"This is work of great beauty." ~ Phil Issacson, critic
"Dress Shop" at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art . May 25, 2013
Sochor's work references women's fashion, depicting dress bodices. It is exquisitely painted in thin layers of oil on sewing pattern paper allowing the multi-lingual instruction text printed on the pattern to remain visible.
"My mother sewed beautiful clothing for me and my sister," says Sochor. "At an early age I was aware how significant an article of clothing was and how fashion crossed all cultural borders."
For the artist, the bodice paintings, however, are not just fashion statements but commentaries on society's obsession with style and trend, cheap fashion, reduction in detail, quality and craftsmanship and the enormity of today's garment industry. ~ Suzette McAvoy, Curator, CMCA
"My mother sewed beautiful clothing for me and my sister," says Sochor. "At an early age I was aware how significant an article of clothing was and how fashion crossed all cultural borders."
For the artist, the bodice paintings, however, are not just fashion statements but commentaries on society's obsession with style and trend, cheap fashion, reduction in detail, quality and craftsmanship and the enormity of today's garment industry. ~ Suzette McAvoy, Curator, CMCA