Carmen Catinean (b. 1982) is a Romanian-Hungarian artist based in the UK.

 

Her paintings feature post-minimal compositions that employ restrained use of colour and tonal shifts to convey a sense of quiet strength and space. This reductive approach to painting aims for visual understimulation—a cognitive pulling back and slowing down that enables the viewer to fully experience the present moment.

 

With a background in psychology and a keen interest in philosophy, Carmen’s work often delves into inquiries about the human condition, exploring recurrent themes of time, space, self, and otherness.