Original, one-of-a-kind abstract painting by Cristine Balarine
Size of the painting unframed: 58x54 cm (allow for a loss of min 2cm on each side after stretched/framed)
Medium: acrylics, oils, oil sticks, pastels and graphite on fine art paper
Ready to hang: no
Frame: fibreboard natural birch wood effect with acrylic glass
Signature: verso, also signed Certificate
Year: 2025
Finish: silky varnish with UV protection
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Hot framing tip: ask your framer to glue the painting to a board of 5-7mm with reinforcements to achieve a min loss in the perimeter of the work when folding it in the stretching/framing process.
 
ABOUT THE PAINTING:
This piece is part of a body of work I have been slowly forming since the beginning of the year. It is rooted in an intuitive and process-driven approach to abstraction. At the studio I feel a deep engagement with materiality, exploring the dynamic possibilities of oils and acrylics through layering, drawing, and rearticulation, looking at the Brazilian land in its history, culture and nature, but also breathing the natural world around me in short-lived memories from here in Sicily. Thus, the works are expansive and densely coloured, serving as meditations on nature, the body, and the act of painting itself.
Each work evolves undergoing countless transformations as I navigate the tension between destruction and resolution, freedom and control. I embrace an open-ended dialogue with my paintings, allowing them to dictate their own direction as they shift and breathe. The surface becomes a site of negotiation, where time, texture, and gesture coalesce into compositions that feel alive—almost sentient. Rather than imposing a fixed outcome, I position myself as both maker and observer, responding to the paintings as they emerge through the process.
For other works in this collection see the ‘small works’ tab in the website.