88 Allegories - exclusive solo show by Manoloide opens on 11th November 2021 at KVG.

‘An allegory is not meant to be taken literally.’

Naguib Mahfouz 

#38, Manoloide 2021 - 88 Allegories @ katevassgalerie

A long-awaited solo exhibition opens by one and only generative artist Manolo Gamboa Naon (aka Manoloide) opens soon at KVG on 11th November 2021.

'88 Allegories' generative masterpiece by Manoloide, a group of 88 individual artworks, collectively engaged together building up one main canvas. Each image holds its meaningful message with flower, colour, number and shape. Each flower is explicitly positioned to add a vibrant visualization to each arrangement. All 88 are displayed as one body of work as one universal message. Again, this is done intuitively to demonstrate and resonate with the natural system of life. Each element (in this case one artwork) plays a specific role in building the main composition, like a puzzle coming together. 

The series of 'Allegories 88' is bound to the concept of a 'symbolism' in history of art that allows the viewer to interact with work not only on the visual basis, but also create an intimate bond to the specific details/signs which have infinite possibilities of interpretation driven by the erudition and imagination of the viewer. 

Ultimately, any experience with an artwork is interactive, relying on a complex interplay between context and 'production of the meaning' at the recipient's end. Yet, this interaction remains a mental event in the viewers mind when it comes to experiencing traditional art-forms: the physicality of the painting, e.g. does not change in front of one's eyes, but the emotional relation tend to be stronger to the traditional masterpiece on canvas, rather than to the one on the digital screen, right?

Generative art by Manolo is never tacit, every detail in his code is an expressive and speaking being as a visual outcome. The employment of digital technologies as an artistic medium implies that the work exclusively uses the digital tools from production to presentation. Nevertheless, we should also not underestimate the 'relationship' between the artist with the computer and how he interacts with it. It is important to point out that the digital medium is not by nature visual but always consists of a 'back end' of code that mostly remain hidden from the visible 'front end' that is experienced by the viewer. The results can range from complex visuals to very abstract. Manolo's works are predominantly visually aesthetic, but the information that he infinitely developed, recycled, and reproduced in various contexts produced a greater idea for Allegories 88 where each visual component written by code plays a crucial symbolic meaning as an added conceptual value.

The full program will be available on 11th November 2021.

88 digital works curated as one concept will be on display online at Kate Vass Galerie. Individual NFTs will be minted on opensea.io by the artist, and 8 exclusive unique prints created separately, highlighting all 88 images under one curatorial umbrella will be for sale as well.

Terms & Conditions apply for this release: all the works (NFTs) will be on minted upon request/sale sold in fiat with preliminary KYC/AML check of all clients in order to comply with the regulation. Should you wish to reserve a work, please send us this KYC form properly filled out together with the copy of an ID document - same if the purchase is by a collective or a company. Only after the receipt of the KYC form and ID copy we will be able to reserve the works.

Each collector/collective can acquire no more than 3 digital artworks as NFTs and 1 print.

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