Artist Statement
My paintings are rooted in architectonic abstraction. I construct each work through geometry, proportion, and spatial relationships, sometimes incorporating the golden mean into the composition. Linear and curvilinear structures establish a framework that may emphasize a distinct constructed shape or encompass the entire painting.
I work in layers of oil paint and cold wax, building and reworking the surface to develop texture. Color is not decorative; it functions as a structural element, altering weight, balance, movement, and depth. Each composition begins with a carefully constructed drawing that establishes its underlying structure before painting begins. As the work develops, however, that structure may change, and intuition remains essential. The painting emerges through an ongoing exchange between planning and discovery, precision and organic surface, stability and perceptual movement.
BIO
Stephen Cimini is a New York–based artist originally from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Primarily self-taught, he studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. More than three decades of painting have been central to his development as an artist. A recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, Cimini has exhibited throughout the United States, and his work is held in corporate
and private collections internationally. His work has recently been placed in significant public-facing spaces, and he has completed commissions for established art dealers and design professionals. His paintings explore architectonic abstraction through constructed geometry, proportion, layered oil-and-cold-wax surfaces, and color used as a structural element.