Unknown and Solitary Seas (Dreams and Emotions of the 19th Century)

2018

Dario Robleto

Artist, American, born 1972

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    earliest waveform recordings of blood flowing from the heart and in the brain during sleep, dreaming, and various emotional states (1874-96), rendered and 3-D printed in brass-plated stainless steel; lacquered maple, 22k gold leaf

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Kaywin Feldman

  • Dimensions

    overall: 5.72 × 53.98 × 64.14 cm (2 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 25 1/4 in.)
    overall with base: 114.3 × 129.54 × 79.38 cm (45 × 51 × 31 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2024.21.1

Media for this artwork is unavailable and the object is not on view. See artworks now on view

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased 2024 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • Dario Robleto. Unknown and Solitary Seas: Dreams and Emotions of the 19th Century, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2019-2020, fig. 5, 16, 20.

You may be interested in

Loading Results