Yuliya Yg - The Girl With Leica *

Yuliya Yg, 2022 116 x 89cm (frame 134 x 106.5cm) Oil on canvas Yuliya Yg is a painter and illustrator based in Paris. Most of her working life she has spent in Asia between China and Singapore. The artist specializes in watercolor medium - a difficult medium to master - that allows for great texture and transparency, making her artworks detailed and complex, showcasing the emotions of her subjects, together with bold colours and a puzzling atmosphere. Yuliya Yg regularly collaborates with fashion brands and magazines: Vogue Italy, Madame Figaro China, Marie Claire Italy, Marie Claire Korea, Trussardi, Hyatt hotels, Starbucks, Bulgari etc. As a Leica enthusiast, Yuliya combines influences of vintage Photography and classical art in her watercolour and oil portraits. 'Yuliya's illustrations narrate beyond the scope of lucid portraitures; she emphasizes complex and dynamic emotions on top of that - creating distinct and robust characters the audience can resonate on a deeper level' Noise Magazine USA, May, 2022 'Watercolor artist Yuliya Yg is good at capturing the facial expressions and psychological activities of the characters in the paintings with the help of full and vibrant colors; while the natural background full of contrasting beauty, through the rendering of the atmosphere of the work, more and more highlights the creator's extreme warm and delicate style language' Madame Figaro China, April, 2020