GIULIA's Vision
GIULIA’s first work was influenced by her great love for Ibiza. Her female portraits, with their ‘Giuliaesque’ use of colour patterns and natural elements, depict the subjects’ inherent experiences.
She takes inspiration from multiculturalism, the emotional states of her protagonists, and the island’s organic elements; these often include seasonal fruits, trees, and insects. She draws particular inspiration from her background in fashion editorials; mixed media, including paper, markers, watercolour and gold leaf, are all explored in the production of her work.
About GIULIA
Born into an Italian family, GIULIA spent the first two years of her life in the African Sahara. Her father’s career then took the family to South Africa where they went on to spend four blissful years. These incredible experiences helped shape her personality and installed in her the curiosity to travel and discover the world and its many cultures.
At the age of seven, GIULIA moved back to Pavia, in northern Italy – a charming, historically rich city near Milan. Growing up she was a rebellious teenager, passionate about culture, philosophy, fashion, and the world of art. She studied fashion styling at Milan’s renowned Istituto Marangoni which nurtured her love of The Arts. She then decided to move to London to further nurture her creativity, later graduating from the London College of Communication with a BA in Media and Cultural Studies.
Since graduating, she has traveled the world, has worked in the film industry in Paris on an independent film as well as being an art teacher in Pavia for five years.
GIULIA moved to Ibiza with her family and two children in 2018 where she lived for 5 years. Finding herself pregnant with her third child two weeks before Covid started, she transformed the pandemic into an opportunity to start creating her art. This was the moment when all of her creativity was unleashed and the direction in which to take her work became clear.
As a creative, she is compelled to give a voice to the feminine energy in Ibiza. Working with patterns and inspired by textiles, the women in her portraits embody all her previous experiences. GIULIA’s signature color palette is a reflection of the hues of the island.
No one knew she was going through domestic violence. Very soon after becoming a full time artist she found the courage to empower herself through the iconic women she was creating and went to report to the police. Her life changed forever. Shortly after she moved back to Milano where she is now using her experience to create art that aims to empower women by unleashing their potential. Her studio is a Warhol inspired Factory with 4 assistants and a team of people supporting her vision.
In her latest work she is now using resin as a coat and is experimenting with the human void and unfinished but graphic work. She has had solo shows in PIKES ibiza, Me by Melià London and is more and more working on commercial work.
Her work is divided between art productions, creative directions and commissioned by private clients. In 2024 she has installed for Grand Hotel Rimini, that has seen artists like Klimt and Fellini, commissioned by RICHMOND IT twenty events. Over the summer at Ai Cappuccini Park Hotel in the medieval village in the south of Italy named Gubbio, her installations will cover the entire town and 5 hotels.