Digital Reminiscences, 2022
NFT
| ADDRESS: | 0x53c0aade85fddba431023a141a850865f0ad660b2adf3fd7191b909c59920776 |
| MINTED: | PALM Network |
| RESOLUTION: | 5000 x 2813 px |
| FORMAT: | 5K |
| EDITION: | Unique |
Physical Asset
| MATERIAL: | Print on fine art paper |
| SIZE: | 16 1/2 x 9 7/16 in. (42 X 24 cm) |
| MARKINGS: | Signed |
| EDITION: | This work is unique. |
SOLD
Digital Reminiscences, 2022
Digital Reminiscences by Vittorio Bonapace invites us into a digital world where 17th century classicism and Baroque collides with Robotics.
Immersed in a magnificent classical environment reminiscent of Giovanni Paolo Panini’s galleries, surrounded by a collection of paintings and sculpture, androids assemble around an easel. A live drawing session is performed between the overall curiosity of the students, enjoying what seems to be a creative and inspired moment.
Inspiring the class is the renowned Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix, a beautiful classical female masterpiece reclining on a couch by Italian sculptor, Antonio Canova. A drone hovers above, registering the progress of the painting. It projects and connects the outcome to the gallery’s canvas, erasing the whole artistic heritage, influenced by Canaletto, one of the most iconic painters of the Baroque era. One spots everywhere the same image, attempting to express the “repetition” and the “copy” theme in contemporary society. The main artwork is impossible to be seen directly but a projected image is revealed at the end, glitching and flashing until all the canvases turn off in a sort of over calculated data crash. An orchestra tuning to concert pitch transforms into upbeat techno music, transforming the overall atmosphere to an unexpected moment of contemporary vibe.
The seriousness of the heritage iconography combined with caravaggesque style sets the tone, while an art-machine narrative is humorously portrayed.
Vittorio Bonapace
Italian award winning digital artist and Art/ Creative Director based in London.
Trained in stage and production design at the Rome Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Bonapace worked as a scenic artist and painter at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma for almost 5 years. He specialized as a 3D artist in high-quality photographic renderings, combining his artistic background with computer graphics.
Bonapace is a SuperRare artist. He was part of ‘Dystopian Visions’, a curated collection of NFT digital art exclusively for Aste Cambi, the first auction house in Italy to enter the NFT landscape and SuperRare. He has also been releasing NFTs on MakersPlace.
Bonapace’s recent notable achievements include: CGarchitect 3D Awards 2021, CGarchitect 3D Awards Nomination 2020, The ‘Tomorrow Challenge’ Finalist 2021 and One Render Challenge Finalist 2021.
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