Sonia J. | Contemporary Abstract Art

My technique is defined by a deep commitment to material and texture. The process is organic, the gesture intentional and visible. Large formats and strong contrasts amplify the impact, revealing a clear mastery of surface and a coherent relationship between gesture, texture, and color. — Quentin Métayer, Curator, Perrotin (Paris) / Singulart Review My work transforms emotion into atmosphere. It is a tactile language where feminine strength, memory, and texture take form. Each painting is a conversation between color, light, and material, created to bring serenity, authenticity, and emotional depth to refined interiors. After three decades as a CEO navigating relentless pressure, high-stakes decisions, and the emotional weight of caring for a child with special needs, I turned from strategy to sensibility. From control to presence. Painting began as recovery, a necessary space to breathe, and evolved into a practice of freedom. It allowed exhaustion to become harmony, and silence to become expression. My abstraction is autobiographical: emotion becomes texture, resilience becomes form. I work with layered fabrics, sand, gesso, and organic materials, allowing every mark to hold memory and every surface to carry a quiet, feminine force. The result is always tactile, imperfect, and alive. My work has been exhibited internationally in Barcelona, Milan, Lecce, and Braga, and I have been commissioned to create exclusive collections for luxury hotels and spas in Verona, Italy, as well as for corporate offices in Portugal. Recognized among the Top 10 Berlin Contemporary Artists (2024–2025) and finalist for the European Artist of the Year Award in Venice, my practice continues to explore how silence, matter, and gesture reveal what words cannot. Each piece is made not only to be seen, but to be felt — transforming contemporary interiors into spaces of calm, beauty, and quiet strength.