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Noon Shadows: Contemporary Abstract Pastel on Paper, Blue & Terracotta Hues, 2025
Julia Shilo   Best sellers

Fine Art Drawings : pastel · 50 x 34.7 x 0.1 cm 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch

€252 252 €
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Fine Art Drawings : Unique artwork

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50 x 34.7 x 0.1 cm 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch Height x Width x Depth

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Experience the quiet allure of "Noon Shadows," a striking original pastel artwork (50x34.7 cm) that evokes the magic of dappled light filtering through foliage. This semi-abstract piece, meticulously created on high-quality 190gsm paper, uses a delicate blend of cool blues, earthy ochres, vibrant terracotta, and peach-pink highlights to conjure a misty, dreamlike atmosphere. It's a visual poem celebrating the subtle interplay of form and light, making it a compelling focal point in any refined interior. The artwork is professionally fixed to ensure longevity and shipped securely. Ideal for enriching contemporary decor, adding a tranquil essence to a minimalist setting, or bringing bohemian sophistication to your space, "Noon Shadows" is also an unparalleled gift for art aficionados seeking unique, hand-crafted beauty.

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Julia Shilo, Noon Shadows: Contemporary Abstract Pastel on Paper, Blue & Terracotta Hues

Julia Shilo

Bulgaria  • 1982
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Julia Shilo is a contemporary figurative artist whose practice combines exceptional technical restraint with psychological explorations of identity, instinct, vulnerability, and the inner self.

Her ongoing Blueism series is created using a single pigment: Prussian Blue. Shilo does not use white paint; every area perceived as light is the untouched white canvas itself. This radical limitation requires precision and anticipation. Highlights must be preserved before the brush reaches the surface, while depth, transparency, anatomy, and atmosphere are constructed entirely through variations in pressure, layering, and pigment density.

Within this monochromatic world, female bodies appear submerged in water, crossed by refracted light, fish, reflections, and shadows. Sirens, mermaids, and nymph-like figures emerge not as illustrations of mythology but as psychological forms through which instinct, desire, vulnerability, and self-recognition can be explored.

For Shilo, nudity represents a state before social definition — the body stripped of roles, expectations, and externally imposed identities. Water further destabilizes those boundaries, allowing the figure to dissolve and reform within the same image.

Shilo was a participant in the 2025 London Art Biennale and ranked No. 1 in Artfinder's Top 40 Best Selling Artists in July 2026.

Her work asks what remains when visual and psychological noise is removed. With one color, one surface, and nowhere for technique to hide, Shilo creates paintings that are both technically disciplined and deeply introspective.

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