Sonja Delaunay Artwork

Sonja Delaunay

Sonja was originally born in Ukraine in 1885 but was known as a French artist. Her husband Robert Delaunay was a famous artist as well. When she was 5 she moved in with her uncle and they raised her after that.

Totem, ca. (1970)


Avec Moi Meme (1970)



LITHOGRAPH (1971)



Orphism:
It was an offshoot of cubism that was more focused on brighter colours and pure abstraction.
Orphism is also known as Orphic Cubism which is a short-lived art movement. It was originally made by French painters Robert Delaunay, Sonja Delaunay and Fernand Leger.

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5.4.19
This week in art we have been studying and drawing some Sonja Delaunay artwork and created our own. We drew our own drawings on some paper and then split them into two drawings and redrew them on some lino. We started to cut them out as well.

Original drawing

First drawing on lino

Second drawing on lino

Learning Outcome:
To have an understanding of Sonja Delaunay, Orphism, colour theory through linocut printmaking. Having an understanding of leading lines and focal points.

Our Learning Process:
To research Sonja's artwork and to create some thumbnail sketches. We researched facts about Sonja Delaunay. We created some inspired artwork by her and coloured them in to make them pop. We then started to add them to our lino.

What would I change?
I would flip the drawing I drew on the lino because at the moment when I print it will face to opposite way to what I have drawn it in colour.