Statement:
I address generational societal and cultural expectations through drawing, textile, and performance. The dichotomy of female objectification and control inform my body of work as they allow me to explore the multifaceted paradigm of sensuality, playfulness, and vulnerability. Through hyperbole, I address sexuality, the “gaze,” and feminine constructs as a form of empowerment rather than suppression. I draw from personal experiences through a cultural, societal and domestic lens as well as from ideologies in 3rd and 4th wave feminisms. Through the use of feminine materials and subject matter I create work that is about owning who you are while fighting outdated misogynistic constructs.
Bio:
Sonya Marie Sky is an emerging artist born in the US-Mexico border town of Laredo, Texas. Raised in a household that upheld traditional machismo ideologies, her work is reaction and exploration of the social and domestic Mexican and American cultural constructs that surrounded her. Sky received her Bachelor of Arts in Art from Texas A&M International University in the Fall of 2013 and has exhibited her works throughout Texas at venues such as McNay Museum of Art, The Museum of Human Achievement and Laredo Center for the Arts. She recently obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in May 2020 at the University of Texas at San Antonio.