Strengthened by a diverse body of work produced this year, I have often diverged from a linear trajectory. My paintings are thus punctuated by my various moods and inspirations, intimately tied to certain periods of the year, offering viewers other scenes, other series, and other secrets.
Cynthia Colney’s canvases immerse us in a universe that is at times intensely colorful, at times more subdued, where women and nature seem to reign together with a quiet, non violent power. Her works reveal a sensitivity to the beauty of the world, to the emotions that define the human experience, but also express a sense of wonder and humility toward the hidden relationships that connect all living beings. Suzanne Vogel Tolstoi
That the exhibition is titled VIVANTES is not insignificant.
The exhibition takes us through scenes where nature is omnipresent, expressed through vegetation, animals, and mineral elements. Composed mainly of female figures recurring in my work, it also highlights more distant themes such as the expression of a feeling becoming the central subject. The expression of an emotion or an action we go through as human beings, which to me is what makes us alive.
There is also in certain series a desire to capture quiet moments, a way of rendering time inconsistent, almost nonexistent. Sometimes lost in dense, lush vegetation or placed in more minimal settings, removed from a direct connection to nature, the characters inhabit a dreamlike world.
I also present several new works that extend the exhibition like a new chapter. These include elements of varying formats and scales that I continue to explore, such as landscapes inspired by my travels or subjects drawn from images expressing more personal feelings.
By addressing themes such as togetherness, solitude, connection to the elements of nature, and the emotions experienced by human beings, the works ultimately refer to the overarching theme of what exists and what makes us VIVANTES.
