Flora Yukhnovich
In Episode\xa026 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the highly-acclaimed, sensation of a painter, FLORA YUKHNOVICH!\n\n[This episode is brought to you by Alighieri jewellery: www.alighieri.co.uk | use the code TGWA at checkout for 10% off!]\n\nAnd WOW was it an honour to interview\xa0Flora at her studio (the week before lockdown!) and discuss in-depth her INCREDIBLE works that\xa0adopt the language of the Rococo, reimagining the DYNAMISM of works by 18th century artists such as Tiepolo to Fragonard!\n\nFusing high and low cultures through a filter of contemporary Cultural references, including film, food, and music videos \u2013 think Katy Perry to Niki Minaj! \u2013 Flora brings in painterly traditions in a more consciously feminine realm by featuring wisps of millennial pinks and purples. \n\nVariation is a driving force with mark making ranging from delicate flourishes through dramatic and gestural brushstrokes heightening the rhythmic sensuality that play that conjure up in her MASTERPIECES. \n\nSince graduating from City and Guilds in 2017, Flora has gone on to exhibited widely \u2013 including at the likes of Leeds Art Gallery, Parafin, Jerwood Gallery, as well as completing the Great Women Artists residency at Palazzo Monti (!) and has a current (now online!) exhibition at VICTORIA MIRO! Check it out:\xa0\n\nhttps://www.victoria-miro.com/exhibitions/558/\n\nIn this episode we uncover Flora's meticulous process, her references, beginnings as an artist, and her love for the Rococo \u2013 as well as such an insight into its history. Wow.\xa0\n\nWe also discuss her experience living in Venice, where she visited the Tiepolos on a daily basis, and reimagined them in her masterpieces!!!\xa0\n\nFlora is a GENIUS, and one of the most highly regarded young painters in the WORLD right now, so please do enjoy this episode!\xa0\n\nThis episode is sponsored by Alighieri\xa0\nhttps://alighieri.co.uk/\n@alighieri_jewellery\nUse the code: TGWA for 10% off!\xa0\n\nFollow us:\nKaty Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel\nSound editing by Amber Miller (@amber_m.iller)\nArtwork by @thisisaliceskinner\nMusic by Ben Wetherfield\n\nhttps://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/