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

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