_Part of our artist portfolio from the Oh La La Land issue_
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With an aesthetic that Sabrina Tarasoff—writing for Frieze—called ‘boredom’s erotics,’ Paris-born, L.A.-based painter Julie Beaufils’ paintings burst with a pastel lust that gives a side-eye to Patrick Nagel’s illustrations of the late ‘80s. At 29, Beaufils has already exhibited at the Balice Hertling, and the Fondation d’entreprise Ricard in Paris.
**Do you always act on your first impulse, or do you plan your pieces meticulously?**
Most of the time, I plan the pieces I want to make but I leave room for last minute impulses. At the end, pieces rarely look exactly like what I had in mind because accidents and surprises happen—which is good.
**What spiritual beliefs, if any do you subscribe to? Crystals? Energy healing? Chakras?**
I’m not really into those things but some of my friends are and I enjoy listening to them telling me about it.
**Can you describe your studio process?**
I spend most of the time sketching and writing. Some paintings come from drawings or stories; others are inspired by screenshots taken from videos that influenced me. Often, the selected screenshots depict a moment or a character’s attitude that, to me, illustrate an emotion or a feeling that I’m interested in.
**Does some of the energy of the artist transfer through a piece to the viewer?**
The struggle is that, often, one piece only shows a fraction of the multitude of things you have in mind. As a result, when you look at the artwork, it’s that weird thing that your brain produced, which doesn’t belong to you anymore, but you can still catch a glimpse of what you were thinking about while making it—it can be music, a movie, a book. I hope viewers can also catch that glimpse and explore it in their own way.
_Part of our artist portfolio from the Oh La La Land issue_
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With an aesthetic that Sabrina Tarasoff—writing for Frieze—called ‘boredom’s erotics,’ Paris-born, L.A.-based painter Julie Beaufils’ paintings burst with a pastel lust that gives a side-eye to Patrick Nagel’s illustrations of the late ‘80s. At 29, Beaufils has already exhibited at the Balice Hertling, and the Fondation d’entreprise Ricard in Paris.
**Do you always act on your first impulse, or do you plan your pieces meticulously?**
Most of the time, I plan the pieces I want to make but I leave room for last minute impulses. At the end, pieces rarely look exactly like what I had in mind because accidents and surprises happen—which is good.
**What spiritual beliefs, if any do you subscribe to? Crystals? Energy healing? Chakras?**
I’m not really into those things but some of my friends are and I enjoy listening to them telling me about it.
**Can you describe your studio process?**
I spend most of the time sketching and writing. Some paintings come from drawings or stories; others are inspired by screenshots taken from videos that influenced me. Often, the selected screenshots depict a moment or a character’s attitude that, to me, illustrate an emotion or a feeling that I’m interested in.
**Does some of the energy of the artist transfer through a piece to the viewer?**
The struggle is that, often, one piece only shows a fraction of the multitude of things you have in mind. As a result, when you look at the artwork, it’s that weird thing that your brain produced, which doesn’t belong to you anymore, but you can still catch a glimpse of what you were thinking about while making it—it can be music, a movie, a book. I hope viewers can also catch that glimpse and explore it in their own way.
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