With the coronavirus pandemic having already begun to ravage his country, the Santa Giusta, Sardinia-born artist only delved deeper into pondering the limits of art while quarantined with his thoughts. Last February, Garau showcased another immaterial work called “Buddha in contemplation” in Milan’s Piazza Della Scala.
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YouTube The Milan, Italy, square in which Garau showcased his “Buddha in contemplation” piece in February 2020. “It, therefore, has an energy that condenses and transforms itself into particles, in short, in us!
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“The successful outcome of the auction testifies to an irrefutable fact: The void is nothing but a space full of energy, and even if we empty it and nothing remains, according to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle that nothingness has weight,” said Garau.
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Ultimately, however, the fact that “I am” doesn’t physically exist was kind of the point. That document aims to ensure that the non-sculpture, which can’t be seen, is what it purports to be. The sale of Garau’s sculpture was merely accompanied by a certificate of authenticity that doesn’t appear to be more than a piece of paper. NFTs are a nascent innovation and remain controversial, making Garau’s alternative all the more curious. Essentially unique proofs of ownership for anything from drawings and memes to music, they serve as digitally-secured receipts. NFTs have most recently attempted to solve that issue, according to The Verge. While a signature on a painting and the dating of its materials was once proof enough that it was authentic, the digital sale of music and film have made sharing and copying art easier than ever - thereby reducing its material value in some cases. Our modern era has made ownership of art far more complicated than it has ever been. Pixabay Despite it’s immateriality, the “sculpture” is to be placed in a space that is 4.9 by 4.9 feet for perfect “viewing” conditions.
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This has drawn parallels to non -fungible tokens (NFTs) - which have just recently caused debate themselves. It is immaterial, with the only proof of ownership a certificate of authenticity, according to Auto Evolution. Those who already deem modern art an overvalued industry will find the sale of this non-sculpture suspect.
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“After all, don’t we give shape to a God we have never seen?” “When I decide to ‘exhibit’ an immaterial sculpture in a given space, that space will concentrate a certain quantity and density of thoughts in a precise point, creating a sculpture that from my title alone will take the most varied forms,” Garau told Italy 24 News. That is, despite the fact that it isn’t even there. Made by 67-year-old Salvatore Garau, it is meant to be viewed in a space of 4.9 by 4.9 feet, according to Interesting Engineering. It now appears that the constant of being able to actually observe the art is, too - as the world’s first invisible sculpture just sold for $18,300.Īuctioned off by the Italian Art-Rite organization, the work is titled “I am” and aims to convey that tangibility itself doesn’t inherently create meaning. From the very first cave paintings to motion pictures and the advent of downloadable music, the form is ever-changing. Our definition of art has been in constant flux. Instagram/salvatore_garau Salvatore Garau described his immaterial sculpture as a “concentrate of thoughts.”