Sophia Pflug

Triptych titled Gloom, Midst, and Elation, from the series Emotional Flow, Acrylic on Canvas, Paper Towel, Plastic Fork, and Canvas Scraps, 2022-23


Triptych titled Gloom, Midst, and Elation, from the series Emotional Flow, Acrylic on Canvas, Paper Towel, Plastic Fork, and Canvas Scraps, 2022-23


Triptych titled Gloom, Midst, and Elation, from the series Emotional Flow, Acrylic on Canvas, Paper Towel, Plastic Fork, and Canvas Scraps, 2022-23


Triptych titled Gloom, Midst, and Elation, from the series Emotional Flow, Acrylic on Canvas, Paper Towel, Plastic Fork, and Canvas Scraps, 2022-23


Triptych titled Gloom, Midst, and Elation, from the series Emotional Flow, Acrylic on Canvas, Paper Towel, Plastic Fork, and Canvas Scraps, 2022-23


Triptych titled Gloom, Midst, and Elation, from the series Emotional Flow, Acrylic on Canvas, Paper Towel, Plastic Fork, and Canvas Scraps, 2022-23


Gut, Acrylic on Canvas, 2023


Gut, Acrylic on Canvas, 2023

Sophia Pflug

[BFA] Painting

I make paintings that explore three-dimensionality, often constructed with structures that are very sculptural.  The geometry of the wood structures contrasts with an expressive painting language that includes slashes, splatters, drips, holes, tears and pours. In some works, stretched canvas is positioned on rotating supports, allowing the viewer to interact with the piece in a performative way.  My abstract paintings communicate experiences with my mental and physical health struggles and allow me to release emotions, as well as communicate things that have not always been comfortable for me to reveal. These paintings are created through usage of materials of stretched canvas and scraps, as well as items that are easily available or free for me to use. My paintings are intended to communicate that many people have scars, whether visible or not, and a way to freely feel emotion.

Bio

Sophia Pflug is completing their last semester at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, graduating with a bachelor’s in fine arts with an emphasis in painting and a minor in criminology. They were awarded the Leffingwell Scholarship beginning in 2020 when they transferred to UNL and their work is featured in the Undergraduate Capstone Exhibition in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery.  In addition to gallery management experience through the E-H Gallery, they have worked on several local commissions. Creating three dimensional paintings with abstract expressionist mark-making, their work translates struggles with mental and physical health conditions. They want to continue to show audiences a new way to experience and explore these issues thought their art.