work
Nebulissa
| category | Installation |
| subject | Abstract |
| tags | #digitalart , #Installazione , #nft, #lucioFontana, #Taglio, #Infinito, #Metamorfosi, #luce |
| base | 74 cm |
| height | 116 cm |
| depth | 15 cm |
| year | 2023 |
Matteo Mandelli, also known by his artistic pseudonym YOU, born in 1988, is a performative artist who, through his works, expresses his deepest imagination in the act of creating a realm that does not yet exist.
He draws inspiration from the 1980s and the spatialist movement; a significant influence came from encountering the works of the master of incisions, Lucio Fontana. Mandelli opens windows to invisible horizons, pushing forward a quest to challenge the most hidden taboos as he travels the world and gives voice to the marginalized. Some of his pieces have been exhibited in Hong Kong, Milan, and Venice, including at the Decentral Art Pavilion in parallel with the Venice Biennale.
The title of the presented artwork is "Nebulissa," created for the opening Vernissage of his first solo exhibition at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan. The title was chosen by those present at the event. The work is fashioned from reclaimed materials, with Matteo giving new life and purpose to a discarded screen. To breathe life into his creations, Mandelli employs a cutting tool to carve into the initial layers of the screen's exterior, revealing the LED light within through the incisions. The influence of Lucio Fontana's quest for infinite material and spatial exploration is clearly evident, and the artist himself acknowledges drawing inspiration from it.
According to Mandelli's artistic philosophy, technology serves as a significant aid and support in our daily lives, but it has disconnected us from ourselves, our inner selves. The only way to regain this connection is to leave behind our material knowledge and immerse ourselves in the infinity born from the light of that incision, embracing it – moving beyond the screen to reunite with ourselves. A distinctive trait of these works lies in their creation, born from a cut, resulting in the rupture not only of the screen but especially of the liquid crystals within. The artist has no control over the final outcome; the artwork itself decides how it is born and what it becomes.
A second peculiarity is found in the mutability of the works. They are never static; over time, they evolve, shifting in colors and nuances. A metamorphosis of the artwork that accompanies the viewer and the collector. Mandelli has managed to transform the infinite and immortal concept of technology into something mortal and mutable.
Each work is accompanied by its digital counterpart, an NFT serving to represent both the initial moment of the artwork's creation – right after contact with the cutting tool – and as a guarantee of authenticity.
He draws inspiration from the 1980s and the spatialist movement; a significant influence came from encountering the works of the master of incisions, Lucio Fontana. Mandelli opens windows to invisible horizons, pushing forward a quest to challenge the most hidden taboos as he travels the world and gives voice to the marginalized. Some of his pieces have been exhibited in Hong Kong, Milan, and Venice, including at the Decentral Art Pavilion in parallel with the Venice Biennale.
The title of the presented artwork is "Nebulissa," created for the opening Vernissage of his first solo exhibition at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan. The title was chosen by those present at the event. The work is fashioned from reclaimed materials, with Matteo giving new life and purpose to a discarded screen. To breathe life into his creations, Mandelli employs a cutting tool to carve into the initial layers of the screen's exterior, revealing the LED light within through the incisions. The influence of Lucio Fontana's quest for infinite material and spatial exploration is clearly evident, and the artist himself acknowledges drawing inspiration from it.
According to Mandelli's artistic philosophy, technology serves as a significant aid and support in our daily lives, but it has disconnected us from ourselves, our inner selves. The only way to regain this connection is to leave behind our material knowledge and immerse ourselves in the infinity born from the light of that incision, embracing it – moving beyond the screen to reunite with ourselves. A distinctive trait of these works lies in their creation, born from a cut, resulting in the rupture not only of the screen but especially of the liquid crystals within. The artist has no control over the final outcome; the artwork itself decides how it is born and what it becomes.
A second peculiarity is found in the mutability of the works. They are never static; over time, they evolve, shifting in colors and nuances. A metamorphosis of the artwork that accompanies the viewer and the collector. Mandelli has managed to transform the infinite and immortal concept of technology into something mortal and mutable.
Each work is accompanied by its digital counterpart, an NFT serving to represent both the initial moment of the artwork's creation – right after contact with the cutting tool – and as a guarantee of authenticity.
