BIO
Alessandra Cimatoribus has always based her work on a profound, independent and personal inner exploration, venturing down unexplored paths, far removed from the iconic stereotypes currently in vogue.
An illustrator, painter and creator of small sculptures, her artistic expression speaks of a love of nature and of poetic places interwoven with emotions and feelings; it is characterised by the elegance of her line work, an extraordinary sensitivity to colour, and the creation of highly evocative textures and compositions.
The techniques she uses are mainly acrylics, collage, pencils, coloured pastels and papier mâché. Her preferred media are paper, canvas and wood.
She lives and works in the province of Pordenone. She attended the International School of Graphics in Venice.
As an illustrator, she has so far published around sixty books with international publishers; she has illustrated board games, stage costumes, posters, packaging, magazine features and murals.
She has taken part in all the major exhibitions in the sector, both in Italy and abroad, and her works feature in a great many catalogues.
She has won several prizes and awards, and articles about her work appear in newspapers and specialist magazines.
Her paintings, illustrations and sculptures have been purchased in numerous countries around the world and form part of private collections.
ARTIST STATEMENT
“Being an artist is wonderful and, at times, frightening.
You present yourself to the world with an open and vulnerable heart; you expose yourself to risk, but also to happiness. And I am happy to be an artist.
My journey began in childhood, with a close connection to nature and animals; it developed through the books and comics I read, the creative games I invented during long summer afternoons, the music I listened to and danced to, the exploration of my own feelings, and my experiments with colours, all without any specific external references.
For me, artistic practice is a means of exploring realms of meditation and poetry, dimensions of tranquillity, but also of freedom, playfulness and irony.
I seek a connection with the viewer; I seek eyes imbued with my own desire for beauty, open to a sense of wonder.
I draw inspiration from nature, from high art and folk art, from emotions, and from silence.
I am extremely sensitive to colour; I seek elegance of line and harmony of composition.
My works are often characterised by a sense that time and space are suspended, by a dreamlike stillness that invites tranquillity and contemplation.
I work in different ways, combining various media and techniques: illustration, painting, sculpture; acrylics, collage, pencils, papier mâché, embroidery and fabrics.
I create paintings on canvas or wooden panels, papier mâché heads and faces, and illustrated books. And then there are the Pipinis: small female figures made from papier mâché, paper, fabric and various other materials.
I love figurative art, but I also love abstract art, and I often like to combine the two.
My favourite subjects are nature, animals and the female form, which I depict as a blend of strength and fragility; I celebrate imperfection as a virtue, a distinctive trait and a source of originality that sets us apart from one another and makes us warm, human and authentic”.