Femme au Cafe du Louvre Code : AC0027GE02 by Alessandro Cardamone
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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 100 x 130 cm
Year: 2026
Price: $26500.00 USD
Status: available
A limited and unique hand-executed variation by the artist Scale 1:1. Acrylic on stretched canvas. A hand-executed variation of the work AC0027G, created in Italy, in 2026. Limited edition “China 2023” of up to 3 pieces. Each piece will be different and unique, with its own code. The artist will make some modifications to the colors and shapes to ensure the work’s uniqueness. On the back of the work: handwritten signature, description, and fingerprints on all four corners, as shown in the photo. Artist’s work with a certificate of authenticity. Title: Femme au Café du Louvre Code: AC0027G Year: 2008, Switzerland Artist: Alessandro Cardamone Technique: Acrylic on canvas Style: Neo-Cubism / Contemporary Abstract Figuration ________________________________________ Formal Analysis The work presents itself as a dense neo-Cubist composition, where corporeal fragments and graphic stylizations intertwine within a controlled yet vibrant space. The central female figure is constructed through a sequence of broken volumes, enclosed by bold contours and flat color fields, articulating a visual syntax between abstraction and figuration. The focal point is the seated woman, locked into an almost sculptural posture, with her arms wrapped around her knees evoking a sense of introspection or self-protection. On either side, two opposing black profiles introduce visual tension: they appear as inner projections, duplicating and disturbing the centrality of identity. The color palette is dominated by warm, pink-toned hues ochre, coral, peach, terracotta interrupted by cool accents such as turquoise and pale blue. This contrast between warmth and coolness enhances the emotional and psychological depth of the image. ________________________________________ Symbolism and Interpretation The female figure, nude yet adorned, embodies a complex ambivalence between vulnerability and power. Her closed gesture suggests self-protection or silent meditation, while the oversized jewelry and geometric forms surrounding her convey a ceremonial or sacred aura. The two side faces black, stylized, and flat can be interpreted as symbols of inner polarity, psychic “guardians,” or alter egos. A tear on one of the woman’s faces and her sealed lips add to a sense of emotional containment, bordering on repressed pain. The light blue sphere placed between her legs introduces an enigmatic element: Is it a symbol of fertility? An inner world? An abstract object? Its position and visual coolness make it the mysterious focal point of the narrative. ________________________________________ Influences Cubist influences particularly those from Pablo Picasso’s synthetic phase are evident in the composition and fragmentation of the figure. However, Cardamone distances himself through a softer, more narrative approach, where the curved line plays a central role in shaping a more sensitive and personal aesthetic. There are also references to African art in the stylization of the side masks, as well as to contemporary graphic design, visible in the flat color treatment and controlled use of geometric patterns. The work appears to merge intellectual references and symbolic memory into a coherent and original vision. ________________________________________ Critical Evaluation This piece stands out for its psychological and symbolic depth. The artist succeeds in developing a visually impactful image that functions both as an individual portrait and as an archetypal representation of the feminine. The tension between figure and background, between inner life and external projections, creates a layered meaning that invites the viewer to reflect on themes of identity, the mask, and the multiplicity of the self. The painterly quality, combined with stylistic coherence, clearly reveals the artist’s unique voice. ________________________________________ Conclusion An intense and symbolically charged work in which the language of Cubism is reinterpreted through a psychological and contemporary lens. Alessandro Cardamone continues his artistic journey with consistency and innovation, offering a style of painting that reflects on identity and the human condition through a powerful, multilayered visual language. Femme au Café du Louvre is a pictorial meditation on being and appearing, on the inner and outer self, on the unity and fragmentation of the soul. This artwork, exhibited in numerous European countries, was part of the collection hosted by the Hong Art Museum in Chongqing, China, from November 2023 to March 2024. Critical text written for artistic documentation purposes – 2025
Why collect this work?
Overlapping faces, hands, and bent limbs compress the café subject into a tightly interlocked structure, making bodily closeness difficult to separate from pictorial confinement.
- Cardamone describes his practice as “Modern Neo-Cubism.” Here, that designation is supported by split profiles and competing viewpoints, though the rounded bodies retain a legible human presence rather than dissolving into pure geometry.
- In the photograph, two elongated faces rise above a seated figure whose large hands clasp folded legs. A fruit bowl and angular café forms anchor the lower and right edges, while repeated arcs bind figure, table, and setting into one crowded field.
- Catalogued as acrylic on stretched canvas, this 2026 work is described as a hand-executed variation of a 2008 composition. Acrylic makes sharply bounded, adjacent colour areas possible here, reinforcing the contrast between curved bodies and rectilinear architecture.
- The painting is especially useful for examining how a repeated composition can remain variable: the catalogue states that colour and shape are modified for each version. Its significance therefore lies partly in the tension between recurrence and manual difference.
About the Artist
Alessandro Cardamone
Alessandro Cardamone is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: painting. Based in Ottiglio, IT.
Nationality: Italian
The Artistic Identity and Technique Alessandro Cardamone’s artistic practice is rooted in a rigorous, independent visual philosophy that he defines...
