BROKEN SKY
2017
Oil on Cradled Board
Size in inches : 12 x 41.5 "
Size in centimeters: 30.8 x 105.4 cm
"BROKEN SKY" is a compelling three-panel work that literally fractures the horizon, creating a powerful dialogue between atmospheric dissolution and geometric certainty. Measuring 12 x 41.5 inches in its elongated horizontal format, this triptych presents a sky divided—or perhaps interrupted—by a bold vertical intervention of luminous golden yellow.
The outer panels feature Cimini's signature ethereal cloudscapes, rendered in soft grays, whites, blues, and delicate peach tones. These atmospheric fields evoke stormy skies or moments of clearing weather, with gestural brushwork that suggests movement, change, and the ephemeral nature of light through atmosphere. The paint application is loose and expressive, allowing the viewer to sense wind, moisture, and the constant flux of sky conditions.
In dramatic contrast, the center panel presents a solid field of golden yellow—a vibrant, almost architectural element that both disrupts and completes the composition. This central column of color functions as interruption, revelation, and portal simultaneously. It breaks the continuity of the sky while also serving as a source of light, as if the clouds have parted to reveal pure luminosity behind. The yellow is rich with tonal variation and visible brushwork, preventing it from reading as flat geometric abstraction and maintaining connection to Cimini's painterly approach.
The triptych format has deep roots in religious altarpieces and devotional art, and Cimini employs this structure to create a contemplative experience that suggests both rupture and transcendence. The title "BROKEN SKY" implies fragmentation, yet the composition achieves unity through its balanced tripartite structure. The work can be read as a meditation on interruption—how moments of clarity or illumination break through periods of uncertainty, how the unexpected can become central to our understanding of wholeness.
Executed on cradled board, each panel has substantial physical presence, and the work's horizontal orientation makes it ideal for installation above furniture or in architectural spaces where it can command attention without overwhelming. Created in 2017, "BROKEN SKY" exemplifies Cimini's ability to synthesize her interests in atmospheric painting, color field abstraction, and spiritual metaphor into a singular, visually arresting statement. This is a work that transforms any space it inhabits, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between disruption and revelation, between the transient and the eternal.
2017
Oil on Cradled Board
Size in inches : 12 x 41.5 "
Size in centimeters: 30.8 x 105.4 cm
"BROKEN SKY" is a compelling three-panel work that literally fractures the horizon, creating a powerful dialogue between atmospheric dissolution and geometric certainty. Measuring 12 x 41.5 inches in its elongated horizontal format, this triptych presents a sky divided—or perhaps interrupted—by a bold vertical intervention of luminous golden yellow.
The outer panels feature Cimini's signature ethereal cloudscapes, rendered in soft grays, whites, blues, and delicate peach tones. These atmospheric fields evoke stormy skies or moments of clearing weather, with gestural brushwork that suggests movement, change, and the ephemeral nature of light through atmosphere. The paint application is loose and expressive, allowing the viewer to sense wind, moisture, and the constant flux of sky conditions.
In dramatic contrast, the center panel presents a solid field of golden yellow—a vibrant, almost architectural element that both disrupts and completes the composition. This central column of color functions as interruption, revelation, and portal simultaneously. It breaks the continuity of the sky while also serving as a source of light, as if the clouds have parted to reveal pure luminosity behind. The yellow is rich with tonal variation and visible brushwork, preventing it from reading as flat geometric abstraction and maintaining connection to Cimini's painterly approach.
The triptych format has deep roots in religious altarpieces and devotional art, and Cimini employs this structure to create a contemplative experience that suggests both rupture and transcendence. The title "BROKEN SKY" implies fragmentation, yet the composition achieves unity through its balanced tripartite structure. The work can be read as a meditation on interruption—how moments of clarity or illumination break through periods of uncertainty, how the unexpected can become central to our understanding of wholeness.
Executed on cradled board, each panel has substantial physical presence, and the work's horizontal orientation makes it ideal for installation above furniture or in architectural spaces where it can command attention without overwhelming. Created in 2017, "BROKEN SKY" exemplifies Cimini's ability to synthesize her interests in atmospheric painting, color field abstraction, and spiritual metaphor into a singular, visually arresting statement. This is a work that transforms any space it inhabits, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between disruption and revelation, between the transient and the eternal.