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The Art of Doing Nothing

The Art of Destruction

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i Ignasi Aballí

Gran Error (Big Mistake), 1998–2005.

Personas (People), 2000-2012

Personas (People), 2000–2012, making of.

Correcció (Correction), 2001.

Correcció (Correction), 2001, making of.

Tomar Medidas (Measurement Devices), 2009.

Vitrines for a Vitrine, 2009.

Demostrar (Nada). (Demonstrating Nothing). 2010

Gran Error (Big Mistake), 1998–2005.

* 1958 in Barcelona, Spain. Lives and works in Barcelona

Spanish artist

Known for: Contemporary conceptual works

Exhibited works

Gran Error (Big Mistake), 1998-2005. 1st \| B		The work is based on a black square (1 m2), which is painted directly on a wall. As a symbol of pure modernist abstraction, this form refers to the radically reduced historical monochrome painting. However, Aballí painted over the black square with Tipp-Ex correction fluid, thus making it practically invisible – turning it into a geometric ghost.

Personas (People), 2000-2012. 1st \| B		The work consists of nothing more than footprints on the exhibition walls that had been caused by visitors leaning carelessly against them.

Correcció (Correction), 2001. 1st \| B		The surface of a mirror is painted with a layer of Tipp-Ex correction fluid. While producing this piece, the artist's image slowly disappeared.

Tomar medidas (Measurement Devices), 2009. 1st \| B		This piece consists of a series of measurement devices on eight sockets (a stopwatch, a thermometer-hydrometer, a light meter, a compass, an anemometer, a barometer, a sound level meter, and an electromagnetic beam diameter), which are commonly used to measure invisible phenomena.

Vitrines for a vitrine, 2009. 1st \| B		The work consists of showing objects that are also used for showing objects. Three clear vitrines of different dimensions – the type used in museums and department stores – are themselves exhibited in a glass vitrine. Each of them contains an image of an empty vitrine.

Demostrar (Nada) 2010. 1st \| B		Demonstrating (Nothing) – The work consists of enlargements of gestures found in images from newspapers. But the gestures do not aid in understanding what is being communicated. They rather have a puzzling effect, as they seem to point to something, but the viewer cannot see what they are pointing at.

Links Ignasiaballi.net \| Further informations 1 \| 2 \| 3 Credits All reproductions are courtesy of the artist © Ignasi Aballí

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The Art of Saying Nothing

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The Art of Saying Nothing

The Art of Pure Imagination

Gran Error (Big Mistake), 1998-2005. 1st \| B		The work is based on a black square (1 m2), which is painted directly on a wall. As a symbol of pure modernist abstraction, this form refers to the radically reduced historical monochrome painting. However, Aballí painted over the black square with Tipp-Ex correction fluid, thus making it practically invisible – turning it into a geometric ghost.

Personas (People), 2000-2012. 1st \| B		The work consists of nothing more than footprints on the exhibition walls that had been caused by visitors leaning carelessly against them.

Correcció (Correction), 2001. 1st \| B		The surface of a mirror is painted with a layer of Tipp-Ex correction fluid. While producing this piece, the artist's image slowly disappeared.

Tomar medidas (Measurement Devices), 2009. 1st \| B		This piece consists of a series of measurement devices on eight sockets (a stopwatch, a thermometer-hydrometer, a light meter, a compass, an anemometer, a barometer, a sound level meter, and an electromagnetic beam diameter), which are commonly used to measure invisible phenomena.

Vitrines for a vitrine, 2009. 1st \| B		The work consists of showing objects that are also used for showing objects. Three clear vitrines of different dimensions – the type used in museums and department stores – are themselves exhibited in a glass vitrine. Each of them contains an image of an empty vitrine.

Demostrar (Nada) 2010. 1st \| B		Demonstrating (Nothing) – The work consists of enlargements of gestures found in images from newspapers. But the gestures do not aid in understanding what is being communicated. They rather have a puzzling effect, as they seem to point to something, but the viewer cannot see what they are pointing at.

Links Ignasiaballi.net \| Further informations 1 \| 2 \| 3 Credits All reproductions are courtesy of the artist © Ignasi Aballí