Sonia King (born 1953) is a mosaic artist, author and educator with studios in Dallas, Texas and San Francisco, California. She creates one-of-a-kind, fine art mosaics for gallery, architectural and residential settings. Her award-winning art is exhibited nationally and internationally and represented in private, public and corporate collections. King's mosaic, Depthfinder, has been acquired by Italy's Museo d’Arte della Città di Ravenna and will go into its permanent collection."[1] Sonia King is "the first American to be included in the Italian museum's world-class contemporary mosaic collection."[2]
Nebula Chroma is a mosaic mural for the new main lobby of Children's Medical Center of Dallas, which won a second international Spectrum Award for King's creative use of tile. Nebula Chroma was selected for exhibition at RavennaMosaico, the First International Festival of Contemporary Mosaic in Ravenna, Italy. Another mosaic installation, Nebula Aqua, was awarded special recognition in the 2010 International Prize for Mosaic Art and Architecture by the Exhibition Commission in Italy. Sonia King is currently creating VisionShift, a site-specific mosaic installation for Hall Arts Plaza in the Dallas Arts District.
King creates contemporary, abstract mosaic art with a complex variety of tesserae, working with spacing, reflectivity and texture. The rich surface offers continued visual interest as new relationships are noticed even after extensive viewing. All the pieces are cut by hand, without power tools. While some large scale installations (like Nebula Chroma) are grouted using a multi-colored 'fresco grout' technique that King developed, her fine art mosaics are not grouted. This allows each tessera to retain its own identity, revealing more by emphasizing shadows and negative space. "Mosaic is hard. Art is harder. Creating with a broad range of materials raises the complexity beyond just cutting a piece to fit. I work to get every tessera right while managing its relationship to the next piece and the one before, all the time considering the work as a whole. Unlimited choices in scale and texture and reflectivity and spacing and more, keep my mind working on multiple levels at the same time."[3]
Sonia King is a founding member and past-President of the Society of American Mosaic Artists and serves as a Vice President of the Associazione Internazionale Mosaicisti Contemporanei (AIMC) in Ravenna, Italy. She is instructor in mosaic at the Creative Arts Center of Dallas, a Senior Tutor at West Dean College in England and teaches master classes internationally in locations ranging from France, New Zealand, Tunisia, Turkey and Greece. King has spoken on mosaic art in England, France, Australia, Brazil, Macedonia, Turkey and Italy. King was featured on HGTV's popular show, Modern Masters, and in numerous books. She is the author of the bestselling book "Mosaic Techniques & Traditions" from Sterling Publishing and is currently co-authoring Mosaic Master Class: The Advanced Techniques with English mosaic artist Emma Biggs.
"The extraordinary thing about Sonia King's work is her ability to create homogeny without sacrificing the individuality of her materials. Each segment is uniquely alluring, but when assembled together becomes an engaging masterpiece."[4]
Publications
Dawson, D.T. The New Mosaic, Lark Press, USA; 1999. ISBN1-57990-138-7
de Melo, M. The Interstitial Knowledge of Sonia King’s Coded Messages In: Mosaïque Magazine, France. n.23, 2022
Fishman, George. American Mosaics and Contemporary Art Themes in MOSAIC, Mosaic Art Assoc. in Japan; November Vol.9, 2004
Goodwin, Elaine M. Encyclopedia of Mosaic, Batsford LTD, UK; 2003 ISBN0-7134-8777-1
Goodwin, Elaine M. Mosaic Today, Trafalgar Square, UK; 2003. ISBN1-57076-399-2
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sonia King born 1953 is a mosaic artist author and educator with studios in Dallas Texas and San Francisco California She creates one of a kind fine art mosaics for gallery architectural and residential settings Her award winning art is exhibited nationally and internationally and represented in private public and corporate collections King s mosaic Depthfinder has been acquired by Italy s Museo d Arte della Citta di Ravenna and will go into its permanent collection 1 Sonia King is the first American to be included in the Italian museum s world class contemporary mosaic collection 2 Nebula Chroma is a mosaic mural for the new main lobby of Children s Medical Center of Dallas which won a second international Spectrum Award for King s creative use of tile Nebula Chroma was selected for exhibition at RavennaMosaico the First International Festival of Contemporary Mosaic in Ravenna Italy Another mosaic installation Nebula Aqua was awarded special recognition in the 2010 International Prize for Mosaic Art and Architecture by the Exhibition Commission in Italy Sonia King is currently creating VisionShift a site specific mosaic installation for Hall Arts Plaza in the Dallas Arts District Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography EditKing creates contemporary abstract mosaic art with a complex variety of tesserae working with spacing reflectivity and texture The rich surface offers continued visual interest as new relationships are noticed even after extensive viewing All the pieces are cut by hand without power tools While some large scale installations like Nebula Chroma are grouted using a multi colored fresco grout technique that King developed her fine art mosaics are not grouted This allows each tessera to retain its own identity revealing more by emphasizing shadows and negative space Mosaic is hard Art is harder Creating with a broad range of materials raises the complexity beyond just cutting a piece to fit I work to get every tessera right while managing its relationship to the next piece and the one before all the time considering the work as a whole Unlimited choices in scale and texture and reflectivity and spacing and more keep my mind working on multiple levels at the same time 3 Sonia King is a founding member and past President of the Society of American Mosaic Artists and serves as a Vice President of the Associazione Internazionale Mosaicisti Contemporanei AIMC in Ravenna Italy She is instructor in mosaic at the Creative Arts Center of Dallas a Senior Tutor at West Dean College in England and teaches master classes internationally in locations ranging from France New Zealand Tunisia Turkey and Greece King has spoken on mosaic art in England France Australia Brazil Macedonia Turkey and Italy King was featured on HGTV s popular show Modern Masters and in numerous books She is the author of the bestselling book Mosaic Techniques amp Traditions from Sterling Publishing and is currently co authoring Mosaic Master Class The Advanced Techniques with English mosaic artist Emma Biggs Sonia King received a Bachelor of Fine Arts BFA degree from the California College of Arts and later a Master of Business Administration MBA from Southern Methodist University The extraordinary thing about Sonia King s work is her ability to create homogeny without sacrificing the individuality of her materials Each segment is uniquely alluring but when assembled together becomes an engaging masterpiece 4 Publications EditDawson D T The New Mosaic Lark Press USA 1999 ISBN 1 57990 138 7 de Melo M The Interstitial Knowledge of Sonia King s Coded Messages In Mosaique Magazine France n 23 2022 Fishman George American Mosaics and Contemporary Art Themes in MOSAIC Mosaic Art Assoc in Japan November Vol 9 2004 Goodwin Elaine M Encyclopedia of Mosaic Batsford LTD UK 2003 ISBN 0 7134 8777 1 Goodwin Elaine M Mosaic Today Trafalgar Square UK 2003 ISBN 1 57076 399 2 Gravier Tracy Crazy Mosaic Laurel Glen Publishing USA 2000 ISBN 1 57145 655 4 Hammer Brit Mosaic Finding Your Own Voice Blurb USA 2008 ISBN 978 90 812669 4 9 Hunkin Tessa Modern Mosaic Firefly Books UK 2003 ISBN 1 55297 701 3 Kelly Sarah The Complete Mosaic Handbook Firefly Books USA 2008 ISBN 1 55297 774 9 King Sonia Mosaic Techniques and Traditions Sterling Publishing USA Hardback 2003 ISBN 0 8069 7577 6 Paperback 2006 ISBN 1 4027 4061 1 Locktov JoAnn and Mastandrea Doreen Mosaic Sourcebook Rockport Publishers USA 2004 ISBN 1 59223 216 7 Locktov JoAnn Mosaic Art and Style Rockport Publishers USA 2005 ISBN 1 59253 145 8 Macquaire P Mosaique en Movement Association les 3 R France 2002 ISBN 2 9514318 2 1 Mastandrea Doreen Mosaics Inside and Out Quarry USA 2001 ISBN 1 56496 742 5 Weitenberg G amp de Melo M De Kunst van het Mozaieken Forte Uitgavers BV The Netherlands 2010 ISBN 90 5877 739 1 Vallee Nicole Dallas Soars Taylor Publishing USA 2001 ISBN 0 615 11975 1 Yee Roger Healthcare Spaces No 2 Visual Reference Publications USA 2004 ISBN 1 58471 045 4References Edit 1 Dallas Morning News Dallas mosaic artist collects two big honors May 18 2013 2 American Craft Magazine Souvenirs of a Journey June July 2013 Sonia King Mosaic Artist Working Method Archived from the original on December 3 2009 Retrieved August 26 2009 Sonia King Mosaic Artist Working Method American Lifestyle Magazine Finding Peace in the Pieces Art of Sonia King February March 2007Sources EditAmerican Lifestyle Magazine Finding Peace in the Pieces Art of Sonia King February March 2007 Grout Unexpected Juxtapositions The Art of Sonia King British Association for Modern Mosaic No 28 Winter 2009 LUXE Magazine Piecing It Together Sonia King Vol 7 No 3 Summer 2009 Society of American Mosaic Artists History Mosaic Matters Spectrum Award HGTV s Modern Masters American Craft Magazine Souvenirs of a Journey June July 2013 Dallas Morning News Dallas mosaic artist collects two big honors May 18 2013 Mosaic Art Now Sonia King s Milestones May 18 2013External links EditCreative Arts Center of Dallas Children s Medical Center of Dallas RavennaMosaico the First International Festival of Contemporary Mosaic Sonia King Mosaic Artist Video interview on Creating Mosaic Art on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sonia King amp oldid 1105599860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
