Julija Panova

tekenen, Publicatie, Grafiek, Figuratief, Digitaal

Julija Panova is an artist working with drawing and narrative forms—ranging from comics and prints to books and murals. Her practice is rooted in figuration, recently themes of motherhood, shaped by lived experience. She holds a Master’s from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (2023) and lives in Rotterdam.

**Mild Threats** - This is a short experimental animation made with daily drawings turned into short loop animations (gifs). The text is a poem that uncovers the complex emotion of disappointment in a relationship: " If you were in love, then you know what frustration means. It takes a lot to master a balanced expression of anger. This is a hand-drawn tribute to controversial feelings on being close to someone who is also making you feel violently."

**Murcky** - A certain amount of concentration is needed to render a digital drawing in a way that looks analogue. I spend time to develop these continuous tones through intricate hatching. The process takes time and I like to spend it observing how resemblances surface and disappear in the clouds of strokes. Different grey gradients overlap and start “glowing” if juxtaposed with deeper greys and whites. The process is about being sensitive to the change and nuance of a couple new strokes can bring. Figuration is very important, but only through mental recollection - it is not drawn from life or a photo reference.

**Phantasm at work** - I draw from memory, specifically because then I get to experience a pleasure of slow uncovering, recognising a shape that appears gradually, is sought out not just dictated by a reference. I think that recognition process is much more human when it is based on guessing how a shape should look, I am curious of the shifts and variations that simple motifs can take when they are allowed to contain mistakes and idiosyncrasies of drawing from a mental image.

**Cards Laid Out In The Half Light.** - I almost always finish an image in one session - rarely I come back to it again later, in that way i think the image really serves as a diary entry - to capture a distinct feeling of the moment. I often look for a visual metaphor - an image that can translate a complex idea or sometimes a feeling.

Parental book "Lost Year"

Datum: 18-12-2024 t/m 28-02-2025

In samenwerking met: Amarte, Hocus Bogus Publishing, Fiona Lutjenhuis

My figurative drawing practice rooted in lived experience of motherhood was supported by a developmental Amarte grant, so that I could express these themes with greater depth. I found Fiona Lutjenhuis, who understands the psychological and symbolic weight of caregiving, she could help refine the drawings to result in a small edition book that will be printed by Hocus Bogus publishing in riso.

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