Cinta Vidal Agulló’s art is straight out of the movie Inception. Manipulating objects and spaces, her paintings are situated between the real and the surreal, exploring impossible forms and inviting the viewer to explore their twists and turns.
“I like to play with gravity since it is such a sacred law,” said Vidal in an interview with Juxtapoz. “And playing with it can have astonishing results. I set elements in different orientations in order to talk about the different points of view we all have in our environments.”
“We will never be able to see all points of view at the same time. They all exist, but we must choose one, and I think this happens constantly in life,” she adds.
Drawing since she was a kid, Vidal studied at Escola Massana in Barcelona and by the age of 16 had started working as an apprentice in Taller de Escenografia Castells Planas in St. Agnès de Malanyanes. Her work is the result of her playful experimentation with the mechanics of space, deconstructing and reconstructing buildings and interiors.
“In the beginning, I did nothing but drawings,” she recalls. “Later on, I tried to add color to them, but only plain colors. The effect was rather that of an illustration. It was only two years ago that I tried to apply chiaroscuro effects to my sketches.”
According to the artist, little by little, her works have become more pictorial and their light more dramatic.
“My clearest reference is furniture,” she notes. “Most of it comes from my grandparents’ house. It brings me a warm, homey day-to-day feeling that I hope I can transmit. It also brings me back to a nice time, which belongs to my memories now, and that is why I make furniture fly through the air.”
