SONIA DELAUNAY

LET'S MEET

Sonia Ilinitchna Stern was born in 1885 in the Ukraine and moved to Russiawhen she was young. She studied art in Germany and moved to Paris in1905.In 1910 she married fellow artist Robert Delaunay.Sonia and Robert developed two styles of art called Orphism andSimultanism.In addition to paintings, she also created textile, furniture and fashiondesigns. She opened several shops in Spain and France where she sold herdesigns. They were also sold in department stores in England and the U.S.She was the first living female to have a retrospective exhibit of her art atthe Louvre in Paris in 1964.

SONIA DELAUNAY

SIMULTANISM

ORPHISM

Simultanism is a strand of Orphism developed by Robert and SoniaDelaunay in the early 1900s.The word Simultanism comes from the idea of "simultaneous contrast ofcolors" in which colors look different depending on the colors aroundthem.The Delaunay's goal was to create rhythm, motion and depth by placingoverlapping patches of complimentary or contrasting colors next to eachother.

The term Orphism was coined in 1912/13 by the poet and artcritic Guillaume Apollinaire.It was named after Orpheus, the poet and musician in Greekmythology.It is a type of cubism that uses color to bring light, movementand a musical quality to the artwork.

SUPPLIES

INSTRUCTIONS

PaperPencilRulerFound objects in geometric shapesColoring Supplies (crayons, markers, pens or pastels)

Trace found objects onto paper with your pencil. Use geometric shapes.We encourage shapes to overlap one another. Divide each shape into smaller geometric shapes with your pencil.Color in the shapes with bold contrasting or complimentary colors.Fill in background with contrasting colors or leave white.