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In close collaboration with the artist’s estate, elementum is delighted to present the Genesis NFT drop of Gianfranco Chiavacci on Wednesday, 8th of February, 2023 at 7:30 pm CET exclusive on elementum.
Curated by Georg Bak, the Genesis NFT collection consists of 5 works from Chiavacci’s “Cibachrome” series, rotations and spinnings in space dating from the early 1970s.
The Italian artist diverged from conventional camera use and explored, captured, and repeated the movement and impact of objects in space and time. The actual photographic research began with the start of experimentation with moving bodies and the resulting accumulation of light, which was Chiavacci’s main interest.
"It occurred to me spontaneously to think of a work in which it was possible to obtain the maximum modifications with a rigid, pre-calculated grammar or syntax, and therefore to create, instead of the electronic bit, the spatial bit."
—Gianfranco Chiavacci
A self-taught artist from Pistoia, near Florence, Gianfranco Chiavacci (1936-2011) started his career as a painter in the 1950s, influenced by avant-garde art. After taking a IBM programming course in 1962, he became interested in binary language and incorporated it in his artistic practice. Chiavacci was dedicated to deconstructing and reconstructing form, creating a unique and experimental style. He also experimented with photography in the 1970s and created a series called "Photographic Researches," which represented pure abstraction.
NFT below: RFC0097 From the “Cibachrome" series, rotation and swinging in space Created in 1972 | Edition of 3 ERC-721 (png stored on Arweave)
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Gianfranco Chiavacci's focus to photography was as an investigative tool, breaking away from the usual use of the camera to explore, record, and repeat the movement of objects. Chiavacci's study led to his extensive series Photographic Researches, a pure form of abstraction using compositions, photograms, sculptures, colour slides, and light. Through his systematic approach, Gianfranco Chiavacci created an art form in which his system became an abstraction itself.
NFT below: RFC0056 From the “Cibachrome" series, rotation and swinging in space Created in 1972 | Unique 1 of 1 ERC-721, png stored on Arweave
*Buyer also receives physical unique vintage print from 1990, unsigned accompanied by Certificate. Sheet 18 x 24 cm / frame 42 x 42 cm
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NFT below: RFC0065 From the “Cibachrome" series, rotation and swinging in space Created in 1972 | Unique 1 of 1 ERC-721, png stored on Arweave
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NFT below: RFN838 From the “Cibachrome" series, rotation and swinging in space Created in 1971 | Edition of 5 ERC-721, png stored on Arweave
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Gianfranco Chiavacci's use of negative and positive space shows the viewer that he was constantly searching for new two-dimensional possibilities.
NFT below: RFC0032 From the “Cibachrome" series, rotation and swinging in space Ceated in 1972 | Unique 1/1 ERC-721, png stored on Arweave
*Buyer also receives physical unique vintage print from 1990, unsigned accompanied by Certificate. Sheet 18 x 24 cm / frame 42 x 42 cm
View the NFT on elementum, link here.
To find out more about the artist, please visit the link here.