Woman on Terrace Code AC007LDHF02 by Alessandro Cardamone
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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 100 x 130 cm
Year: 2024
Price: $13500.00 USD
Status: available
Digital print with hand-finished details (design elements or color highlights). Limited edition, digital reproduction by the Hong Art Museum on Giggle Canvas Signed and numbered by the artist. With certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered. Limited edition of 2/10, scale 1:1, Gigleec technique on 100% cotton, 400 g canvas, description and artist’s signature on the reverse as shown in the photograph of work AC007L from 2004, created in Nuglar, Switzerland, exhibited at the Hong Art Museum in Chongqing, China, in 2023/2024. Handwritten description by the artist on the reverse, as shown in the attached photograph, with signature and certificate of authenticity. Title: Woman on the Terrace Code: AC007L Year: 2004, Switzerland Artist: Alessandro Cardamone Technique: Acrylic on canvas Style: Neo-Cubism / Contemporary Abstract Figuration ________________________________________ ormal Analysis Woman on the Terrace (ALECARD007L) represents a pivotal stage in Alessandro Cardamone’s pictorial research, situated between the lyrical introspection of his early 2000s works and the luminous openness of his later period. The composition is built upon a balanced geometric structure, dominated by intersecting diagonals and elegant curves. The female figure, portrayed in a moment of outdoor contemplation, is inscribed within a landscape constructed through planes and overlays of light, where every element seems to vibrate in silent harmony. The terrace — an intermediate space between interior and exterior — is rendered through a succession of chromatic planes: golden ochres, ultramarine blues, acidic greens, and pinkish tones that modulate depth and create a sense of visual expansion. The woman, though fragmented according to the logic of Neo-Cubism, retains a fluid and meditative presence: the curve of her body contrasts with the architectural rigidity of the background, generating a dynamic tension that becomes the poetic breath of the entire work. ________________________________________ Symbolism and Interpretation The work is a meditation on thresholds — the moment of transition between inner life and the external world. The “woman on the terrace” does not merely observe the landscape: she contemplates and interiorizes it, transforming it into a state of mind. The terrace, as a symbolic space, represents the boundary between the visible and the invisible, between the intimacy of consciousness and the openness toward infinity. The female body thus becomes a metaphor for harmony between humanity and nature, between thought and perception. The figure’s composed gesture suggests a condition of waiting and reflection, almost a suspended moment in time. Cardamone transforms an everyday vision into a mental scene, where the landscape becomes a projection of inner emotion and light takes on spiritual meaning. ________________________________________ Influences In Woman on the Terrace, one perceives the roots of Synthetic Cubism — particularly the legacy of Picasso and Gris — but reinterpreted through an intimately lyrical sensitivity. The geometric purity merges with a meditative dimension, partly drawn from Matisse’s influence, especially in the use of color as a vehicle of emotional balance. Echoes of Italian Metaphysical painting are present — in the suspension of time and the rarefied spatiality — as well as affinities with the contemplative calm of modern artists such as Paul Klee and Giorgio Morandi. Yet Cardamone’s voice remains distinct: his geometric construction is never cold or analytical, but suffused with humanity and introspection. ________________________________________ Critical Evaluation Woman on the Terrace marks a moment of maturity in Cardamone’s artistic vision. Here, the tension between structure and sentiment resolves into a harmonious balance, where each formal element contributes to an atmosphere of luminous stillness. Strengths: • Harmonious synthesis between figure and architectural space. • Use of color as an emotional and spiritual vehicle. • Ability to transform a quotidian scene into a universal experience. • Refined use of light as both constructive and symbolic element. Distinctive Elements: • More spacious and contemplative composition compared to earlier works. • Greater fusion between figure and environment, reflecting the artist’s mature pictorial language. • Diffused, transparent light that anticipates the works of the following decade. ________________________________________ Conclusion Woman on the Terrace (ALECARD007L) is one of the most representative works of Alessandro Cardamone’s phase of artistic consolidation. In it, the Neo-Cubist language attains a lyrical and spiritual dimension, uniting geometric construction with emotional depth. The female figure becomes a symbol of harmony between inner life and the world, between silence and openness, between thought and light. With this canvas, Cardamone reaffirms his ability to blend formal modernity with visual poetry, fully positioning himself within the European context of contemporary abstract figuration. ________________________________________ Curatorial Note Woman on the Terrace (ALECARD007L) belongs to the cycle dedicated to the female figure as a space of reflection and contemplation. Created in 2004 in Switzerland, it marks a key moment in the evolution of Cardamone’s Neo-Cubist language, bridging his analytical phase and his later, more lyrical and meditative period. An ideal work for exhibitions focused on the relationship between figure and landscape, and on painting as an inner experience, it is considered one of the most balanced and poetic achievements in Alessandro Cardamone’s production. ________________________________________ 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.
Why collect this work?
A monumental seated figure interrupts a terrace built from nested stairways, turning an everyday setting into a compressed puzzle of access, enclosure, and scale.
- Cardamone describes his practice as “Modern Neo-Cubism” and identifies the female figure as a recurring subject. Here, that framework clarifies the segmented body without fully accounting for the composition’s spatial compression.
- In the photograph, the woman’s raised arm forms a tall arch while stairs, tiled floors, vessels, and railings crowd around her. Heavy dark contours hold these competing fragments together, and the oversized figure seems to occupy several levels at once.
- The catalogue describes a numbered digital print on cotton canvas with hand-finished details, but also lists acrylic on canvas, so the object’s medium is not consistently documented. Reproduced outlines support graphic clarity, while the photograph cannot verify surface variation.
- Encountered alongside figurative abstraction, the work can sharpen discussion of how a recognizable person remains central even when architecture abandons coherent perspective and bodily scale.
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...
