Sonja Llamas Baños
Sonja Llamas es una artista nacida en Madrid aunque su infancia transcurrió en Málaga.Ella procede de una familia de artistas por parte de madre y padre por lo que siempre estuvo rodeada de pintores, músicos, escultores y poetas.Con el tiempo se ha ido formando en diferentes disciplinas, recibió una beca de estudios y se licenció en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Málaga. Su recorrido expositivo va desde exposiciones individuales y colectivas a nivel nacional e internacional desde el 2011.
Sonja es conocida por sus retratos dando protagonismo a las emociones a través de un proceso gestual e intuitivo captando el lado psicológico, el color y el trazo se convierten en un proceso espiritual partiendo de una construcción de la memoria siendo estos una conexión con el subconsciente explorando el alma del retratado.Su proceso de trabajo es instintivo en el que la destrucción se considera un medio para crear. A menudo se trata de reelaborar y pintar sobre dibujos anteriores. Estos elementos se combinan, simbolizando la complejidad del ser humano. Su obra pretende cuestionar y explorar la noción de la mirada femenina, sus bellos personajes te atrapan a través de su melancolía. Sonja experimenta con diferentes técnicas y soportes, trabajando principalmente con acuarela,óleo, tinta, gouache y pastel utilizando el retrato y la figura humana como territorio de exploración, sus figuras aparecen fluidas, fragmentadas, equilibrándose entre la belleza y la tragedia.
Sus influencias van desde el gótico tardío, expresionismo alemán, fotogramas del cine, literatura y musas de alta costura construyendo una expresión sensible y atrayente.
"Soy una coleccionista de imágenes e instantes"- Sonja
Sonja Llamas is an artist born in Madrid although her childhood was spent in Málaga. She comes from a family of artists on her mother and father's side, so she was always surrounded by painters, musicians, sculptors and poets. Over time she has formed in different disciplines, she received a scholarship and graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Malaga. Her exhibition career ranges from individual and group exhibitions at a national and international level since 2011.
Sonja is known for her portraits giving prominence to emotions through a gestural and intuitive process capturing the psychological side, color and line become a spiritual process starting from a construction of memory, these being a connection with the subconscious exploring the soul of the sitter. Her work process is instinctive in which destruction is considered a means to create. It often involves reworking and painting over previous drawings. These elements are combined, symbolizing the complexity of the human being. Her work aims to question and explore the notion of the female gaze, her beautiful characters capture you through her melancholy. Sonja experiments with different techniques and supports, working mainly with watercolor, oil, ink, gouache and pastel using the portrait and the human figure as a territory of exploration, her figures appear fluid, fragmented, balancing between beauty and tragedy.
Her influences range from late Gothic, German expressionism, film stills, literature and haute couture muses, building a sensitive and attractive expression.
"I am a collector of images and moments" - Sonja
Sonja es conocida por sus retratos dando protagonismo a las emociones a través de un proceso gestual e intuitivo captando el lado psicológico, el color y el trazo se convierten en un proceso espiritual partiendo de una construcción de la memoria siendo estos una conexión con el subconsciente explorando el alma del retratado.Su proceso de trabajo es instintivo en el que la destrucción se considera un medio para crear. A menudo se trata de reelaborar y pintar sobre dibujos anteriores. Estos elementos se combinan, simbolizando la complejidad del ser humano. Su obra pretende cuestionar y explorar la noción de la mirada femenina, sus bellos personajes te atrapan a través de su melancolía. Sonja experimenta con diferentes técnicas y soportes, trabajando principalmente con acuarela,óleo, tinta, gouache y pastel utilizando el retrato y la figura humana como territorio de exploración, sus figuras aparecen fluidas, fragmentadas, equilibrándose entre la belleza y la tragedia.
Sus influencias van desde el gótico tardío, expresionismo alemán, fotogramas del cine, literatura y musas de alta costura construyendo una expresión sensible y atrayente.
"Soy una coleccionista de imágenes e instantes"- Sonja
Sonja Llamas is an artist born in Madrid although her childhood was spent in Málaga. She comes from a family of artists on her mother and father's side, so she was always surrounded by painters, musicians, sculptors and poets. Over time she has formed in different disciplines, she received a scholarship and graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Malaga. Her exhibition career ranges from individual and group exhibitions at a national and international level since 2011.
Sonja is known for her portraits giving prominence to emotions through a gestural and intuitive process capturing the psychological side, color and line become a spiritual process starting from a construction of memory, these being a connection with the subconscious exploring the soul of the sitter. Her work process is instinctive in which destruction is considered a means to create. It often involves reworking and painting over previous drawings. These elements are combined, symbolizing the complexity of the human being. Her work aims to question and explore the notion of the female gaze, her beautiful characters capture you through her melancholy. Sonja experiments with different techniques and supports, working mainly with watercolor, oil, ink, gouache and pastel using the portrait and the human figure as a territory of exploration, her figures appear fluid, fragmented, balancing between beauty and tragedy.
Her influences range from late Gothic, German expressionism, film stills, literature and haute couture muses, building a sensitive and attractive expression.
"I am a collector of images and moments" - Sonja