Location: United States
An artist of the modern world, building on an innate interest in art evident since she was a five years old telling her kindergarten teacher that she wanted to grow up to be an artist. Taking advantage of a rather unorthodox upbringing, Sona indulged her interest in the arts and exposure to the LA art community led her to finding full expression through work, producing a series of collages, paintings, and designs that would presage her career to a full time contemporary artist.
She had an auspicious debut on the International art scene after two pieces from her collection were chosen as finalists for the 2009 London International Creative Competition. Since then Sona’s artwork has been showcased privately and publicly in exhibitions, hotels, TV shows, charity auctions and galleries globally.
Her creations show us a world of color, texture, and form. Diversity defines her work and bridges her outlook on life with the creative expression of Sona’s many interests including music, literature, world history, pop culture, the entire canvas of art from classical forms to street art; as well as international politics, philosophy, film, fashion, and traveling, all of which serves to be an inspiration in her practice and existence.
Sona is a vibrant force in the International art community and has a genuine artistic pure goal of continuing to evolve and create magic thorough the lens of the visual medium which she believes is an international language that transcended philosophical and metaphysical barriers.
Her work leaves the beholder with the ability to compare certain bodies of work to other paintings that may be pop, street, figurative, abstract, or mixed media art, but all within the same collection. As a self-taught artist, her passion and inspiration stemmed from other well know masters such as Matisse, Picasso, Rothko, Pollack, Richter, Klee, Dali, Basquiat, Klimt, Louise Bourgeois, Niki de Saint Phalle, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Johns, Rauschenberg, Frida Kahlo, and Beatrice Milhazes.
She believes that “art and color create the very energy that provokes emotion and reaction when people see artwork. It is a spiritual dimension that enraptures and embraces our souls. Without our imagination we have nothing – art creates for humans a stream of consciousness that gives meaning to life and love by giving us the ability to see beyond all boundaries. I truly believe art is the cure for what ails us at the end of the day!”
In Search of Splendor builds on my interest in graffiti, oil, abstract, figurative and mixed-media forms on canvas. Powerful, complex and richly beautiful works of art that keeps within the place and time they evoke.
• Title: Liberty Blvd Series # 1
• Medium: spray paint, acrylic, metal leafing on canvas
• Year: 2013
• Dimensions: 54x66
• Additional details: Liberty Blvd series - a combination of abstract art with hints of graffiti with American cultural values. Lady Liberty is centered with other imagery/ symbols.
• Title: Liberty Blvd Series # 2
• Medium: spray paint, acrylic, metal leafing on canvas
• Year: 2013
• Dimensions: 48x106
• Additional details: Liberty Blvd series - a combination of abstract art with hints of graffiti with American cultural values. Lady Liberty is centered with other imagery/ symbols.
• Title: Triumph of Liberty
• Medium: Life size fiberglass baby elephant sculpture – acrylic and resin
• Year: 2013
• Dimensions: 6 ft x 6ft
• Additional details: Elephant Parade USA - international public art exhibition for saving endangered Asian elephants. Triumph of Liberty was created to inspire more Americans to be aware of this important cause and want to action in the pursuit of saving these majestic creatures. Currently on exhibition in the Dana Point, CA harbor.
• Title: Rothkophant
• Medium: life size baby elephant – acrylic, metal leafing, and resin on fiberglass sculpture
• Year: 2011
• Dimensions: 6 ft x 6ft
• Additional details: Elephant Parade USA - international public art exhibition for saving endangered Asian elephants. Rothkophant was inspired by Mark Rothko, one of the 20th Century’s most important artists is a tragic story of genius and loss generally caused by external circumstances. I wanted to create a design to invoke the legend and legacy of Rothko’s optimistic spirit in the Rothko style in this design. Elephants will meet the same end unless we ALL do what we can to save them. As an American artist helping this great cause to save endangered Asian elephants, I thought he might have appreciated my endeavor to celebrate his life in this execution.
• Title: Germanicus
• Medium: acrylic, oil, gold leaf, resin on canvas
• Year: 2010 - # 2
• Dimensions: 60x72
• Additional details: Germanicus – 60x72 – Acrylics on Canvas - Inspired by the late Rothko this piece is encompassed by the history of bloodshed that is inevitably associated with the Roman Empire Germanicus highlights the conflict, intrigue, and intertwining relationships experienced among the politicians, soldiers, nobility, and people of Ancient Rome.
• Title: My Persepolis
• Medium: acrylic, gold leafing, resin on canvas
• Year: 2011
• Dimensions: 60x75
• Additional details: My Persepolis – 60x72 – Acrylics on Canvas – inspired by majesty of an empire that is glorious yet past its height, My Persepolis considers the curious combination of the opulence and decay that come during the fall of a once mighty empire. Inspired principally by the various descriptions of Apadana Palace that have been written through the ages, My Persepolis is intended to show how the former magnificence of once a great empire and edifice.
• Title: Her Grace with Cocktail - 3dimensional # 2 out of 4
• Medium: mixed media, oil, acrylic, feathers, metal leafing
• Year: 2010
• Dimensions: 40x60
• Additional details: Her Grace with Cocktail - is a quiet moment with herself before setting out for a night on the town, a reflection of her bodice privately in her boudoir.
• Title: Winter Dreams
• Medium: mixed media, oil, metal leafing, resin, pearls, acrylic
• Year: 2011
• Dimensions: 36x48
• Additional details: Winter Dreams is a dimensional piece with airy, whimsical flairs with hints of the winter season hence the title. It is a display of beauty grandeur, and aging decadence.
• Title: Indian Summer
• Medium: 3D, mixed media, oil, metal leafing, resin, botanical, organic elements, flowers, and acrylic on canvas.
• Year: 2011
• Dimensions: 36x48
• Title: Winter Dreams
• Medium: 3D, mixed media, oil, metal leafing, resin, tissue paper and acrylic on canvas.
• Year: 2013
• Dimensions: 36x48
• Title: Claire de Lune
• Medium: mixed media, oil, metal leafing, resin, stones, acrylic on canvas
• Year: 2013
• Dimensions: 48x72
• Additional details: Winter Dreams is a dimensional piece with airy, whimsical flairs with hints of the winter season hence the title. It is a display of beauty grandeur, and aging decadence.
• Title: Rites of Spring
• Medium: 3D, botanical, organic compounds, flowers, mixed media, oil, metal leafing, resin, butterflies, pearls, acrylic
• Year: 2011
• Dimensions: 60x60
• Title: Blue Rhapsody
• Medium: 3D, botanical, organic compounds, flowers, mixed media, oil, metal leafing, resin, butterflies, pearls, acrylic
• Year: 2013
• Dimensions: 36x48
• Title: Tales of Copenhagen series
• Medium: mixed media, oil, metal leafing, resin, script, acrylic on canvas
• Year: 2011
• Dimensions: 36x52
“Liberty Blvd Series # 1 ”
“Liberty Blvd Series # 2”
“Triumph of Liberty ”
“Rothkophant ”
“Germanicus ”
“Persepolis ”
“LA Woman ”
“Winter Dreams ”
“Indian Summer ”
“Infinity of Love ”
“Claire de Lune ”
“Rites of Spring ”
“Blue Rhapsody ”
“Tales of Copenhagen # 2”
