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Julia Brooker

Metal & Jewellery , Sculpture

Artist in Aluminium 


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About

Julia Brooker

Metal & Jewellery , Sculpture

Brooker believes that as humans we need beauty, and this ethos is epitomised in her distinctive, elegant and contemporary paintings on aluminium panels and her wire sculptures.

 

Her work reflects her fascination with the way a metal surface reflects light through transparent colour - a fascination that began over 20 years ago.

 

Encountering Jason Martin's 'Crespo' at the Lisson Gallery in London, she was captivated by its translucent colour and light reflection leading her to abandon her original medium of choice, oil paint, and embrace aluminium, despite initial challenges in working with this new medium.

 

Her earlier works explored the immediate appeal of saturated, jewel-like colours but more recently, she has explored the effects of subtly layering graphite and ‘veils’ of paint,  to utilise the surface in new ways.

 

Brooker's considerable body of work now includes experiments with paper, where she combines colour patterns and shapes with her drawings, lino cuts, and screen prints, which are then cut and torn to form unique compositions.

 

Brooker's art has been exhibited globally in cities such as London, Stuttgart, Amsterdam, New York, Moscow, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. 


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My Story

Julia Brooker: Summary of CV

2026

Crevia Nakaksai, Tokyo

 

2025

AVIVA, 80 Fenchurch St, City of London

 

2024

Hospital Osaka, Japan

The Residence, Mito Sakuragawa, Mito, Japan

 

2023

Nine Elms City Tower, Vauxhall, London

CGE Partners, London

 

2022

Luxury yacht for Terence Disdale Design, London
Grande Maison Sakae Minami Tower, Nagoya, Japan
Institute of Chartered Accountants, City of London
Shirogane Chojamaru, Tokyo, Japan

 

2021

Royal residence, Dubai

Hotel in Yokohama, Japan

 

2020

Capella Hotel & Resort, Maldives

Park House, Tokorozawa, Japan

Skadden offices, Tokyo

 

2019

Regency Hyatt hotel, Tokyo, Japan

 

2018

Nijubashi Building, Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan.

Pier Hotel, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong

Offices at LifeHub@UpBund, Shanghai, China

 

2017

European Finance Centre, Hangzhou, China

Indulge Design Studio, Hong Kong

 

2016

UBS bank, International Finance Centre, Hong Kong

 

2015

Exchange Tower, Canary Wharf, London

 

2014

City of Dreams, Manila

Galaxy Resort & Casino, Macau

 

2013

The Octagon, New Territories, Hong Kong

Blick Rothenburg, London

 

2012

The Marinella, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong

Barclays Bank, Hong Kong

P&O luxury liner, Pacific Pearl, Australia

University College of Nursing, Saudi Arabia

 

Major exhibitions & Education

2019 Exhibition at OPAM, Oita Prefecture Art Museum, Oita, Japan.

2015 Solo exhibition Curwen Gallery, London

2014 ‘Made in Paint’ exhibition at SAG gallery, New York State, USA

2013 Premio Comel Art Prize exhibition, Latina, Italy

2000 First class degree with honours Fine Art Painting at University of Cheltenham