Not Vital

8 Halves

Combining forces of life and nature to create some of

 the best surrealistic sculptures in the world is something Not Vital has done for over 20 years.  Not Vital, born in Switzerland, is

50 Snowballs

 considered to be one of the leading sculptors of today.  

 

The artist uses plaster, marble, gold, and silver to bring his pieces to life.  There are no boundaries, space is never an issue, at times an entire room is created into a “piece,” the lighting, walls, and floorboards all become a part art.  

Lotus

 It is pieces like “8 Halves,” with the long scraggly horse legs, that give some of his work a Salvador Dali feel to it, but there is no doubt Not Vital’s work is unique and thought provoking.  

The Boyfriend

 His latest participation in an exhibition featured his piece, “The Boyfriend,”  as part of London’s Frieze Art Fair this past October.

Salvador Dali takes up the MOMA… finally!

A huge fan of Salvador Dali, I was ecstatic to hear that the MOMA would have an entire exhibit dedicated to the Spanish Catalan surrealist painter.  The collection included pieces from 1904-1989, a majority of the 4th floor of the MOMA was filled with Dali’s films, sketches, paintings and sculptures.  It was a droolfest for Dali admirers and it was packed with onlookers from start to finish.  In order to get a close look of the pieces one had to be willing to push, shove, drop the shoulder and take down some unlucky tourists.  I brought my game face and dove in full force.  It was a dream, a mirage of Dali wonder.  Every wall was covered in magic and I was in awe. 

The only complaint I had was the exhibit didnt include my favorite work of Dali’s which is called “Swans Reflecting Elephants.”  Inspite of my missing fav. the exhibit was insane to see firsthand and I hope you, the readers, got your chance.