{"id":274866,"date":"2025-11-10T20:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/274866\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T20:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:11:13","slug":"in-inward-cinta-vidal-folds-time-and-space-in-perspective-bending-paintings-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/274866\/","title":{"rendered":"In ‘Inward,’ Cinta Vidal Folds Time and Space in Perspective-Bending Paintings \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Known for her perplexing compositions of domestic interiors, Cinta Vidal<\/a> continues to mesmerize with a new body of paintings at Thinkspace Projects<\/a>. The artist\u2019s solo show, Inward, continues her exploration of what she describes as \u201cun-gravity constructions,\u201d in which space and time appear folded or warped.<\/p>\n

In Vidal\u2019s dizzying compositions<\/a>, people occupy different areas of invented apartments and homes. Perhaps each tableau represents a different period of time; perhaps they are parallel universes. \u201cFor Vidal, depicting macro and micro levels of inverted apartment buildings and city structures illustrates the various ways the world is experienced by a mass population,\u201d the gallery says.<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cFlat\u201d (2025), acrylic on wood, 31.5 x 31.5 inches<\/p>\n

\u201cThe word \u2018inward\u2019 speaks to both layers of interiority: the shared indoor spaces we inhabit and the private, inward-facing state we enter when we disconnect from what surrounds us,\u201d Vidal says. A sofa, for example, can be a place of togetherness or quiet retreat. \u201cThese scenes reflect that subtle coexistence: being together, yet each within their own space,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

Inward continues through November 29 in Los Angeles. And as a complement to the exhibition, Vidal painted a new mural on the side of a local frame shop called Sherman Gallery in Marina del Rey. See more on the artist\u2019s website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cSide by Side\u201d (2025), acrylic on wood, 23.6 x 23.6 inches<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cMeet Up\u201d (2025), oil on wood, 31.5 x 31.5 inches<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cCondominium\u201d (2025), acrylic on wood, 31.5 x 31.5 inches<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cBond\u201d (2025), oil on wood, 27.5 x 27.5 inches<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cBrerhen\u201d (2025), oil on wood, 27.5 x 27.5 inches<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cSofascape 1\u201d (2025), acrylic on wood, 35.4 x 35.4 inches<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cAttic\u201d (2025), acrylic on wood, 31.5 x 31.5 inches<\/p>\n

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