The Italian artist who sold an invisible sculpture for R330k
If a woman can get married to a duvet, then art sculptures can exist without existing...
In this day and age, anything and everything is possible.
We've seen some of the most bizarre stories, challenging the principles and ideals that built modern-day civilisation. One of them has to be Italian artist Salvatore Garau, who believes in shaking up the art scene and providing people with something to think about.
Of course, most artists are known for this, but Garau is known for his ability to leave the interpretation entirely to the viewer with his 'invisible sculptures'.
"When I decide to ‘exhibit’ an immaterial sculpture in a given space, that space will concentrate a certain amount and density of thoughts at a precise point, creating a sculpture that, from my title, will only take the most varied forms", explained Garau to Art Net.
He prides himself on his work that pushes viewers to use their imagination.
In 2021, Garau sold one of his invisible sculptures to a buyer for $18,300 (R334,615).
The item was initially valued at $6,698–10,044 (R122,000 to R183,000), and sold for $18,300 (R334,615). lo sono, the sculpture's name, aims to embrace nothingness while challenging people to imagine.
The vacuum is nothing more than a space full of energy, and even if we empty it and there is nothing left, according to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, that nothing has a weight. Therefore, it has energy that is condensed and transformed into particles, that is, into us.
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