ARTIST STATEMENT
have been developing a vocabulary for my current work since 1996, which originates from the linear landscape of New York City. It has since mutated to geometric spaces and their relationships to each other while still adhering to its architectural origins. My color palette is always in flux and am always searching for new color relationships. I never cease to be amazed by the personalities colors take on when placed next to each other: colors can swear at each other, make love to each other, embarrass each and unfortunately, even ignore each other. I’d like to believe that a color can reveal a new side of itself long after the painting has been finished and has found a home.
I use marble dust and wax medium to create different surfaces and textures.
The marble dust gives the paint a chalky look while the wax medium enhances
the paint with a soft patina as well as giving a translucency, revealing
the layers of paint underneath. Both mediums lend an organic feel to the
oil paint.
As my work has evolved I devote most of my concentrations on shape and color
relationships for my main goal is to enhance the beauty of one’s living
and/or work environment.
stephen cimini
RESUME
Grants/Awards
Recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation selected by a committee of distinguished art professionals to artists with established ability.
Paintings held in corporate collections
primary
triptych, Novartis, acquired in 2006
river
view, WolfBlock Boston,acquired in 2006
floating in cement shoes,
Berlex Laboratories, acquired in 2004
concrete eden,
Pearson Publishing purchased the rights to this painting to be used on the
cover of a textbook Managing Behavior in Organizations published
in 2004. The painting is held in a private collection.
Exhibitions
2006
Solo Exhibition, new paintings, Jadite Galleries, NYC
Solo Exhibition, New York City Dreamin': Urban Architectural Paintings,
DEZART Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Solo Exhibition, new paintings, Jadite Galleries, NYC
2005
Solo Exhibition,
The Gillette Gallery, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
2 person Corporate Exhibition sponsored by the Manhattan Athletic Club, NYC
Solo Exhibition, mutated dna, Jadite Galleries, NYC
Group Exhibition, DEZART Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2004
Solo
Exhibition sponsored by Berlex Laboratories at their corporate headquarters
in Montville and Wayne, NJ
Solo Exhibition, new paintings, Jadite Galleries, NYC
Group Exhibition, The Organization of Independent Artists Gallery, NYC
2003
Solo
Exhibition, Small
Studies, Jadite Galleries, NYC
Group Exhibition, Jadite Galleries, NYC
Solo
Exhibition, Paintings:
early 2003, Jadite Galleries, NYC
Group Exhibition, SK417, NYC
Open Studios, Studio 37, NYC
Collected Paintings, Jennifer’s Gallery, Ramsey, NJ
2002
New Paintings 2002, Jadite Galleries, NYC
Paintings for the Bathroom Wall, Pegasus, NYC
Open Studios, Studio 37, NYC
Group Exhibition, Jadite Galleries, NYC
2000-2001
Solo Exhibition, Paintings: Summer of 2001, Jadite Galleries,
NYC, 2001
Open Studios, Studio 37, NYC, 2001
Group Exhibition, Pacifico, NYC, 2000
1995-1999
Group Exhibition, Vincent Louis Galleries, NYC, 1999
Group Exhibition, Vincent Louis Galleries, NYC, 1998
ArtGroup Exhibition, 24 Hours For Life Gallery, NYC, 1997
Diversity V, La Mama Galleria, NYC, 1997
Me, Myself & I: Examining the Self-Portrait, LaMama Galleria, NYC, 1995
Education
San Francisco Art Institute
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City
School of Visual Arts, New York City
