Oil on Cradled Board
2017
Size In Inches: 13 x 6.5"
Size In centimeter: 33.0 x 16.5 cm
This striking vertical composition juxtaposes the ethereal against the elemental in a powerful study of contrast and balance. The upper two-thirds features a luminous, atmospheric sky rendered in soft blues, whites, pinks, and golden yellows—a dreamy cloudscape that seems to shift and breathe with light. Below, a bold horizontal band of deep crimson red anchors the composition, creating a dramatic division that suggests both horizon line and abstract color field.
The painting's format—a narrow vertical panel on cradled board—emphasizes the tension between the weightless sky above and the grounding red stripe below. The red section, rich with tonal variation and subtle texture, provides a solid counterpoint to the airy, gestural brushwork of the celestial space. This dialogue between soft and bold, transparent and opaque, creates a contemplative meditation on duality: sky and earth, lightness and weight, transcendence and presence.
Working in the tradition of color field painting while maintaining her signature atmospheric sensibility, Cimini transforms simple geometry into emotional landscape. The 13 x 6.5 inch format makes this an intimate work that rewards close viewing, revealing layers of color and the artist's expressive handling of paint. The cradled board construction gives the piece a substantial presence despite its modest dimensions.
"RED STRIPE" exemplifies Cimini's ability to distill landscape and emotion into pure color relationships, creating a work that hovers between abstraction and suggestion, memory and experience.
Oil on Cradled Board
2017
Size In Inches: 13 x 6.5"
Size In centimeter: 33.0 x 16.5 cm
This striking vertical composition juxtaposes the ethereal against the elemental in a powerful study of contrast and balance. The upper two-thirds features a luminous, atmospheric sky rendered in soft blues, whites, pinks, and golden yellows—a dreamy cloudscape that seems to shift and breathe with light. Below, a bold horizontal band of deep crimson red anchors the composition, creating a dramatic division that suggests both horizon line and abstract color field.
The painting's format—a narrow vertical panel on cradled board—emphasizes the tension between the weightless sky above and the grounding red stripe below. The red section, rich with tonal variation and subtle texture, provides a solid counterpoint to the airy, gestural brushwork of the celestial space. This dialogue between soft and bold, transparent and opaque, creates a contemplative meditation on duality: sky and earth, lightness and weight, transcendence and presence.
Working in the tradition of color field painting while maintaining her signature atmospheric sensibility, Cimini transforms simple geometry into emotional landscape. The 13 x 6.5 inch format makes this an intimate work that rewards close viewing, revealing layers of color and the artist's expressive handling of paint. The cradled board construction gives the piece a substantial presence despite its modest dimensions.
"RED STRIPE" exemplifies Cimini's ability to distill landscape and emotion into pure color relationships, creating a work that hovers between abstraction and suggestion, memory and experience.