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This NFT is linked to a physical artwork (oil on canvas - 100x70 cm), which means that the first collector of the NFT will have the option to claim ownership of the physical painting if desired. The deadline to claim the work will be one year from the first week of September 2023, as the physical artwork will be part of Marcello Castellani's first solo exhibition at the Berlin Art Week in August 2023, which will increase its value in the market due to its exposure.
If the artwork is not claimed within one year or the collector chooses not to acquire it, it will become part of the artist's personal collection with a promise to never be sold.
The shipping costs will be covered by the artist depending on the final result of the auction. If the result does not exceed 0.5 ETH above the reserve price, the shipping costs will be covered by the collector.
Of course, the artist is open to discussing each of these points mentioned with the collector.
Concept of the work:
In this new artwork called "ROOTED", painted in oil on canvas and digital painting, Marcello Castellani explores poetically the cycle of life and death. Here, the model transforms with roots emerging from their body and becoming beautiful flowers and leaves.
Castellani uses this visual metaphor to invite the viewer to reflect on our own mortality and the natural cycle of life and death and spiritual flourishing. Ultimately, all living beings have the same destiny, to return to the earth to start a new cycle.
But in addition to the beauty and symbolic depth of this painting, Castellani has added an additional element of surprise and interaction with the viewer. By illuminating the paintings with a beam of colored light, a hidden change is revealed in the artwork, where multiple personalities and different aspects can be appreciated.
This hidden change in the paintings is a visual analogy of the complexity of the human being and the multiplicity of personalities that each one possesses, including both the light and the darkness that we all carry within us.
these changes in the personality of the painting can only be appreciated for the moment with the physical work and will be an important part of the new exhibitions of the artist.
Technical aspects:
Title: Rooted
Size: 100 x 70 cm
Technique: Oil acrylics and digital painting on canvas
Digital programs used: Procreate and Photoshop.
year: 2023
