Yuna Yu

Painting (MA)
The artist Yuna stands on a ladder, leaning her upper body against it. She is wearing a black one-piece and looks directly at the camera. In the background is a corner of her painting.
A tapestry made of watercolor on linen. Grapevines, leaves, fruits (like apples and grapes)are illustrated in muted earthy tones—greens, browns, and reds—giving the piece a rustic and aged appearance. An antique military white parachute is sewn on the center of the tapestry with rusted bells decorated.
A tapestry made of watercolor on linen. Grapevines, leaves, fruits (like apples and grapes)are illustrated in muted earthy tones—greens, browns, and reds—giving the piece a rustic and aged appearance. An antique military white parachute is sewn on the center of the tapestry with rusted bells decorated.
There is No New Thing Under the Sun/ Watercolor on linen, antique military parachute and rusted bells/ 200 x 230 cm/ Summer Decay series/ 2025
A surreal painting depicts a floating, organic mass of intertwined chimera-like forms wrapped in vibrant, multicolored ribbons against a dark, cosmic background filled with scattered stars. Faint star constellations shimmer in the distance, forming geometric patterns that evoke a sense of deep space.
A surreal painting depicts a floating, organic mass of intertwined chimera-like forms wrapped in vibrant, multicolored ribbons against a dark, cosmic background filled with scattered stars. Faint star constellations shimmer in the distance, forming geometric patterns that evoke a sense of deep space.
Star Ship/ Oil on canvas/ 140 x 200 cm/ Summer Decay series/ 2025
A diptych painting shows a dark, moody landscape with towering trees and a distant river under a red-hued sky. A bright blue, skeletal branch-like form stretches diagonally across the scene, contrasting sharply with the warm background tones.
A diptych painting shows a dark, moody landscape with towering trees and a distant river under a red-hued sky. A bright blue, skeletal branch-like form stretches diagonally across the scene, contrasting sharply with the warm background tones.
For the Sake of Eternity 2/ Oil on canvas/ 185 x 280 cm/ Summer Decay series/ 2025
A surreal painting features distorted, fleshy chimera, supporting a curtain-like structure. The vibrant green, patterned background contrasts with the muted, organic central shapes and mysterious yellow tiny figures scattered across the composition.
A surreal painting features distorted, fleshy chimera, supporting a curtain-like structure. The vibrant green, patterned background contrasts with the muted, organic central shapes and mysterious yellow tiny figures scattered across the composition.
Untitled/ Oil on canvas/ 160x 180 cm/ Summer Decay series/ 2024
A tapestry made of watercolor on linen. Grapevines, leaves, fruits (like apples and grapes)are illustrated in muted earthy tones—greens, browns, and reds—giving the piece a rustic and aged appearance. An antique military white parachute is sewn on the center of the tapestry with rusted bells decorated.
A surreal painting depicts a floating, organic mass of intertwined chimera-like forms wrapped in vibrant, multicolored ribbons against a dark, cosmic background filled with scattered stars. Faint star constellations shimmer in the distance, forming geometric patterns that evoke a sense of deep space.
A diptych painting shows a dark, moody landscape with towering trees and a distant river under a red-hued sky. A bright blue, skeletal branch-like form stretches diagonally across the scene, contrasting sharply with the warm background tones.
A surreal painting features distorted, fleshy chimera, supporting a curtain-like structure. The vibrant green, patterned background contrasts with the muted, organic central shapes and mysterious yellow tiny figures scattered across the composition.

About

Artist Yuna Yu (b.1997) was born in Sichuan, China, currently working and living in London and Beijing.

Yuna’s practice focuses on exploring self-mythology and melancholy narratives within a contemporary framework. In her early work, she investigated individual psychological experiences, often involving themes such as blurred violence, provocative and intimate relationships, nostalgic memories, and the cycle of self-destruction and reconstruction.

Over time, her practice expanded to engage with broader historical and social contexts. In her recent series Summer Decay, she examines the collective experience of human civilization—its relationship to mythology, decay, time, and death.

Yuna holds a bachelor degree of Fine Art from Central Saint Martins (2020). Her works are wildly exhibited in China and the UK.

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