Arte e Cultura
The 15th And 21st Centuries Meet: Leonardo Da Vinci's Head Of A Bear Reborn In The Metaverse By Hackatao
Hover over the image of da Vinci's and, via the Aria App, the bear head becomes animated, fur undulating and ruffling and head turning, and ultimately the mouth of the bear opens and the viewer enters into its jaws. The transition from Leonardo's drawing, through the mapped 3D head, to the final digital drawings resembles an ocean wave. Throughout this very technical metamorphosis from physical to digital, the attention to detail driven by nature's movement ties the two works together. Leonardo da Vinci was at the forefront of art in his age and now, in 2021 his work has inspired this response by Hackatao, with each artist taking their inspiration and vision from everyday subject matter.
Hackatao are currently living and working immersed in nature in the mountains beyond Milan , where Leonardo once was court artist. The artist duo have been integral in the revolution of crypto art and a significant influence in disrupting the way in which art is presented. They demonstrate that it is possible to remove oneself from urban life, whilst using technology to keep them fully engaged in the advancing digital world. Hackatao have been a core part of an art movement born from communities based on the web, where space and time no longer exists and where the creators can remain anonymous, being judged only for their art. Behind every art movement there are visionary pioneers, and the name 'Hackatao' was born out of the fusion of two words 'Hack' the pleasure of discovery, and 'Tao' meaning all living.
Their work has been lauded for its vision and interpretation of issues in today's society including the environment, cryptocurrencies and humanity, whilst Hackatao also render the ever present question in today's world probing 'what is art', as Leonardo may have done as an experimental and pioneering artist in his lifetime. Hackatao has been experimenting with technology and believe that digital art is the new means to create and demonstrate artistic expression albeit via modern technology. As such Hackatao's work is brought to life today in the metaverse (a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users) manifesting as a digital work inspired by the original 15 century drawing.
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Several NFT works will be created from this work by Hackato, one of which will be donated to the Museum of Crypto Art (M○C△) and the others will be available on SuperRare. The Museum of Crypto Art (M○C△) is a museum that lives in the metaverse and exhibits art across digital platforms and worlds. It is a foundation, governance vehicle, and incubator working with artists to define crypto art, preserve its legacy, and pioneer democratic curation. M○C△'s exhibition of Hackatao's Leonardo Da Vinci -inspired bear employs the same stylistic goals of the work: modernizing genius from the Italian Renaissance in a digital context. The exhibition environment plays with scale, light and colour to create anticipation and lead viewers through an experience. M○C△ will exhibit Hackatao's 'Hack of a Bear' from July 9th at the Museum. To view please click .
There will be a virtual exhibition running parallel to the Christie's Exceptional Sale auction at M○C△ on the Arium platform, curated by Eleonora Brizi . The exhibition opens on the 7th of July. Please click to discover the exhibition space.
The by Leonardo da Vinci , together with the Hackatao response will be available to view in situ from 3 July 2021 within the Classic Week view taking place at Christie's King Street , London until the 7 July. It will also be available to view via the ARIA app from the 3 July from anywhere in the world. Please find the QR code below in order to access the App and experience this digital work come to life from 3 July.
Leonardo da Vinci is a highlight in the forthcoming taking place live on 8 July at Christie's London .
Please click to view a teaser video of the final digital work via the Hackatao website.
Please click for dropbox imagery contained in the release. Please note the photo credits for the imagery provided are ©Christie's Images 2021 or ©Hackatao as per the captions above.
Charlotte Brown I +44 207 752 3172 | charlottebrown@christies.com
Exhibited:
London , Burlington Fine Arts Club, , 1936-1937, no. 18.
Milan , Palazzo dell'Arte, 1939, p. 158, pl. 100.
London , Royal Academy, 1952, no. 37.
Nottingham , University City Art Gallery,
1983, no. 8, pl. 3 (catalogue by A. Weston-Lewis and J. Wright).
London , Hayward Gallery, 1989, p. 94, no. 37, p. 98, under no. 39, ill. (entry by M. Kemp).
L. Syson, ed., London , The National Gallery, 2011-2012, no. 14, ill. (entry by A. Galansino).
Shanghai , Long Museum,
Moscow , Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, and
Saint Petersburg , State Hermitage Museum, 2017-2019 (not in catalogue).
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