Pinsk State University of Fine Arts (Graphic designer).



Group exhibition:

- 2023, "Top Secret", Galleria Cael, Milan, Italy

- 2022-2023 (15.12.22 - 04.01.23) Art Nou Millenni Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

- 2023, 2022, DESA Unicum, Warsaw, Poland

- 2023,2022, Artinfopl Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

- 2023, 2022, 101 Projekt Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

- 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019 Xanadu Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

- 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019 Pragaleria, Warsaw, Poland

- 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 Ado-Art Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

Individual exhibition:

- 2017, Art Rostov, Rostov-on-Don, Russia