Daniel Salvi (1994 –)
The Sanctification of the Memory
Milano
Year
2024
Edition
Single Piece (1 of 1)
Description
Mixed Media Digital Art
Ready to be printed on certified museum cotton paper
166 x 250 cm (unframed dimensions)
Signed by the artist (printed, lower right)
Signed authenticity certificate, hologram, and series number
Available in handpainted modernist white frame with spacer
and prestigious museum glass 99%
Price
Upon Request
Exhibition Price ends on 31.05.24 h. 00:00
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The Sanctification of the Memory
by Daniel Salvi (1994 –)
2024
Edition
Single Piece (1 of 1)
Description
Mixed Media Digital Art
Print on certified museum cotton paper
166 x 250 cm (unframed dimensions)
Signed by the artist (printed, lower right)
Signed authenticity certificate,
hologram, and series number
Available in handpainted modernist frame with spacer
and prestigious museum glass 99%
Condition Report
Perfect Conditions, New
Provenance
The Artist
Exhibited
Milan, Corals Art Gallery, "Goddesses & Muses, Oblivion"
Exhibition by Daniel Salvi, May 2024 (lent by the Artist).
Price
Upon Request
Exhibition Price ends on 31.05.24 h. 00:00
Catalogue Note
In the majestic work "The Sanctification of the Memory," Daniel Salvi transports us into a vision where memory and mysticism merge in a solemn visual celebration.
At the center of the piece, a female figure stands majestic, her hands raised in a gesture of spiritual elevation, almost invoking or releasing a sanctity that transcends the earthly.
Seated on a throne adorned with allegorical figures that seem to watch over her and the scene, her face is serene, but her gaze and the position of her hands express a stern judgment.
Her gown of pale blue flows like calm water, draped with a grace that accentuates her ethereal nature. Below her, the dark waters envelop the figure of a man, dead or in complete abandonment, as if immersed in an endless dream or passed into a new existence.
Here, the water acts as a boundary between the earthly realm and the beyond, a powerful symbol of transition and purification.
Salvi captures a superhuman light that radiates from the background, permeating the scene with a glow that seems divine.
This work is a poetic evocation of memory as a living and sacred entity. It is a reenactment of memories that, though shrouded in oblivion, find in their rediscovery a new form of immortal existence.
"The Sanctification of the Memory" is not only a tribute to memory itself but also an exploration of its ability to define and influence our essence, to shape our realities in the present.
Salvi invites us to reflect on the depths of our personal and collective history and the transformative power of memory.
His work becomes a visual sanctuary where the past is at once found and to be lost: while we venerate and sanctify our memories, sometimes we must also let them go, forget that idealization to make room for the new and allow ourselves to progress in our evolutionary journey.
This act of release is not a denial of the past, but an acceptance that true growth involves transformation and renewal, often achieved only through detachment from what once seemed immutably sacred.
"The Sanctification of the Memory" is an invitation to contemplate the peril of idealizing the past, to flow with the current of life, letting memories dissolve to reveal new truths and possibilities.
About the Artist, Daniel Salvi
Daniel Salvi is a visionary artist at the forefront of digital graphic design and AI artistry.
His journey began in adolescence, marked by a profound ability to communicate emotions visually, and the winning of numerous graphic design contests. Salvi's passion for visual communication led him to the Polytechnic University of Milan, where he not only earned a Master’s Degree in Communication Design but also contributed as a Guest Lecturer and Teaching Assistant, even before graduation.
In 2016, Salvi's ambition materialized into his own advertising agency, "Daniel Salvi - Branding & Design Consulting", marking his entry into the world of international communication projects. Salvi's career took a significant turn in 2018 when he became the assistant and direct student of Armando Milani, then President of Alliance Graphique Internationale Italy. This mentorship opened doors to participate in the organization of the acclaimed “UBUNTU” exhibition at the MUBA Museum in Milan. Here, Salvi’s works were displayed alongside creations of renowned international designers like Milton Glaser and Massimo Vignelli.
Since 2023, Salvi has ventured into the realm of artistic visualizations, where he fuses his creativity with AI technology to explore human emotions and the unconscious. His innovative work in this field is not just a continuation of his artistic journey but a pioneering effort in the evolving landscape of digital art, establishing him as a leading figure in the intersection of technology, design, and emotional expression.
About "Goddesses & Muses"
Daniel Salvi creates an ode to humanity, according to the manifestation he considers the purest, most vital, universal, and full of wonder: the feminine.
The “Goddesses” are a series that Daniel Salvi dedicates to works that portray one of the most recurring subjects in his oeuvre, the female figure, flourishing in metaphysical spaces devoid of any temporal context.
The “Timelessness” at the base of every aspect of Daniel Salvi’s work takes shape in visualizations that center on subjects immortal through the ages, such as emotions, human passions, and ancient European and Middle Eastern mythologies, upon which the very archetypes of every story have been built.
In the eyes of these “Goddesses,” the strongest emotions pass—revenge, abandonment, betrayal, ecstasy—yet they transmit them with grace and composure, avoiding becoming prey to impulses and instead becoming their universal vehicle, in which every person can identify.
From darkness and obscurity,
from sleep and from the smoke of clouds—elements that since the time of the Odyssey represent the manifestation of the mystical and the incomprehensible—emerge the faces of the goddesses, emanating an often unreal light, as if projected or emitted by the subject themselves:
they are the Suns and Moons of these microcosms cut off from time and space. Everything exists through them, for them, in that single eternal moment of action.
For this reason, every element is suspended and immobile, every subject is statuesque, stable, and rooted, quiet and waiting.The gazes of the Goddesses, when open and visible, represent the only way to escape these closed spaces, infinitely expandable yet suffocating:
they look at the observer without hesitation, implicating them, creating a bridge and a dialogue between their world and ours, between the immutable suspended and the dynamically changing.
The “Goddesses” are unique planets that the observer, becoming themselves a presence outside of any reality, can visit at their leisure, thereby immediately evoking the emotions that have given them image.
This Artwork is part of the artist's 4th Solo Exhibition
This Piece will appear in Daniel Salvi's "Goddesses & Muses , Oblivion" exhibition in Milan, Italy.
The Exhibition will take place from 10.05.24 to 31.05.24, at the Corals Art Gallery of Via Evangelista Torricelli 21 (Milan)
The Piece can be directly picked up on 31.05.24 from the exhibition point and can be shipped from 1.06.24
The exhibition will be a great opportunity for fine art collectors and lovers to discover the emergent art of Daniel Salvi at his Solo Exhibition: reserving this Artwork is granting an exclusive pricing option and advantage on the buyers during the exhibition time.
Daniel Salvi (1994 –)
The Sanctification of the Memory
Milano
Year
2023
Edition
Single Piece (1 of 1)
Description
Mixed Media Digital Art
Print on certified museum cotton paper
80 x 120 cm (unframed)
Signed by the artist (printed, lower right)
Signed authenticity certificate, hologram, and series number
Handpainted modernist white frame with spacer
and prestigious museum glass 99%
Price
Upon Request
