GRAINS OF TIME
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DYSTOPIAN VISION
The first-ever curated digital NFT art sale in Italy - ‘Dystopian Visions’ - debuts in Milan June 24 - 25, kicking off an online roll out where new NFT works are dropped twice per day June 25 - July 4 on SuperRare. Dystopian Visions is an online exhibition in the Arium Metaverse, one of the most interactive virtual environments designed for the display of digital art. Dystopian Visions, curated by Tabacchi and coordinated by Bruno Pitzalis (Crypto Art Expert at Cambi) will debut a selection of eighteen new works by emerging and established Italian crypto artists. Inspired by the growing “made in Italy” movement and grappling with themes linked to utopian and dystopian futures, the exhibition aims to reveal a cohesive statement on the present times of social distancing and ethereal communications.
“The world is changing. The artists perceived it first, understanding the dynamics of a constantly evolving movement, looking towards an interconnected system between art and technology, laying the foundations of what is now seen as a global movement called crypto art: a creed that unites the online community and the spirit of each artist in a single digital space, extremely real and visionary. Crypto art, which emerged as early as 2018 and partly launched by a small group of pioneering Italian artists of this movement, has exported our culture, traditions and talent internationally. Dystopian Visions brings together some of the leading exponents of the Italian crypto art movement, proposing a theme linked to a future vision of the world. A world governed by a subtle balance, in tension between a utopian and dystopian dualism that reaches our everyday life and binds it to an increasingly digitalized ecosystem.” - Serena Tabacchi, curator.
How would the future be if seen through the eyes of a child? The work Grains of Time by Elia Pellegrini contains the dreamlike vision of a young boy together with a more mature and realistic one - that of a man. The rhythm of the work is marked by the inexorable passing of time, defined by a clear beam of light that permeates the scene. With a surreal and fantasy-like atmosphere, Pellegrini highlights the small stature of the man in uniform against the uncertainty that dominates him.
