work
Creativity
| category | Installation |
| subject | Abstract |
| tags | #DigitalArt , #Taglio, Fontana, metamorfosi , infinito , luce , performance , installazione |
| base | 37 cm |
| height | 60 cm |
| depth | 5 cm |
| year | 2023 |
The title of the presented artwork is "Creativity." It was created during a performance on the occasion of the artist's birthday. The fact that it's entirely white represents a particular peculiarity. Given the method through which the artworks are created, it's more unique than rare for a second piece of the same color to emerge. The material used for the artwork is a reclaimed screen, to which Matteo has given new life and purpose.
In bringing his works to life, Mandelli employs a cutting tool to incise the outer layers of the screen's surface, revealing the LED light that resides within. The reference to Lucio Fontana's search for infinite material and spatial dimensions is readily apparent, 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, yet it has deprived us of connection with ourselves—the inner self. The only way to repossess it is to leave behind all our material knowledge and plunge into the infinity brought forth by the light of that incision, embracing it. To go beyond the screen and reconnect with ourselves.
One uniqueness of these artworks lies in their birth process, stemming from a cut that results in the subsequent fracture not only of the screen but, more importantly, of the liquid crystals within. The artist has no control over the final outcome: the artwork itself decides how to come into being and what it will become. The second peculiarity is found in the mutability of the works—they are never static; over time, they evolve, shifting in colors and shades. A metamorphosis of the artwork that accompanies both the viewer and the collector. Mandelli has succeeded in transforming an infinite and immortal concept like technology into something mortal and mutable.
Each piece is accompanied by its digital counterpart, an NFT that serves both to represent the initial moment of the artwork's creation, right after contact with the cutting tool, and as a guarantee of authenticity.
In bringing his works to life, Mandelli employs a cutting tool to incise the outer layers of the screen's surface, revealing the LED light that resides within. The reference to Lucio Fontana's search for infinite material and spatial dimensions is readily apparent, 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, yet it has deprived us of connection with ourselves—the inner self. The only way to repossess it is to leave behind all our material knowledge and plunge into the infinity brought forth by the light of that incision, embracing it. To go beyond the screen and reconnect with ourselves.
One uniqueness of these artworks lies in their birth process, stemming from a cut that results in the subsequent fracture not only of the screen but, more importantly, of the liquid crystals within. The artist has no control over the final outcome: the artwork itself decides how to come into being and what it will become. The second peculiarity is found in the mutability of the works—they are never static; over time, they evolve, shifting in colors and shades. A metamorphosis of the artwork that accompanies both the viewer and the collector. Mandelli has succeeded in transforming an infinite and immortal concept like technology into something mortal and mutable.
Each piece is accompanied by its digital counterpart, an NFT that serves both to represent the initial moment of the artwork's creation, right after contact with the cutting tool, and as a guarantee of authenticity.
