Slumberland Sculptures by Silas Merlin

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Alexandr Chernitsky, art, digital sculpture, Glasz DeCuir, Grow Work in Progress, Second Life, Silas Merlin, Slumberland, The Silas Gallery, virtual worlds

Slumberland is a set of fourteen sculptures from The Silas Gallery. They are currently available from a Gacha at The Chapter Four through April 20th. Shown above is Dreamer.

Hare (03)

The Slumberland Gacha at The Chapter Four is located in the room on the left; the machine is the fourth one on the left. Some time after the 20th, the Slumberland set will be available at The Silas Gallery.

Pastel Monster and Mutant Stool

The cute Pastel Monster is holding a dagger behind its back.

The sculptures in the photos above can be seen on the ground level of Elle’s Art Lot through the end of this month. (Reached via teleporter from the TV Room.)

Cowboy

For a fascinating glimpse into the process using 3D modeling software, Silas Merlin filmed Grow Work in Progress.  The eight and a half minute machinima was edited by Glasz DeCuir.

Karablik

This digital sculpture is based on a painting by artist Alexandr Chernitsky. The original painting can be seen here.

The Adventurer

One of the rare pieces in the set is a large cave.

The Minion

The photo above was taken at La Maison d’ Aneli where Silas Merlin is exhibiting along with four other artists.

The Mentor

 

 

Bleeding Books

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art, Bleeding Books, Haveit Neox, Second Life, secondlife, Split Screen Installation Space, virtual art

At Split Screen Installation Space through the end of April is Bleeding Books by Haveit Neox.

“‘Bleeding Books’ begins in the sky, and drops to the large fortress at ground level. It is a story in my ongoing series on abuse as seen through the lens of language.”

“What happens when knowledge is so disrespected that it is freely contaminated with doses of falsehood?”

“There are avenues to properly sort facts in this information age, yet we easily turn a blind eye to certain evidence if it goes counter to our beliefs – even when our choices may cause immeasurable harm.”

“In the exhibit, the texts of books bleed falling letters of the alphabet, for they can no longer contain any structure of value.” — Haveit Neox

Bleeding Books opened on March 4th.

 

Le Petite Cirque

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3D virtual sculpture, art, Le Petite Cirque, sculpture, Second Life, Silas Merlin, The Chapter Four

Pierrot (9)

Le Petite Cirque is a collection of sculptures by the artist knows as Silas Merlin in Second Life. There are 12 pieces, 10 of them shown here.

Elephant (10)

They are available from a gacha at The Chapter Four until March 21. After that, they will be available at The Silas Gallery.

Avaleur de sabre (2)

The gacha for these at The Chapter Four is in the door to the left after you land and walk towards the event. Once inside, the vendor will be the second one to your right.

Roulotte (12

The sculptures can be modified for size.

Saltimbanque (8) and Lune (6)

Some of these can be seen inworld at Wanderlust Bench Art Park until the end of April and a few more are rezzed at Elle’s Art Lot for a few weeks.

Clown (7)

The sculptures exhibit the usual beautiful attention to detail.

Equilibriste (11)

Tambour (1)

Unicycle (3)

 

Saul Was Here

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art, graphic art, SAUL GOODIE, Saul Was Here, Second Life, Wanderlust Cafe

Now open through April, Art by Saul is an exhibit of graphic art by Saul Goodie.

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“NOTE: The artwork is displayed in no order other than arbitrary complementing, not in Chronological order. In addition, the pieces are un-marked, as I felt having the numbers displayed brought nothing to the experience.
Please enjoy the Art!

-Saul Goodie”

There is a teleporter connecting the exhibit with Wanderlust Cafe below where more of Saul’s art is shown.

 

 

La Maison d’Aneli, Virtual Holland

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Aloisio Congrejo, art, Chapichapo Delvalle, La Maison d'Aneli, Patrick Moya, Second Life, Tubal Amiot, virtual art, Virtual Holland

Just opened March first, works of five artists are exhibited on two floors at La Maison d’Aneli, Virtual Holland.  The photo above shows a view of the top floor.

When you land at the Cafe, you’ll find all the seats taken by characters such as the ones above but you can dance. Displayed on the walls of this room are works by Aloisio Congrejo.  

You can teleport in and out of the art.

Walking into the next room, you’ll see art by Tubal Amiot, shown above, and a large installation by Giovanna Cerise. Walking to the back wall, turn around and you’ll find the previously invisible stairs leading to the second floor

The paintings by Tubal Amiot are a great find for art collectors, being excellent pieces plus very affordable. At Mod, no copy, Transfer they also make great gifts. I can see them as a focal point in a room by people who love to decorate and don’t especially want to have a lot of art around. 

Art by Patrick Moya is upstairs.

Bright and animated pieces by Chapichapo Delvalle are also very affordably priced. A ramp leads to a better view of pictures on the upper level.

I noticed that I had little trouble with my graphics here which was surprising since I was finding much of Second Life crashy with very slow rezzing just earlier. These photos are cropped and otherwise raw. Your eyes would need a rest at some point but the graphics might not be as challenging as one would think.

Thanks to friend and blogger. Veyot, for showing me this exhibit

The Haul by Haveit Neox

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3D art installation, art, Haveit Neox, MetaLES, oceans, Second Life, The Haul by Haveit Neox, virtual art

The Haul by Haveit Neox is installed at MetaLES through March 31st.

“Hauling, on land and in the sea. Exploring limits and bypassing any respect for them, while stringing our catch into a growing story.”

At the landing for MetaLES, the poster on the wall for The Haul is a teleporter for you to arrive on one of the ships.

Flying to the upper level and inside the jellyfish-like creatures, you can enjoy the details of the artist’s palette and intricate 3D creations.

The Haul on Vimeo; machinima and music by Haveit Neox.

The installation opened on February 5th. MetaLES is curated by Romy Nayar and Ux Hax.

Under the sea there are coral encrusted discards.

Website: ACC Alpha

ACC Alpha Sim Visitor Center

The installation is a beautiful and thoughtful reminder of the respect and care needed for the planet that is our home.

 

Elle’s Art Lot, Rivulet

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3D virtual sculpture, art, Elle Thorkveld, Elle's Art Lot, Generative Art, glitch digital art, Nam June Paik, Second Life

Elle’s Art Lot in Rivulet, Heterocera holds art collections, several on the ground, some in the sky accessed via teleporter.  The Atoll ground texture is enhanced with wildflowers. The water around part of the land has lilies, swans and bamboo contributing to the views and restful feeling to the spaces. The parcel is harmoniously created for the surrounding area as well as expressing Elle Thorkveld’s art and individual taste.           

The TV Room is one of the galleries in the sky showing Elle’s art and was my first learning of the artist Nam June Paik.

Elle Thorkveld is an artist focusing on generative and glitch digital art and music. She enjoys creating SL sculpture, installations and experimental machinima, is a SL and RL photographer and a RL mixed media artist.

Her work focuses on the use of color, novel combinations, movement, randomness & unpredictability.

The Art Collection Gallery is very well curated by her with a sampling of the pieces she’s acquired.

More from her bio: “I started in SL in 2009 and was drawn to inworld photography, joining Elsbeth Writer’s Wandering Photographers of SL. In the past few years I have been working in generative and glitch art & music. I enjoy co-creating with the computer and like the often chaotic and surprising results.”

The Riverboat.

Another gallery has retrospective art on the ground level leading up to this room with two of my favorite pieces.

This light-filled space is near the landing.

Studio at InterstellART, Borneo

The above photo shows her exhibit at The Blue Zebra Project at Nimar.

She has a colorful, animated 3D piece at Immaterial, University of Western Australia.

She’s also exhibited at MBK Gallery and Montara Bridge Works.

The Hillside Gallery on Heterocera is a treehouse exhibit. It’s a great starting place for  exploration. It’s just off The High Mountain Road, seen in the left of the photo.

As of this writing, you can hop off the tree house and walk across the land to the tracks where there are interesting places to explore, one seen in the background. There’s a rez zone nearby and a little further down the tracks to the right of what is shown here is a rest stop for travelers.

Elle is also an active participant with Wanderlust Bench Art Park, Quentin and will be hosting the traveling Wanderlust Art Truck at her Art Lot in Rivulet beginning February 26th for about two weeks.

Bouguereau Sculpture Series by Silas Merlin

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3D virtual sculpture, art, Cupid and Psyche, Second Life, Silas Merlin, The Chapter Four, William-Adolphe Bouguereau

 

Love’s Resistance (4)

This series of sculptures by Silas Merlin is adapted from paintings by 19th century artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau.  The sculpture shown above was adapted from Young Girl Defending Herself Against Cupid.

Cupid With Butterfly (1)

The sculptures are beautifully detailed. Shown above, adapted from L’Amour A L’Epine.

The Abduction of Psyche (7)

The Bouguereau Gacha is available at The Chapter Four until February 21st.  Shown above, from Le ravissement de Psyche.

Cupid and Psyche (2)

These sculptures are rezzed at Sojourner’s Grove and the parcel on each side through Thursday the 9th.

 

Elegy (3)

I had forgotten much of the myth of Psyche. Two friends who enjoyed looking at these sculptures with me treated us to a spontaneous, hilarious valleyspeak version of it.

Cupid (5)

I can only wonder at the time and care that went into creating these.

Love Takes Off (6)

The sculpture shown above was adapted from L’Amour s envole.

Dawn (8)

After The Chapter Four ends on the 28th, the Gacha will be available to play at The Silas Gallery.  

Idylie (9 RARE)

The sculpture shown above was adapted from Idylie 1851.

 

 

 

 

 

The Joy Formidable

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art, Berg by Nordan Art, Livio Korobase, Second Life, The Joy Formidable, virtual art

This is a reminder that continuing through the end of December, The Joy Formidable by Livio Korobase can be found on the ground level of Berg by Nordan Art.

You can ride paper airplanes, pose with cats and slow dance with a friend. 

There’s a teleport sign near the SLurl landing from this blog up to the gallery to view L’avion en Papier by ◦⊱ Mi ⊰◦, also closing at the end of this month.  

The audio stream is a beautiful balance to much of the noise and music out there at this time.

 

Wanderlust Bench Art Park and Cafe ~ November & December

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art, art gallery, Quentin, Sansara, Second Life, virtual art, virtual art gallery, Wanderlust Bench Art Park, Wanderlust Cafe

We’re pleased with the art on exhibit at Wanderlust Bench Art Park and Cafe for November and December. If you’ve not visited since after mid-month November, there have been additions and several artists have rezzed new pieces at the beginning of this month.

After we got the additional prim allowance, which makes a big difference in small parcels such as this, a large birdhouse was added to give more wall and installation space as well as providing a cozy hangout. The birdhouse with its two levels can be accessed via teleporter.

Jade, an animated cylent by Art Oluja, is currently installed here.

On the Cafe side is Decayed Maps, an exhibit of nine pieces by Klaus Bereznyak. You can click on the info notecard for the story of how the maps came to be.

Over the Cafe is “Hive Horizon Shownight 12bit (Final)” referring to the club event at which it was first debuted and tested. This one has about 30 textures in it which can be replaced by an owner for their club or event. The hive canvas was made by Emma and the scripting done by Isadora Alaya. There’s a pre-loader in it and I believe it will be available for purchase eventually. I enjoy having it here, especially on midnight setting.I invited Kimika Ying to rez a display model of her Babbage Go-Devil which I recently blogged.   

We enjoy having avatars visit the park. Some like to chat a bit and others simply to look around. Near the event posters is a chair with info and LM to the Chair Conservatory. A gacha machine with art inside has been added.

There are three digital pieces by Seraphim Placebo (Chris Attwell) plus an info card with LM to Seri’s Placebo Gallery. I got to see some of the WIP of these pieces on Chris’s blog. 

On the park side, left to right, is a note carded quote inside a piece by Klaus Bereznyak, a lovely photo rezzed by Kimika Ying and two Gridism art paintings by [a.e.meth] which are available for purchase.

Not to be missed is a book titled Trilby’s Frankenstein. I  rezzed my copy which I’d gotten as a party gift on the occasion of Mary Shelley’s 300th birthday on August 30th. The party was given by Trilby Minotaur. The party was fun; I made a 1:15 vimeo of the lab. My friends and I really enjoy the book.  

Fold screen section by Lynette Trinity, 2D art by Elle Thorkveld and baker Bloch.

Myra Material Face by Myra Wildmist contains links to converting a photo to “materials” and Myra’s Flickr feed. Photographs by ChryTeTox, Muse and art by Wheedle.

The destinations are being updated as posters instead of framed photos.

If you’d like to show your work, please contact Pearl Grey (pearlgrey resident) or Mr Kaplan (quinnleilani resident).