Biography
Aida Cui's large canvases smolder with color and light. They are a beacon to a verdant landscape peopled with odalisques and Amazons. Their faces and bodies beckon and challenge, drawing the viewer's eye through a journey of unfettered imagination, an inner world of symbols and paradoxes. Aida's wry understanding of the human psyche and her use of mythological allusions brings us beyond mere icons and symbols. Botanical imagery shimmer with light and the mysteries of internal reflection. They reveal Aida's affinity for the exotic and her exploration for meaning within this mileau.
Aida's art reflects her rich exuberance. They sing with a spirit for which pleasure is both justification and aim, and are the portals through which we can enter her incandescent world.
