Sonita Singwi
Artist Statement:
Folding transforms a two dimensional space into three dimensions. Folding is also an active part of our daily routines and how we move our bodies in space. On a micro level, protein folding is a process essential to life. The significance of the shape of the protein to its function underscores the significance of form and has influenced my works in paper, ceramic and painting.
My recent paintings on linen are predominantly comprised of shapes created from planes of light and dark which create the illusion of folds in space. The interplay of these planes with the textured three dimensional linen surface creates a tension between the fictional world of painting and the real world of objects. This duality is recognized in Indian philosophy as maya, or the idea that the physical world is an illusion.
Artist Biography:
Sonita Singwi is a first generation American who lives and works in Brooklyn.
Singwi received an MA in Art History from New York University and an MFA from Hunter College.
Singwi has had solo shows with Farm Projects in Wellfleet, Liebman Magnan Gallery in NYC, Hales Gallery in London, and the Shed in Brooklyn.
Museums shows include “MULTILAYER-Vision 20/20” at the Raum Schroth Museum, Soest, Germany, “Brooklyn!” at the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, and “Sight Mapping” at the Sala Rekalde in Bilbao, Spain.
Recent group shows include “FUTURE PROOF” at Westbeth Gallery, NYC, and “CHROMATERIAL” at Kent State University at Stark, OH.
Singwi’s work has been reviewed by The New Criterion, The Provincetown INDEPENDENT, The New York Times, Art in America, and Contemporary Modern Painters among others.
She is a fellow of the Artist in the Marketplace (A.I.M.) program of the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
AAA:
Member Since: 2023
Committees: Records and Archives, Development
