Mariano Cinat
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Recent Paintings
Untitled I
Acrylic and charcoal dust on canvas
24 x 36
2020
Acrylic and charcoal dust on canvas
24 x 36
2020
Untitled II
Acrylic and charcoal dust on canvas
20 x 20
2020
Acrylic and charcoal dust on canvas
20 x 20
2020
Untitled III
Oil on Linen
36 x 40
2020
Oil on Linen
36 x 40
2020
Untitled IV
Acrylic and charcoal dust on canvas
24 x 36
2020
Acrylic and charcoal dust on canvas
24 x 36
2020
Untitled V
Acrylic t on canvas
29 x 37
2020
Acrylic t on canvas
29 x 37
2020
Untitled VI
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 9
2021
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 9
2021
Untitled VII
Acrylic on canvas
9 x 12
2021
Acrylic on canvas
9 x 12
2021
Untitled VIII
Oil on Linen
24 x 30
2020
Oil on Linen
24 x 30
2020
Untitled VIII
Acrylic and Charcoal Dust On Canvas
24 x 36
Acrylic and Charcoal Dust On Canvas
24 x 36
Untitled IX
Acrylic On Canvas
30 x 40
2020
Acrylic On Canvas
30 x 40
2020
Untitled
Acrylic On Canvas
48 x 48
Acrylic On Canvas
48 x 48
Artists Statement
Connecting Spiritual and Human Beings Through a Red Thread
While exhibiting in China, a man told me about a Chinese tale called “The Red Thread” “The Red Thread of Fate.”
According to this myth, the gods tie an invisible red thread around the finger of those that are destined to meet one another. The thread may stretch or tangle but does not break.
One of the sources of inspiration is traveling. Through travelling to other countries, I gather stories from people I meet. Those stories become my inspiration. Other sources of inspiration are other art forms such as opera, theatre, movies. Theatre was a big part of my life growing up in Argentina. Since I was five years old my parents took me to see plays by Shakespeare, Moliere, and Giraudoux
The Red Thread in my art and the spiritual understanding I seek to create also derive from the influences of films which were an important part of my upbringing as well. The movies of directors Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Win Wenders. Those ideas are within many of my paintings that belong to a series.
In my present work I am also beginning to include more abstract concepts. I celebrate life in an unworldly place either in an imaginary landscape or in a theatrical environment that contains real and unreal or spiritual people.
MOVING FROM FIGURATIVE TO ABSTRACT:
In my more recent body of work, I don’t literally paint red threads, but the searching and contemplation derived in the Red Thread legend, the seeking to understand the relationship between human and spiritual beings along with the wandering in unworldly imaginary places are still a large part of my creative process.
My recent work includes the three key elements of my body of work (landscapes/
interiors; human beings; and spiritual beings). However, landscapes/interiors are even more from my imagination rather than any real place and humans and spiritual beings are less distinguishable from each other. More importantly, in these paintings, I am moving from the more figurative to abstract representations particularly for spiritual beings. Being abstract feels the more accurate way to represent spirituality, since spirituality is more like an abstract idea.
These abstract paintings were inspired by works of Soutine that I was reintroduced to at a recent pastel class. Soutine’s work motived me to see how abstraction can expand my modes of expression. I can use colors in a purer way and add freedom to the brush strokes. It presents more clearly the unity of the three key elements of my work and encourages the viewers to bring their own emotional, visual, and intellectual ideas and perceptions. I am hoping the viewers will interpret in a more personal way the otherworldly and spiritual messages in my work. I prefer to include in my paintings spiritual beings that belong to another dimension and help us find our higher selves.
Spirituality is therefore something I want to express to be true to myself.
Connecting Spiritual and Human Beings Through a Red Thread
While exhibiting in China, a man told me about a Chinese tale called “The Red Thread” “The Red Thread of Fate.”
According to this myth, the gods tie an invisible red thread around the finger of those that are destined to meet one another. The thread may stretch or tangle but does not break.
One of the sources of inspiration is traveling. Through travelling to other countries, I gather stories from people I meet. Those stories become my inspiration. Other sources of inspiration are other art forms such as opera, theatre, movies. Theatre was a big part of my life growing up in Argentina. Since I was five years old my parents took me to see plays by Shakespeare, Moliere, and Giraudoux
The Red Thread in my art and the spiritual understanding I seek to create also derive from the influences of films which were an important part of my upbringing as well. The movies of directors Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Win Wenders. Those ideas are within many of my paintings that belong to a series.
In my present work I am also beginning to include more abstract concepts. I celebrate life in an unworldly place either in an imaginary landscape or in a theatrical environment that contains real and unreal or spiritual people.
MOVING FROM FIGURATIVE TO ABSTRACT:
In my more recent body of work, I don’t literally paint red threads, but the searching and contemplation derived in the Red Thread legend, the seeking to understand the relationship between human and spiritual beings along with the wandering in unworldly imaginary places are still a large part of my creative process.
My recent work includes the three key elements of my body of work (landscapes/
interiors; human beings; and spiritual beings). However, landscapes/interiors are even more from my imagination rather than any real place and humans and spiritual beings are less distinguishable from each other. More importantly, in these paintings, I am moving from the more figurative to abstract representations particularly for spiritual beings. Being abstract feels the more accurate way to represent spirituality, since spirituality is more like an abstract idea.
These abstract paintings were inspired by works of Soutine that I was reintroduced to at a recent pastel class. Soutine’s work motived me to see how abstraction can expand my modes of expression. I can use colors in a purer way and add freedom to the brush strokes. It presents more clearly the unity of the three key elements of my work and encourages the viewers to bring their own emotional, visual, and intellectual ideas and perceptions. I am hoping the viewers will interpret in a more personal way the otherworldly and spiritual messages in my work. I prefer to include in my paintings spiritual beings that belong to another dimension and help us find our higher selves.
Spirituality is therefore something I want to express to be true to myself.
Untitled
Acrylic On Canvas
9 x 12
Acrylic On Canvas
9 x 12
BIO
Mariano Cinat was born in Buenos Aires, where he grew up inspired by the artists around him. At the age of 14 he began working with renown art critic Rosa Faccaro, who also invited him to participate in his first art exhibition. He began his art education.
at Manuel Belgrano National School and then, in the United States at Santa Monica College.
He then received a Master’s degree from the New York Academy of Arts.Over the last 20 years Mariano has exhibited in art galleries, art fairs and museums in New York and internationally included Buenos Aires Metropolitan Museum, Latin American Art Museum, Florida, and Long Beach, Museum of the Americas Miami, Museo del Barrio New York, Kidang Museum South Korea, Museum of Political History Saint Petersburg, Russia, Museum of Contemporary Art Palermo, Italy, Asto Museum Los Angeles, and the Queens Museum New York. Last year he participated for the first. time at ArteBA 2022 along with international renowned musician and artist Charly Garcia.
Mariano also received international awards including 1st prize Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Italy), Second Prize People’s Choice at Art Basel Miami Spectrum, Special Mention award at the Buenos Aires Biennial, and several others. Mariano’s artwork has been published in several art books, encyclopedias and art magazines.
As a curator, partnering with international curator Maria Elena Benfeito, he put together exhibitions at Art Fair at the Louvre Museum, Art Basel Miami Spectrum and Aqua, and the Buenos Aires Biennale. He has exhibited and curated artists in Washington DC,
Miami and New York City in partnership with Peter Hopkins. Throughout his time in Los Angeles and New York, Mariano also organized several charity events, auctions for nonprofit organization including Para Los Ninos which encourages literacy for underserved communities. In New York Mariano organized and curated events for nonprofits like BrainPower (helping LGTBQ homeless youth), Habitat for Humanity,
Sensi6 (an event in conjunction with the Argentine Consulate) which assists ;at-risk children in Argentinian Jewish communities. Using his own art, Mariano participated in silent auctions organized by New York Academy of Art and Sotheby’s New York.
Mariano Cinat was born in Buenos Aires, where he grew up inspired by the artists around him. At the age of 14 he began working with renown art critic Rosa Faccaro, who also invited him to participate in his first art exhibition. He began his art education.
at Manuel Belgrano National School and then, in the United States at Santa Monica College.
He then received a Master’s degree from the New York Academy of Arts.Over the last 20 years Mariano has exhibited in art galleries, art fairs and museums in New York and internationally included Buenos Aires Metropolitan Museum, Latin American Art Museum, Florida, and Long Beach, Museum of the Americas Miami, Museo del Barrio New York, Kidang Museum South Korea, Museum of Political History Saint Petersburg, Russia, Museum of Contemporary Art Palermo, Italy, Asto Museum Los Angeles, and the Queens Museum New York. Last year he participated for the first. time at ArteBA 2022 along with international renowned musician and artist Charly Garcia.
Mariano also received international awards including 1st prize Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Italy), Second Prize People’s Choice at Art Basel Miami Spectrum, Special Mention award at the Buenos Aires Biennial, and several others. Mariano’s artwork has been published in several art books, encyclopedias and art magazines.
As a curator, partnering with international curator Maria Elena Benfeito, he put together exhibitions at Art Fair at the Louvre Museum, Art Basel Miami Spectrum and Aqua, and the Buenos Aires Biennale. He has exhibited and curated artists in Washington DC,
Miami and New York City in partnership with Peter Hopkins. Throughout his time in Los Angeles and New York, Mariano also organized several charity events, auctions for nonprofit organization including Para Los Ninos which encourages literacy for underserved communities. In New York Mariano organized and curated events for nonprofits like BrainPower (helping LGTBQ homeless youth), Habitat for Humanity,
Sensi6 (an event in conjunction with the Argentine Consulate) which assists ;at-risk children in Argentinian Jewish communities. Using his own art, Mariano participated in silent auctions organized by New York Academy of Art and Sotheby’s New York.
Untitled
Acrylic On Canvas
54 x 64
Acrylic On Canvas
54 x 64
Press
Mariano Cinat Art ( By David Zelikovsky , art critic)
Mariano Cinat’s latest works reveal a clandestine place of imagination where quiet whispers hauntingly echo ancient and
near forgotten desires of the soul.
Paul Robeson famously said, “Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s anchor. We are
the compass for humanity’s conscience.”
Mariano Cinat is truly one of those gatekeepers. He extends his family’s long arm of pioneering heritage and continues its extraordinary tradition of socially conscious art. His great aunt and uncle, Raquel Forner and Alfredo Bigatti paved the way for many. Fornerbroke down barriers for women artists and Bigatti instilled great nationalist fervor. Cinat follows suit by helping us reconnect with humanity’s binding grace.
Cinat’s work is of grand scale, reminiscent of monumental displays of public grandeur. Within Cinat’sworld is a quest for reclamation. Power, respect and command lead down paths of infinite recluse.
With untethered mysticism his work transports us to a timeless quarry of semi-lucent architecture and
endless landscapes of indeterminable imagination.
Regression of the human Intellect ensues as we are thrown, tumbling down the corridors of our subconscious. Cinat’s ever allusive lower level, littered with remnants of lives gone by, is by far vestigial.
By turning perception inside out with minimal referential context, Cinat successfully allows us to suspend our trained thought and expectation to experience more unconventional perspectives. With a moment’s calm Cinat sets the stage with the juxtaposition of ambiance and environment, creating an ethereal realm, near magical in origin.
Be not afraid of spiritual idiosyncrasies but rejoice in the continuity of life. Experience the nuance of a master of color and emotion as Cinat refreshes the senses. Awaken from our slumber in a world void of connectivity.
Mariano Cinat Art ( By David Zelikovsky , art critic)
Mariano Cinat’s latest works reveal a clandestine place of imagination where quiet whispers hauntingly echo ancient and
near forgotten desires of the soul.
Paul Robeson famously said, “Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s anchor. We are
the compass for humanity’s conscience.”
Mariano Cinat is truly one of those gatekeepers. He extends his family’s long arm of pioneering heritage and continues its extraordinary tradition of socially conscious art. His great aunt and uncle, Raquel Forner and Alfredo Bigatti paved the way for many. Fornerbroke down barriers for women artists and Bigatti instilled great nationalist fervor. Cinat follows suit by helping us reconnect with humanity’s binding grace.
Cinat’s work is of grand scale, reminiscent of monumental displays of public grandeur. Within Cinat’sworld is a quest for reclamation. Power, respect and command lead down paths of infinite recluse.
With untethered mysticism his work transports us to a timeless quarry of semi-lucent architecture and
endless landscapes of indeterminable imagination.
Regression of the human Intellect ensues as we are thrown, tumbling down the corridors of our subconscious. Cinat’s ever allusive lower level, littered with remnants of lives gone by, is by far vestigial.
By turning perception inside out with minimal referential context, Cinat successfully allows us to suspend our trained thought and expectation to experience more unconventional perspectives. With a moment’s calm Cinat sets the stage with the juxtaposition of ambiance and environment, creating an ethereal realm, near magical in origin.
Be not afraid of spiritual idiosyncrasies but rejoice in the continuity of life. Experience the nuance of a master of color and emotion as Cinat refreshes the senses. Awaken from our slumber in a world void of connectivity.
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
9 x 12
2017
Acrylic on canvas
9 x 12
2017
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marianocinat@gmail.com www.marianocinat.net
Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
2023 Yacht Club Buenos Aires, Argentina
Solo Exhibitions (Selected) and Set Designs
2016 Consulate General of Argentina, New York, New York
2014 Narthex Gallery, New York, New York
2012 Consulate General of Argentina in New York, New York.
2011 The Poet's Den, New York, New York
2010 Southampton Cultural Center, South Hampton, New York
2010 Manhattan Repertory Theatre, New York, New York
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2022 ArteBA Buenos Aires, Argentina
2022 Art Base Miami, Spectrum, Miami, Florida
2022 Saturnia Film Festival Artivism Biennale, Tuscany, Italy
2022 Centro Espositivo San Vidal, Venice Biennale, SHIM ECO, Venice, Italy
2022 Muckenthaler Cultural Center, KAWAA Annual Exhibition. Los Angeles
2022 Jill Krutick Gallery, Mamaroneck, New York
2022 ECOsquisite Corpse, Greek Consulate, New York
2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York
2019 Art Basel Miami Aqua, Miami, Florida
2018 Art Basel Miami Aqua, Miami, Florida
2018 ArtHelix Gallery, New York, New York
2018 Perve Galeria, Lisbon Portugal
2018 ArtHelix New York, New York
2017 Queens Museum, New York
2017 ArtHelix Gallery, Bushwick, New York
2016 Saigo No Chansu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Spectrum, Art Basel, Miami
2014 Art Base Miami, Spectrum, Miami, Florida
2014 Buenos Aires Biennale, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014 Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Palermo, Italy
2012 First International Peace and Art Festival in China, Linzhou, China
2012 Artists wanted Competition " Art Takes Times Square", New York
2011 Affordable Art Fair, New York, New York
2009 Embassy of Argentina in Canada, Ottawa, Canada
2008 Osaka City Central Public Hall, Osaka, Japan
2007 Rueil-Malmaison - Paris, France
2007 Asto Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
2007 Gwanghwamoon International Biennale, Seoul, Korea
2006 World Fine Art Gallery, New York
2006 Museum of Russia's Political History, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Awards and Grants:
2014 Second Prize "People's Choice" at Spectrum, Art Basel, Miami
2014 Special Mention Award at Second Biennale, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014 First Prize Trinacria Modern and Contemporary Museum, Palermo, Italy
2009 Association of Hispanic Arts Grant, New York, United States of America
Professional Experience
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Teacher Assistant September 2020 to present.
Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY, Teaching Artist January 2016 to present.
LEAP, Inc. New York, NY, Teaching Artist April 2015 to present.
Art in Flux Harlem, New York, NY, Guest Curator 2012 to 2015
Saint John the Divine, New York, NY, Educator 2009 to 2013
Doing Art Together, New York, NY, Educator January to October 2010
Museo del Barrio, New York, NY, Artist Educator 2006 to 2010
Education
MFA Program at New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
BFA Manuel Belgrano School of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
AA Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
marianocinat@gmail.com www.marianocinat.net
Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
2023 Yacht Club Buenos Aires, Argentina
Solo Exhibitions (Selected) and Set Designs
2016 Consulate General of Argentina, New York, New York
2014 Narthex Gallery, New York, New York
2012 Consulate General of Argentina in New York, New York.
2011 The Poet's Den, New York, New York
2010 Southampton Cultural Center, South Hampton, New York
2010 Manhattan Repertory Theatre, New York, New York
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2022 ArteBA Buenos Aires, Argentina
2022 Art Base Miami, Spectrum, Miami, Florida
2022 Saturnia Film Festival Artivism Biennale, Tuscany, Italy
2022 Centro Espositivo San Vidal, Venice Biennale, SHIM ECO, Venice, Italy
2022 Muckenthaler Cultural Center, KAWAA Annual Exhibition. Los Angeles
2022 Jill Krutick Gallery, Mamaroneck, New York
2022 ECOsquisite Corpse, Greek Consulate, New York
2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York
2019 Art Basel Miami Aqua, Miami, Florida
2018 Art Basel Miami Aqua, Miami, Florida
2018 ArtHelix Gallery, New York, New York
2018 Perve Galeria, Lisbon Portugal
2018 ArtHelix New York, New York
2017 Queens Museum, New York
2017 ArtHelix Gallery, Bushwick, New York
2016 Saigo No Chansu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Spectrum, Art Basel, Miami
2014 Art Base Miami, Spectrum, Miami, Florida
2014 Buenos Aires Biennale, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014 Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Palermo, Italy
2012 First International Peace and Art Festival in China, Linzhou, China
2012 Artists wanted Competition " Art Takes Times Square", New York
2011 Affordable Art Fair, New York, New York
2009 Embassy of Argentina in Canada, Ottawa, Canada
2008 Osaka City Central Public Hall, Osaka, Japan
2007 Rueil-Malmaison - Paris, France
2007 Asto Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
2007 Gwanghwamoon International Biennale, Seoul, Korea
2006 World Fine Art Gallery, New York
2006 Museum of Russia's Political History, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Awards and Grants:
2014 Second Prize "People's Choice" at Spectrum, Art Basel, Miami
2014 Special Mention Award at Second Biennale, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014 First Prize Trinacria Modern and Contemporary Museum, Palermo, Italy
2009 Association of Hispanic Arts Grant, New York, United States of America
Professional Experience
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Teacher Assistant September 2020 to present.
Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY, Teaching Artist January 2016 to present.
LEAP, Inc. New York, NY, Teaching Artist April 2015 to present.
Art in Flux Harlem, New York, NY, Guest Curator 2012 to 2015
Saint John the Divine, New York, NY, Educator 2009 to 2013
Doing Art Together, New York, NY, Educator January to October 2010
Museo del Barrio, New York, NY, Artist Educator 2006 to 2010
Education
MFA Program at New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
BFA Manuel Belgrano School of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
AA Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
Earlier Paintings
Untitled
Acrylic On Canvas
22 x 28
Acrylic On Canvas
22 x 28
Untitled
Acrylic On Canvas
28 x 36
Acrylic On Canvas
28 x 36
Untitled
Acrylic On Canvas
22 x 28
Acrylic On Canvas
22 x 28
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