Yulia Brodskaya

{{Short description|Russian graphic designer}}

Yulia Brodskaya ({{lang-rus|Юлия Бродская|r=Yuliya Brodskaya}}, born in 1983, Moscow) is an artist and illustrator known for her elegant handmade and detailed paper illustrations.

In 2004 Brodskaya moved from Moscow to UK where she continued her education in art, at the University of Hertfordshire. She was graduated with a master of art in graphics communication degree in 2006. Brodskaya started working as a freelance graphic designer, but she very quickly switched to the illustration field and became known for her innovative method of working with edge-glued strips of paper. However, the graphic design background has an influence on her artwork as most of the initial pieces have a strong typographic focus: “Typography is my second love, after paper and I’m really happy that I’ve found a way of combining the two. Having said that, I don’t want to exclude non-typobased designs, I’d like to work on different projects.”.{{cite web|url=http://www.computerarts.co.uk/in_depth/interviews/yulia_brodskaya|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322203840/http://www.computerarts.co.uk/in_depth/interviews/yulia_brodskaya|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-03-22|title=Computer Arts projects issue 133, p87}}

Much of Brodskaya’s work uses an old technique called Quilling, in which ribbons of paper are used to create intricate designs; however she takes it to an entirely new level. She has swiftly earned an international reputation for her innovative paper illustrations and was named the ‘breakthrough star’ of the 2009 by Creative Review.{{cite web|url=http://creativereview.co.uk/back-issues/creative-review/2009/december-2009/yulia-brodskaya|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921043430/http://creativereview.co.uk/back-issues/creative-review/2009/december-2009/yulia-brodskaya|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-09-21|title=Creative review magazine (Dec 2009, p32)}} She’s honed her skill since then, constantly challenging herself to find new ways to practice quilling with subjects ranging from typography to portraiture. Paper quilling has seen a resurgence over the last few years, and it’s arguably thanks to the handiwork of Brodskaya Brodskaya.{{cite web|url=https://mymodernmet.com/yulia-brodskaya-paper-quilling-art/|title=Stunning New Paper Quilling Portraits by Yulia Brodskaya|date=9 May 2017|access-date=19 December 2018}} When describing her paper art works Brodskaya says she is drawing with paper instead of on it.{{cite web|url=https://www.artyulia.co.uk/about|title=artyulia ABOUT|access-date=19 December 2018}}

Her work for g2 (The Guardian) was included in D&AD Annual for 2009.{{cite web|url=http://awards.dandad.org/2009/categories/illu/illustration/21118/a-thrifty-christmas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503054547/http://awards.dandad.org/2009/categories/illu/illustration/21118/a-thrifty-christmas|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-05-03|title=D & AD Annual 2009}}

She also designed one of the Google Chrome themes.{{cite web|url=https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/cy/themes/theme_at_yulia.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205153146/https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/cy/themes/theme_at_yulia.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-12-05|title=Yulia Brodskaya Google Theme}}

In 2015 Brodskaya designed an official poster for The Wimbledon Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2015-03-30/20150330_wimbledon_launches_official_poster_for_the_championships_2015.html|title=Wimbledon launches Official Poster for The Championships 2015|date=30 March 2015|access-date=19 December 2018}} The following year, she created a large paper artwork for the Wimbledon Clubhouse.

She created a Forever® stamp design for United States Postal Service for release during 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/10/take-a-close-look-at-the-mindblowing-artwork-you-might-miss-on-the-new-love-stamp/|title=Take a close look at the mindblowing artwork you might miss on the new ‘Love’ stamp|author=Caitlin Gibson|date=10 February 2016|access-date=19 December 2018}} She also created a set of Christmas 2017 stamps for New Zealand Post.{{cite web|url=https://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/new-zealand/2017/christmas|title=Christmas 2017|access-date=19 December 2018}}

She was featured among other leading UK-based artists in the BBC programme Making Art Work: First Idea to Final Piece.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b044bt6h|title=BBC Two - Making Art Work: First Idea to Final Piece|access-date=19 December 2018}}