Sonjie Feliciano Solomon

Lace, 2011 spray paint and enamel on drafting paper/film 25 x 38 inches

ARTIST STATEMENT

Ephemerality and transformation, light and shadow, structure and collapsibility, the designed and the organic are all qualities that I explore in my work to manufacture moments of surprise and delight. I believe in the divine power of wonder. The lump in your throat, welling emotion when you look out into a vast ocean, a sunbeam breaks through the clouds or when you stare at the rain through a foggy window. My intention is for the work to speak to people first based purely on visual perception and then progress to a curiosity about the process. Using my industrial design training, I devise systems and processes to create these works using computer-aided design and man-made materials. Combining the worlds of design and craft, my work juxtaposes the systematic, calculated design process and the organic, ductile result.

ARTIST BIO

Sonjie Feliciano Solomon was born in Manila, Philippines, and now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. After receiving a degree in industrial design with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design, she worked for a variety of furniture and product design companies. Prior to a career in the arts, Sonjie received a marketing/business degree from Georgetown University. She has traveled extensively throughout Asia and Europe and her work as a copywriter for traditional and interactive advertising agencies led to stints in New York, Hong Kong and Boston.

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