Slasky - Bye - XL
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Selected by Egidio Emiliano Bianco
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Italian digital artist Slasky presents Bye - XL, a 70 cm by 100 cm Giclée in an Original edition from 2020+, hand-signed, in excellent condition, produced in Italy and sold directly from the artist.
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An echo of the myth remains on the shore.
The work evokes the composition of Botticelli's Birth of Venus, but the scene is completely emptied. No goddess on the shell, no breath of wind, no maiden to greet her. The sea is still. The sky is clear, almost indifferent.
In the center, where the eternal body of Venus should appear, there is only an anonymous, provisional sign, almost like a shop sign from the suburbs:
“WE WENT ON VACATION.”
Absence becomes subject.
Beauty, which for centuries has been promised harmony and rebirth, here is suspended, postponed, perhaps abandoned. The sign speaks in the plural — we — but on the stage there is no one. It is an empty plural, bureaucratic, that replaces the divine with standardized communication.
The work reflects on the dematerialization of the icon in the contemporary era: the myth has not been destroyed, it simply does not present itself. It’s on vacation. It’s offline. It’s elsewhere.
Only the sacred space remains without the sacred.
An altar without appearance.
Awaiting that promises return.
Slasky is an Italian digital artist, his works have been exhibited around the world, including at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and published in fashion, tattoo and art magazines.
He is known for his 360° digital technique, which he uses to create immersive and surreal images. His works explore themes such as nature, identity and perception; he is an innovative and visionary artist who is helping to define the future of digital art.
« L'arte non è rappresentare cose nuove, ma rappresentarle con novità »
- NON INCORNICIATA -
Ultime Mostre
Parallax Art Fair
Kensington Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX
2024
Solo Exhibition
CONTEMPORARY VENICE
Palazzo Pisani-Revedin
S. Marco, 4013A , 30124 Venezia, Italia
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
2021
Mia Fair
The informazioni Photography Art Fair Italy
Milan, Italy
Lausanne Art Fair
Beaulieu Lausanne
Booth 59
Swiss
Lille ArtUp 2021
Lille, France
StreetArt//UrbanArt
Legnano, Italy
2020
Woodward Gallery
WashYourHands Exhibition
New York City, NY
RedSheep Gallery
Work in Paper
Stockholm, Sweden
2019
Wopart Art Fair 2019 / Centro Esposizioni - Lugano, Swiss
Lang Leve Rembrandt
Rijks Museum Amsterdam
#salvagecollection
An echo of the myth remains on the shore.
The work evokes the composition of Botticelli's Birth of Venus, but the scene is completely emptied. No goddess on the shell, no breath of wind, no maiden to greet her. The sea is still. The sky is clear, almost indifferent.
In the center, where the eternal body of Venus should appear, there is only an anonymous, provisional sign, almost like a shop sign from the suburbs:
“WE WENT ON VACATION.”
Absence becomes subject.
Beauty, which for centuries has been promised harmony and rebirth, here is suspended, postponed, perhaps abandoned. The sign speaks in the plural — we — but on the stage there is no one. It is an empty plural, bureaucratic, that replaces the divine with standardized communication.
The work reflects on the dematerialization of the icon in the contemporary era: the myth has not been destroyed, it simply does not present itself. It’s on vacation. It’s offline. It’s elsewhere.
Only the sacred space remains without the sacred.
An altar without appearance.
Awaiting that promises return.
Slasky is an Italian digital artist, his works have been exhibited around the world, including at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and published in fashion, tattoo and art magazines.
He is known for his 360° digital technique, which he uses to create immersive and surreal images. His works explore themes such as nature, identity and perception; he is an innovative and visionary artist who is helping to define the future of digital art.
« L'arte non è rappresentare cose nuove, ma rappresentarle con novità »
- NON INCORNICIATA -
Ultime Mostre
Parallax Art Fair
Kensington Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX
2024
Solo Exhibition
CONTEMPORARY VENICE
Palazzo Pisani-Revedin
S. Marco, 4013A , 30124 Venezia, Italia
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
2021
Mia Fair
The informazioni Photography Art Fair Italy
Milan, Italy
Lausanne Art Fair
Beaulieu Lausanne
Booth 59
Swiss
Lille ArtUp 2021
Lille, France
StreetArt//UrbanArt
Legnano, Italy
2020
Woodward Gallery
WashYourHands Exhibition
New York City, NY
RedSheep Gallery
Work in Paper
Stockholm, Sweden
2019
Wopart Art Fair 2019 / Centro Esposizioni - Lugano, Swiss
Lang Leve Rembrandt
Rijks Museum Amsterdam
#salvagecollection
Details
Artist
Slasky
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Bye - XL
Technique
Giclée
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
70 cm
Width
100 cm
Depiction/theme
Mythology
Style
Baroque
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
No
