{"id":103122,"date":"2025-07-29T21:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/103122\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:49:15","slug":"hypnotic-patterns-envelop-sofia-bonatis-nostalgic-and-stylish-imagined-portraits-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/103122\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypnotic Patterns Envelop Sofia Bonati&#8217;s Nostalgic and Stylish Imagined Portraits \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bonati-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a stylish painting by Sofia Bonati of a woman surrounded by a symmetric geometric pattern\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/>All images courtesy of Sofia Bonati, shared with permission<\/p>\n<p>July 29, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-illustration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/illustration\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Illustration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F07%2Fsofia-bonati-hypnotic-characters%2F&amp;title=Hypnotic%20Patterns%20Envelop%20Sofia%20Bonati%27s%20Nostalgic%20and%20Stylish%20Imagined%20Portraits\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-pinterest has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F07%2Fsofia-bonati-hypnotic-characters%2F&amp;description=Hypnotic%20Patterns%20Envelop%20Sofia%20Bonati%27s%20Nostalgic%20and%20Stylish%20Imagined%20Portraits&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F07%2Fbonati-6-960x1284.jpg\" aria-label=\"Pin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPin<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tEmail<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bookmark<\/p>\n<p>In the bold, imagined portraits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofiabonati.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sofia Bonati<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/sofia-bonati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a>), women gaze confidently from swaths of fabric and symmetrical organic elements. Whether cloaking her figures in geometric patterns or natural details like insect wings, each individual gazes directly at the viewer amid vibrant backgrounds and elegant garments.<\/p>\n<p>Bonati often derives her patterns and outfits from historical sources, especially hairstyles and gowns from the early 20th century. Surrounded by optical designs and repetitive motifs, her compositions are as nostalgic and surreal as they are contemporary. Find more on the artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofiabonati.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/soffronia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bonati-3.jpg\" alt=\"a stylish painting by Sofia Bonati of a women with a patterned outfit against a patterned background\" class=\"wp-image-459471\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bonati-1.jpg\" alt=\"a stylish painting by Sofia Bonati of a woman surrounded by a symmetric geometric pattern\" class=\"wp-image-459469\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bonati-2.jpg\" alt=\"a stylish painting by Sofia Bonati of a women with a purple outfit against a patterned background\" class=\"wp-image-459470\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bonati-7.jpg\" alt=\"a stylish painting by Sofia Bonati of a woman surrounded by symmetric geometric lines\" class=\"wp-image-459475\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bonati-8.jpg\" alt=\"a stylish painting by Sofia Bonati of a women with a patterned outfit against a patterned background\" class=\"wp-image-459476\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bonati-9.jpg\" alt=\"a stylish painting by Sofia Bonati of a woman wearing a headdress resembling butterfly wings, wearing a green dress against a yellow background\" class=\"wp-image-459468\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bonati-5.jpg\" alt=\"a stylish painting by Sofia Bonati of a woman surrounded by a black, patterned background\" class=\"wp-image-459473\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bonati-4.jpg\" alt=\"a stylish painting by Sofia Bonati of a woman in a red dress, surrounded by a linear, patterned background\" class=\"wp-image-459472\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" target=\"_blank\" 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