About the Work
Evolution has designed a simplified interface through which we perceive reality, the criteria being to understand reality not fully but just sufficiently to survive, procreate and raise our offspring. There is no better example of this than the male Jewel Beetle, which frequently attempts to mate with a beer bottle in preference to a female. The Beetles' 'interface' is perennially searching for a glossy, golden and dimpled partner, criteria met perfectly by this particular vessel. A consequence of this perception failure has been to damage reproduction rates and put the survival of the species in jeopardy.
Although humans have more sophisticated perception, we are still prone to misdirection and therefore vulnerable to manipulation. This is something that has been exploited for centuries by religious iconography, political propaganda and advertising. Digital technology takes the misdirection to new realms, with slick, shiny smartphones that provide a new porthole into a world of artfully manipulative content.
Collector reward The first collector of the NFT will receive:
Cantharidin Unique C-Type Print 2022 60 X 33.3cm (23.6" X 13.1") Signed by the Artist
This NFT carries a Verisart Certificate of Authenticity, a blockchain certificate providing proof of the artist's verified identity and additional context about the work.
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Non-fungible Token
- Mat Collishaw
- British, b. 1966
Mat Collishaw (b. 1966) is a key figure in the generation of British artists who emerged from Goldsmiths’ College in the late 1980s. He participated in Freeze (1988) and since his first solo exhibition in 1990 has exhibited widely internationally. Collishaw makes work that envelops the viewer in a twilight world poised between the alluring and the revolting, the familiar and the shocking, the poetic and the morbid. With a visual language that embraces diverse media, the beauty of Collishaw’s work is compelling – seductive, captivating, hypnotic – yet repelling as we perceive the darker fantasies within. A repulsion triggered not by what we see, but by our innate response to it. Something between beautiful and abject.
Selected recent solo exhibitions include World Expo, Dubai (2021); Djanogly Gallery, NoTngham (2020); Dialogues, Sorigue Foundation, Madrid (2019); The Grinders Cease, Blain Southern, Berlin (2019); The Nerve Rack, Ushaw College Durham (2019); The Mask of Youth, Queens House, Greenwich, London (2019); Standing Water, Rudolfinum, Prague (2018); Thresholds, Somerset House, London (2017); The Centrifugal Soul, Blain Southern, London (2017); New Art Gallery Walsall (2016); Black Mirror, Galleria Borghese, Rome (2014), This Is Not An Exit, Blain|Southern, London (2013), Bass Museum of Art, Florida (2013); Pino Pascali Museum Foundation, Bari (2013); Mat Collishaw: Afterimage, Arter, Istanbul (2013) and Magic Lantern at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2010).
About the Work
Evolution has designed a simplified interface through which we perceive reality, the criteria being to understand reality not fully but just sufficiently to survive, procreate and raise our offspring. There is no better example of this than the male Jewel Beetle, which frequently attempts to mate with a beer bottle in preference to a female. The Beetles' 'interface' is perennially searching for a glossy, golden and dimpled partner, criteria met perfectly by this particular vessel. A consequence of this perception failure has been to damage reproduction rates and put the survival of the species in jeopardy.
Although humans have more sophisticated perception, we are still prone to misdirection and therefore vulnerable to manipulation. This is something that has been exploited for centuries by religious iconography, political propaganda and advertising. Digital technology takes the misdirection to new realms, with slick, shiny smartphones that provide a new porthole into a world of artfully manipulative content.
Collector reward The first collector of the NFT will receive:
Cantharidin Unique C-Type Print 2022 60 X 33.3cm (23.6" X 13.1") Signed by the Artist
This NFT carries a Verisart Certificate of Authenticity, a blockchain certificate providing proof of the artist's verified identity and additional context about the work.
The closing time noted at the top of the auction page indicates when the first lot will begin to close. The countdown timer on the artwork pages will display the end time for the lot. Each lot closes in 2-minute increments and will be extended by 15 minutes if a bid is placed within the 15 minutes before the lot’s scheduled closing time.
Kindly note that the entered amount represents your current Bid amount. All bids placed on Artsy are final and non-retractable.
Gas fees can vary depending on network demand and are non-refundable even if you are outbid, for more information see our FAQ.
THE BID PRICE IS INCLUSIVE OF SALES TAX. IF YOU ARE THE WINNING BIDDER AND SALES TAX DOES NOT APPLY TO YOUR PURCHASE, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE BID PRICE AND WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND OF SALES TAX.
0x44dcebb4374f7e01ba415c7be243f6c66636ea1c
229
Non-fungible Token
- Mat Collishaw
- British, b. 1966
Mat Collishaw (b. 1966) is a key figure in the generation of British artists who emerged from Goldsmiths’ College in the late 1980s. He participated in Freeze (1988) and since his first solo exhibition in 1990 has exhibited widely internationally. Collishaw makes work that envelops the viewer in a twilight world poised between the alluring and the revolting, the familiar and the shocking, the poetic and the morbid. With a visual language that embraces diverse media, the beauty of Collishaw’s work is compelling – seductive, captivating, hypnotic – yet repelling as we perceive the darker fantasies within. A repulsion triggered not by what we see, but by our innate response to it. Something between beautiful and abject.
Selected recent solo exhibitions include World Expo, Dubai (2021); Djanogly Gallery, NoTngham (2020); Dialogues, Sorigue Foundation, Madrid (2019); The Grinders Cease, Blain Southern, Berlin (2019); The Nerve Rack, Ushaw College Durham (2019); The Mask of Youth, Queens House, Greenwich, London (2019); Standing Water, Rudolfinum, Prague (2018); Thresholds, Somerset House, London (2017); The Centrifugal Soul, Blain Southern, London (2017); New Art Gallery Walsall (2016); Black Mirror, Galleria Borghese, Rome (2014), This Is Not An Exit, Blain|Southern, London (2013), Bass Museum of Art, Florida (2013); Pino Pascali Museum Foundation, Bari (2013); Mat Collishaw: Afterimage, Arter, Istanbul (2013) and Magic Lantern at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2010).