Sophia in the studio, 2023. Photo: Bijanka Bacic
We are delighted to announce representation of Brazilian painter and sculptor Sophia Loeb, and the opening of her first solo exhibition Todos os Seres são de Todos os Seres (All Beings are of All Beings) with the gallery.
Sophia Loeb’s bold compositions raise awareness of humankind's exceptionalism and our mistreatment of the natural world. In her work, she advocates for harmony within the universal system, a space predicated upon a philosophy of oneness where the land is unimpacted by manmade destruction. Informed by her early childhood in Brazil, at the core of her work is a meditative study of the natural order and the interconnectedness of all universal systems. She affirms the inseparable connection between all beings as equals: ‘creature as landscape, landscape as creature’. Through paintings on varied monumental and intimate scales, Loeb draws inspiration from both our internal biological forms and the epic natural formations we live alongside. She asks us to question our anthropocentric attitudes and our methods of earthly existence.
Sophia Loeb (b. 1997, Sao Paulo, Brazil) lives and works in London. She received her MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London, and earned her BA in Fine Art and History of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. Loeb has been included in group exhibitions at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London (2023); Galerie Marguo, Paris (2023); Spread Museum, Entrevaux (2021); and Lamb Gallery, London (2018), amongst others. She has participated in residencies at the School of Visual Arts, New York and Kaaysa Arte Residência, Brazil.
Sophia Loeb’s bold compositions raise awareness of humankind's exceptionalism and our mistreatment of the natural world. In her work, she advocates for harmony within the universal system, a space predicated upon a philosophy of oneness where the land is unimpacted by manmade destruction. Informed by her early childhood in Brazil, at the core of her work is a meditative study of the natural order and the interconnectedness of all universal systems. She affirms the inseparable connection between all beings as equals: ‘creature as landscape, landscape as creature’. Through paintings on varied monumental and intimate scales, Loeb draws inspiration from both our internal biological forms and the epic natural formations we live alongside. She asks us to question our anthropocentric attitudes and our methods of earthly existence.
Sophia Loeb (b. 1997, Sao Paulo, Brazil) lives and works in London. She received her MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London, and earned her BA in Fine Art and History of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. Loeb has been included in group exhibitions at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London (2023); Galerie Marguo, Paris (2023); Spread Museum, Entrevaux (2021); and Lamb Gallery, London (2018), amongst others. She has participated in residencies at the School of Visual Arts, New York and Kaaysa Arte Residência, Brazil.
30 August 2023
