In 'Inward,' Cinta Vidal Folds Time and Space in Perspective-Bending Paintings
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The show at Thinkspace Projects continues Vidal's exploration of what she describes as "un-gravity constructions."

In ‘Inward,’ Cinta Vidal Folds Time and Space in Perspective-Bending Paintings

Known for her perplexing compositions of domestic interiors, Cinta Vidal continues to mesmerize with a new body of paintings at Thinkspace Projects. The artist’s solo show, Inward, continues her exploration of what she describes as “un-gravity constructions,” in which space and time appear folded or warped.

In Vidal’s dizzying compositions, people occupy different areas of invented apartments and homes. Perhaps each tableau represents a different period of time; perhaps they are parallel universes. “For Vidal, depicting macro and micro levels of inverted apartment buildings and city structures illustrates the various ways the world is experienced by a mass population,” the gallery says.

a surreal painting by Cinta Vidal of the interior of a home, centered around a window at night, in which furnishings and scenes take place both on the floor and upside-down on the ceiling

“Flat” (2025), acrylic on wood, 31.5 x 31.5 inches

“The word ‘inward’ speaks to both layers of interiority: the shared indoor spaces we inhabit and the private, inward-facing state we enter when we disconnect from what surrounds us,” Vidal says. A sofa, for example, can be a place of togetherness or quiet retreat. “These scenes reflect that subtle coexistence: being together, yet each within their own space,” she adds.

Inward continues through November 29 in Los Angeles. And as a complement to the exhibition, Vidal painted a new mural on the side of a local frame shop called Sherman Gallery in Marina del Rey. See more on the artist’s website and Instagram.

a surreal painting by Cinta Vidal of people laying on couches and chairs that are all next to each other at different angles and perspectives

“Side by Side” (2025), acrylic on wood, 23.6 x 23.6 inches

a surreal painting by Cinta Vidal of the interior of a home, with people seated in the foreground and another upside-down scene of the same people in the background, in the kitchen

“Meet Up” (2025), oil on wood, 31.5 x 31.5 inches

a surreal painting by Cinta Vidal of the interior of a home in which furnishings and scenes take place both on the floor and upside-down on the ceiling

“Condominium” (2025), acrylic on wood, 31.5 x 31.5 inches

a surreal painting by Cinta Vidal of the interior of a home in which furnishings and scenes take place both on the floor and upside-down on the ceiling

“Bond” (2025), oil on wood, 27.5 x 27.5 inches

a surreal painting by Cinta Vidal of the interior of a home in which furnishings and scenes take place both on the floor and upside-down on the ceiling

“Brerhen” (2025), oil on wood, 27.5 x 27.5 inches

a surreal painting by Cinta Vidal of people laying on couches and chairs that are all next to each other at different angles and perspectives

“Sofascape 1” (2025), acrylic on wood, 35.4 x 35.4 inches

a surreal painting by Cinta Vidal of the interior of a home in which furnishings and scenes take place both on the floor and upside-down on the ceiling

“Attic” (2025), acrylic on wood, 31.5 x 31.5 inches

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