WHITE LANDS (2008-2018) | Paola Bidinelli

• Memories of GrandMa's Bathroom

  Mixed media, Panel, 8 x 8 x 2. "Memories of Grandma's Bathroom" is a poignant piece capturing nostalgia and intimacy. Through intricate brushstrokes and a soft color palette, the artist conveys a serene atmosphere fille…

• Reality is a veil

  Mixed media, Panel, 12.5 x 15 x 3. "Reality is a Veil" is a sculptural painting that presents a box-like structure containing a miniature room, blending two-dimensional artistry with three-dimensional elements. Inside t…

• Searching for a lost time

  Mixed media, wood box, 15 x 12 x 3. A small box crafted from raw materials holds a question: Can we change our perception of time? Two contrasting perspectives—one rooted in the natural world, the other in the spiritual…

• In The Name Of The I AM

  Mixed media - Sculpture, Panel. DIMENSIONS: 17 x17 x7 inches (the white sculpture) - 27x27x5 inches (the whole black panel + frame) In the Name of I Am draws upon the biblical prophecy of Jesus' second coming, as foreto…

• Tiny shapes to understand the world (3D panel)

  Mixed media, Panel. DIMENSIONS: 11 x 7.5 x 3 inches A handful of simple ingredients can come together to create a masterpiece. But if you look closely, you'll uncover centuries of history and the awareness that brought…

• Traces Of Existence

  Mixed media, Canvas, 6 x 6 x 1.5. Framed: 14x14x4.5 inches Existence is everywhere. It only needs to be observed. This piece is a reflection on reality as expression of an energy field that rises up to the eye of all th…

• Seeds of Joy

  Mixed media, Canvas, 26 x 18. A seed is a quiet miracle, a small living entity brimming with endless potential. It embodies both beginnings and endings, life and death, nothing and everything. Nestled in the palm of you…

• Tree Of Life

  Mixed media - Sculpture, wood panel. DIMENSIONS: 10 x 18 x 5 inches This sculpture is a representation of the Ark of the Covenant, holding within it the Tree of Life—an ancient symbol that transcends cultures and tradit…

• Altar To Awareness

  Mixed media - Sculpture, wood panel, 48 x 36 x 2. Christ’s life serves as a profound symbology on how to recognize the Kingdom of Heaven and acknowledge its divine presence within every human being. It revealed the real…

• One way (sculpture)

  Mixed media - Sculpture, wood, stone. DIMENSIONS: 14 x 21 x 5 inches One Way is a striking, minimalist sculpture crafted from a single tree branch, its organic form bent and shaped with intentional subtlety. The branch…

• Secrecy Of Beauty

  Mixed media, wood box, 14 x 14 x 4. "Secrecy of Beauty" is a small mixed-media artwork that explores the delicate interplay of white and beige tones, forming an intricate labyrinthine path adorned with scattered flowers…

• Inside The Creation

  Mixed media, wood, 24 x 8. Inside the Creation is a mixed media artwork that explores the quiet beauty of nature's stillness. Rendered in shades of white, the piece captures delicate elements such as leaves, stones, and…

• Pura Fide Et Humilitate

  Mixed media- Sculpture, wood panel, 12 x 53 x 5. During the Second World Wars, poor people in central Italy ate cornmeal known as "polenta," which they poured onto wooden plates. My grandmother gave me her eight plates…

• The Day I Am Born

  Mixed media, Canvas, 12 x 16 x 1.5. This piece is both a celebration of my own existence and of life itself. My birth was a miraculous event—one that almost never happened, as I’m a survivor of a spontaneous abortion. I…

• Pulsating Bodies

  Mixed media - Sculpture, Panel, 22 x 43. Nature is both fragile and mighty, gentle and overwhelming, pure and unforgiving. In its delicate balance, it imparts a timeless lesson: “I give all, without reservation, and los…

• Quiet Sanctuary

  Mixed media, Canvas, 12 x 8 x 1.5. This small mixed media painting features a delicate composition of white tones, with abstract, fabric flowers stitched into the surface. The flowers, soft and textured, emerge subtly f…

• Hour Of Prayer

  Mixed media, Canvas, 14 x 11 x 1. One morning, I woke up with a sudden urge to revisit a canvas I had long neglected, left forgotten in the corner of my studio. It had remained unfinished, and I had no idea how to appro…

• Tondo flower

  Mixed media, canvas panel, 10 x 8. Tondo Flower is a small mixed media painting featuring a delicate composition of white leaves and vibrant red flowers. The bold contrast between the soft, muted whites and the striking…

• Tondo Flower

  Mixed media, Canvas, 10 x 10 x 5. "Tondo Flower" is a delicate white bloom, encased in a small, circular form, its petals soft and pure. With a subtle radiance, it evokes simplicity and elegance, embodying both calm and…

• Light Will Shine On Your Way

  Mixed media, Canvas, 12 x 20 x 2. This little mixed media artwork represents a promise that if a person fully embraces their potential and acts on it, they will be astonished by what they can achieve. Good principles on…

• Lying on arid land

  Mixed media, wood panel, 15 x 58. Arid land represents a mind barren of creative energy. The work depicts a flat, dark line of dormant ideas, while a few of them struggle to rise and thrive in moments of clarity.

• Pure Shape

  Mixed media, wood panel, 27.5 x 19.5 x 2. A humble, twisted branch, buried beneath the snow and discovered on a walk through the woods, takes center stage in this piece. I brought it home, where it dried over the course…

• Seeking Embodiment

  Mixed media, Canvas, 14 x 24 x 4. "Seeking Embodiment" is a compelling mixed media artwork that explores the delicate relationship between presence and absence, form and formlessness. Rendered in a soft palette of white…

• Night and Day In the Subway of Time

  Mixed media, Canvas, 6 x 48. Night and Day in the Subway of Time is a mixed-media artwork spread across 8 panels, blending rich textures and vibrant hues to evoke the passage of time. The panels juxtapose delicate flowe…

• Dance on the Lake

  Mixed media - Sculpture, glass, wood. "Dance on the Lake" is an abstract sculpture crafted from intertwining metallic wires and delicate dried flowers. Its form suggests fluid movement and grace, capturing the essence o…

• Neither Beginning Nor End

  Mixed media - Sculpture, glass, wood. Neither Beginning Nor End is a sculpture evoking the harmonic and rhythmic movement of small imaginary creatures in connection with all the elements of nature. All these pulsating b…

• Neither Beginning Nor End

  Mixed media - Sculpture, wire, wood, flowers, leaves. DIMENSIONS: 9 x 8 x 8 inches This piece is part of the Euritmia series, a collection of 20 works. It won first place in visual arts at the Alfred Lambourne Prize 202…

• Dance on the Lake

  Mixed media - Sculpture, glass, wood. "Dance on the Lake" is an abstract sculpture crafted from intertwining metallic wires and delicate dried flowers. Its form suggests fluid movement and grace, capturing the essence o…

• Beyond the ego's edge (sculpture)

  Mixed media - Sculpture, wire, wood, flowers, leaves. DIMENSIONS: 26 x 22 x 16 inches Imagination is the gift of open minds, venturing beyond the limits of the present reality. In this boundless space, past and future m…

• Family roots in time of isolation (Installation)

  Mixed media - Sculpture, wire, branches, rope. DIMENSIONS: 80 x 50 x 50 inches In moments of uncertainty and grief, when it feels like we’re drifting further apart, this work calls us to hold on to hope and trust in the…

• Under Control

  Mixed media, Canvas, 36 x 48 x 4. This artwork reflects on the experience of the 2020 pandemic. It’s a mixed-media piece on canvas, crafted from recycled materials such as cardboard, rope, and dried flowers. The work wa…

• Never Born

  Mixed media, Canvas, 36 x 36 x 2. In times of spiritual and social uncertainty, Never Born emerges to remind us of the vital role art plays in the present moment and the deeper purpose of an artwork as a catalyst for gr…

• Letter From Gethsemane

  Mixed media, Canvas, 27 x 22 x 2. A layered, symbolically significant event happened in the Garden of Gethsemane. More than a distressing experience, Gethsemane is the Garden of Creation, the place of consciousness wher…

• Scars

  Mixed media, Canvas, 36 x 28. "Scars" is a striking mixed media painting on juta canvas, where deep, raw cuts are etched into the textured surface, symbolizing wounds that refuse to heal. From these jagged slashes, vibr…

• Liturgy

  Mixed media, Panel, 32 x 18. Liturgy presents a serene yet textured exploration of spiritual and earthly connection, blending light green and beige hues with a dynamic impasto technique. The work evokes a sense of rever…

• Blood River

  Mixed media, Canvas, 20 x 71. A stark reflection on a twilight hour that exposes the deep wounds of humanity—where solitude, violence, and neglect converge. It is an hour heavy with the suffering of the forgotten: victi…

• Ripped Dreams

  Mixed media, Canvas, 25 x 33. Ripped Dreams is a striking mixed-media artwork that explores the fragility of memory and the fragmentation of identity. Using torn canvases, layered impasto, and abstract brushstrokes, the…

• My Winters

  Mixed media, Paper, 12 x 16. My Winters is a deeply evocative mixed media artwork on cardboard that combines painting and tactile elements to explore the emotional complexity of winter. The piece features layers of fros…

• Winter Trail

  Mixed media, Canvas, 24 x 48 x 1.5. Winter Trail is a mixed media artwork that explores the psychological journey through the stark contrasts of winter’s landscape. Dominated by a pristine white background, the piece us…

• Something is still here

  Mixed media, canvas panel, 12 x 16. "Something is Still Here" is a minimalist artwork on wood panel, featuring a series of serene, carefully placed circles that evoke a sense of quiet contemplation. The simplicity of th…

• Living Nature

  Mixed media, Panel, 12 x 16. Living Nature is a minimalist work of art created on cardboard, where the stark whiteness of the surface is punctuated by subtle hints of yellow. The piece features abstract, circular forms,…

• Quietude and Contemplation

  Mixed media, Canvas, 30 x 40. Quietude and Contemplation is an evocative white artwork that invites the viewer into a space of stillness and introspection. Through subtle textures and soft gradients, the piece embodies…

• Walking Through The White

  Mixed media, Canvas, 31 x 39. Walking Through the White is a serene, layered painting on canvas that captures the delicate beauty of a landscape submerged in soft hues of white, light orange, and yellow. The subtle grad…

• Vibrations of Stillness

  Mixed media, Canvas, 30 x 40. "Vibration of Stillness" is an abstract mixed media painting that merges texture and organic elements to evoke a sense of quiet, yet dynamic energy. The surface is built up with layers of s…

• In memory

  Mixed media, Canvas, 42 x 30. "In Memory" is a poignant and striking large canvas featuring a delicate bouquet of dried white flowers. The muted, almost ethereal palette of soft whites and light brown evokes a sense of…

• Mirror Of The Mind

  Mixed media, Canvas, 40 x 28 x 1.5. Mirror of the Mind is a mixed-media artwork on a textured juta canvas, where the delicate interplay of dried branches contrasts against a soft, beige background. The branches, seeming…

• Feeling Of Expansion

  Mixed media, wood panel, 14 x 18 x 4. "Feeling of Expansion" is a mixed media artwork that explores the boundless potential of the human spirit, encapsulating the profound journey from limitation to liberation. At its c…