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Sonjie Feliciano Solomon
Brooklyn, NY
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Sonjie Feliciano Solomon is showing at:
The Old Federal Building The Old Federal Building
155 N Division Ave
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Sonjie Feliciano Solomon
Artist bio: Solomon uses industrial design principles and tools to manipulate and map points in space and plan the work. She then employs repetitive hand construction and finishing to complete each piece. Combining the worlds of design and craft, her work juxtaposes the calculated design process and the organic, ephemeral result.
The sculptural textile pieces are an exercise in balancing aesthetics and functionality. Here, sheer fabric is pieced together to create 3-dimensional quilts of soft, rolling landscapes. Composed only of fabric and thread, the structure comes from the sewn seams, and the pieces are collapsible for storage or Flexible and scalable in size, there is the potential to quickly change an environment and fill a whole space in minutes. In her mirror pieces, series of curved transparent lines are mounted on mirrored backgrounds and come together to form delicate, gossamer volumes. Reflection of the surrounding environment creates an illusion of shapes floating in air.
Artist statement: What interests me most is exploring the potential of a material and pushing its physical limits while
striking a balance between aesthetics and functionality. In this work, sheer fabric is pieced together in a 3-dimensional quilt to create large, collapsible landscapes. Totally flexible and scalable in size, I would love the opportunity to completely fill a room with this work and transform a space into an extraterrestrial or dream-like landscape. The pieces can be hung from the ceiling or walls as well as placed on the floor to create a fully enveloping environment.
My intention is for the work to speak to people first based purely on visual perception and then onto a curiosity about deconstructing the process. Ephemerality and transformation, light and shadow,
structure and collapsibility, the designed and the organic are all qualities that I would like to incorporate into this work to surprise and delight the viewer.
About the work:
Title: Cloudscape, Floaters 2

Art form: 3-D

Medium: Sewn organza; monofilament on mirror

Year created: 2009

Description of work: Sonjie's fabric pieces vary in size, color and shape. They are usually displayed on the floor, in some cases they can be suspended onto walls or window ledges. The mirror pieces are smaller in scale and hang on the wall.

Cloudscapes is made up of 3 separate organza pieces presented on mirrored mylar. The piece measures approx. 15' x 15' x 2' and is priced at $25,000

Floater#2 is a triptych consisting of 3 30" x 30 " monofilament on mirrored acrylic panels. The set is priced at $9000

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Additional considerations:
Audio/video needed: No
Electrical needed: No
Lighting needed: Yes
Internet access needed: No
Ground floor access needed: No
Indoor space needed: Yes
Outdoor space needed: No
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