Woman in Weiting AC0034HD03 by Alessandro Cardamone
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Medium: Stampa su tela
Dimensions: 100 x 130 cm
Edition production year: 2012
Price: $4000.00 USD
Status: available
Limited edition, digital reproduction by the Hong Art Museum on Giggle Canvas Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. Limited edition of 1/20, Gigleec technique, on 100% cotton, 380 g, matte cotton canvas, with description, signed and numbered by the artist on the back as shown in the photo. Comes with a certificate of authenticity for the work AC0034H Switzerland 2011 Title: Woman in Waiting Code: AC0034H Year: 2011, Switzerland Artist: Alessandro Cardamone Technique: Acrylic on canvas Style: Neo-Cubism / Contemporary Abstract Figuration ________________________________________ Formal Analysis Donna in Attesa (ALECARD 0034H) represents one of the most mature evolutions in Cardamone’s figurative cycle dedicated to motherhood. In this version, the artist achieves a refined balance between geometric structure and chromatic lyricism, merging constructive rigor with emotional intensity. The female figure dominates the composition in a seated pose, inscribed within a system of diagonal planes and harmonious curves. Although the body is fragmented according to a personal neo-cubist grammar, it retains a sense of plastic continuity, suggesting both movement and breath. The lines are fluid—less fractured than in previous works—and seem to follow the internal rhythm of the figure. The chromatic palette is warm and enveloping: ochre, orange, carmine red, and soft rose blend with deep blues and touches of green, creating a vibration balanced between intimacy and strength. Light, distributed through color fields, does not describe but rather models: it illuminates the belly—the symbolic center of the work—transforming it into a sphere of energy and creation. ________________________________________ Symbolism and Interpretation The theme of motherhood, a constant in Cardamone’s research, is here interpreted as an inner experience of transformation. The woman, immersed in an abstract and mental space, embodies the universal idea of waiting—not only biological, but also spiritual and creative. The luminous belly becomes a symbol of the gestation of life and art—a metaphor for creation itself. The cubist fragmentation is not a sign of dispersion but of multiplicity: each plane represents a distinct emotional dimension—hope, fear, introspection, and power. The face, constructed from overlapping profiles, suggests a dual perception: the time of presence and the time of expectation, the personal identity and the universal identity of the mother. The hands resting gently on the womb evoke protection and sacredness, while the surrounding space—devoid of descriptive elements—enhances the contemplative dimension. ________________________________________ Influences The work presents a synthesis between the lessons of Synthetic Cubism and the experiences of European painting of the mid-twentieth century. The influence of Picasso and Gris is evident in the geometric construction and volumetric fragmentation, yet Cardamone reinterprets these through a lyrical and Mediterranean sensibility. Echoes of Léger can be perceived in the monumentality of the figure, and of Modigliani in the softness of the line and the introspective intensity of the face. Nevertheless, the artist’s language asserts itself as fully autonomous: a contemporary neo-cubism that reintegrates color as a poetic and psychological vehicle. The use of acrylic—transparent and immediate—enables a layered construction that fuses structure and sentiment. ________________________________________ Critical Evaluation Donna in Attesa (ALECARD 0034H) stands out for its formal maturity, compositional balance, and symbolic power. Cardamone maintains a living tension between structural analysis and emotional participation, transforming the figure into an archetypal presence. Strengths: • Impeccable balance between cubist fragmentation and plastic harmony. • Use of color as an emotional and spiritual language. • Synthesis of tradition and contemporary sensibility. • Ability to evoke universality without losing intimacy. Distinctive traits compared to earlier versions: • Greater compositional lightness and chromatic luminosity. • Deeper psychological interiority. • Reduced structural rigidity in favor of poetic vibration. The work stands among the highest interpretations of motherhood in Cardamone’s oeuvre, combining human sensitivity with formal strength. ________________________________________ Conclusion With Donna in Attesa (ALECARD 0034H), Alessandro Cardamone achieves a poetic and structural synthesis of great intensity. Motherhood becomes the emblem of creation itself—both physical and artistic—interpreted through a painting that unites introspection and universality. Suspended between abstraction and figuration, the work offers a reflection on the feminine condition, the cyclicality of life, and the spirituality of creative gesture. In it, the neo-cubist language is renewed and expanded into a contemporary sensibility that privileges light, chromatic vibration, and the dimension of inner time. ________________________________________ Curatorial Note This painting belongs to the Donna in Attesa cycle, exploring the symbolic representation of motherhood as a universal experience. Donna in Attesa (AC0034H) is among the most lyrical and mature interpretations of the theme, where Cardamone merges the plastic strength of cubism with intimate and universal emotion. Ideal for exhibitions dedicated to the spirituality of form and the reinterpretation of the cubist language in contemporary art, the work has been part of the international collection of the Hong Art Museum in Chongqing, China, exhibited from November 2023 to March 2024. ________________________________________ Exhibition Note This work, exhibited in several European countries, is 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 – Basel, 2025.
Why collect this work?
A seated figure is compressed into an angular interior, while looping contours keep the body visually continuous despite its segmentation. The tension between enclosure and continuity makes waiting appear as a bodily state rather than a narrative event.
- Cardamone describes his practice as “Modern Neo-Cubism.” Here, that intention is legible in the displaced facial features and divided body, although the rounded outlines preserve a distinctly figurative presence.
- The photograph shows one knee enlarged into a pale disc, a sharply bent leg, and a second face cropped at the right edge. These competing fragments complicate where the figure ends and the surrounding space begins.
- Catalogue metadata identifies this object as a signed, numbered digital reproduction on matte cotton canvas, based on an acrylic composition. Printing can retain the design’s hard white contours and broad colour fields, but the photograph cannot establish surface texture or exact colour.
- The work is useful for examining how reproductive format changes the status of an image conceived through painting: editioning shifts attention from singular brushwork toward contour, cropping, and graphic structure.
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...
