Sonja Terk Delaunay

Counverture de bercaeu by Sonja Delaunay

Sonja Terk Delaunay was a famous artist in the early 20th century, a time where being an artist was difficult but being a female artist was worse. Sonja was born in 1885, Hradyzk, Ukraine and was married to Wilhelm Uhde, a German author and art collector, and then later Robert Delaunay, a French artist. Together they found the orphism movement which took cubism and added more of an emphases on the color and it's power to evoke emotion. Orphism explored the idea of music and color both having the ability to evoke emotion through the abstract. The name orphism was coined by poet Guillaume Apollinaire and was named after the greek god Orpheus who was known for his musical talents.

Triptych by Sonja Delaunay

We also had to create a rendition of one of her works. Below is mine (which is half done) on the right and hers on the left.

22/3/19
Today we started on making thumbnail sketches inspired by orphism and Sonja. We focused on things such as leading lines, focal points, and color theory. Below are some of my sketches