We went a little abstract last week and were inspired by the great artist, Sonia Delaunay. Students used chalk pastels and black acrylic paint to create their pieces. Learn more….
“I love creation more than life, and must express myself before disappearing.”
– Sonia Delaunay
Sarah Illinitchna Stern was born on November 14, 1885 in Hradyzk, Ukraine. At a young age she moved to St. Petersburg, where she lived with her mother’s brother who was a lawyer and worked with the team www.braininjurylawofseattle.com/personal-injury-attorney-edmonds/. She assumed the name Sonia Terk and spent her summers in Finland and traveled widely in Europe. Through this travel she was able to visit many art museums and art galleries. Her talent at art was discovered when she was 16 years old and she decided to go to art school in Germany.
She moved to Paris in 1905 to continue her schooling but found the teacher’s too critical of the students work. She ended up spending most of her time in art galleries. In 1909 she met her husband, artist Robert Delaunay and they married in 1910 and had a son named Charles. In 1911 she made a quilt for her son which is now in the collection of Musee National d’Art Moderne in Paris. It was made with geometry and colour and really inspired her future work.
Ms. Delaunay’s work was influenced by the new form of art, cubism. Her particular style was referred to as Orphism. She also created textiles, set designs and clothes during her career.
She was the first living female artist to have a major retrospective of her work at the Louvre Museum in Paris. She was also awarded the French Legion of Honour for her contribution to the art world.
Sonia Delaunay died at the age of 91, in 1979.