Autumn in Olde Lapara Towne

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art, baker Bloch, Heterocera, Levi Clownski, mainland, Olde Lapara Towne, The Atoll, Veyot, Wanderlust Art Truck Tour

Autumn season is well underway in Olde Lapara Towne. Halloween decorations are scattered about to just the right degree. I first discovered the town several years ago while riding the train on The Atoll during the winter. It travels right past.

In one of the parks, the Wanderlust Art Truck has camped for the month of October. This is the 11th stop on the tour which began in March of this year.  The landing is in a small gallery with directions to the nearby park.

The current land description for this area: “Olde Lapara Towne hosts the Wanderlust Art Truck this October. Paintings and sculptures in an outdoor setting. Trains connect to the rest of the town. Halloween decor is in the Grand Lapara Hotel. The Coolest Town on the mainland!”

Here is a view looking in the direction of the train tracks.

“Old Lapara Towne is the best city on Second Life.  We are located at the top of the atoll, near the mainlands highest peaks.

The town is seven years old, consists of four layers, including subway and elevated rail lines, plenty of roads, parks, buildings, and walking trails.

In addition, maintenance work, and upgrades are continuously being applied to the city and its infrastructure.​

The town does not follow a strict theme.  It is my homage to days gone by.  Originally founded to be a steampunk, and then a 1920’s sim, it morphed and probably follows more of a 1950’s to 1970’s atmosphere, where you will see an old car, and a more modern vintage car in the same area.  Once in a while, a steam engine will make an appearance.”  ~ Levi Clownski

There is much more detailed information on the Olde Lapara Towne website.

 

The photo above was taken on the upper level of Clownski’s Window Art. You can do a Viennese Waltz and then get something to eat.

“Monument to the original department stores. Come and maybe catch a show at Clownski’s! Gawk at the authentic window displays! Easy Tram access to downtown Lapara.”

Halloween Haunted Hotel

“Take a stroll through scenic Old Lapara Towne; envelope yourself and your speciel someone in the romance of early 20th century America. The ORIGINAL mainland tram train streetcar city; accept no imitations. Ghostly Hotel!!!”

Lapara continues to be an inspiration for creativity for other avatars, including as a subject for several blog posts by Veyot.

Grand Lapara Ballroom

Olde Lapara Towne has also been a main setting for a graphic novel just completed in September by baker Bloch. A page with six links to each of the six parts can be found here.

The Bodega Market on the southwest corner of the town currently holds a collection of collages by baker, on exhibit now.

“Red door bar in back.
Art Gallery Upstairs
Teleporter inside door”

The infrastructure in Lapara is amazing. There are numerous vehicles and ambient sounds, including Halloween for the season.

If you get lost, just hop into one of the many moving vehicles.

Olde Lapara Towne is a fine example of the imagination and dedication of Second Life avatars that I so admire. There’s much to see here; make some time to let things rez.

I will be filming for the documentary series I’m doing for all the stops on the Wanderlust Art Truck tour at various times throughout the month. Volunteer actors welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

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Here’s Looking at You Exhibit Open Now Through October

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art, Here's Looking at You Exhibit, Montara Bridge Works Gallery, Quinn Leilani, virtual photography, Wanderlust Bench Art Park

Recently opening September fifth, Here’s Looking at You by Quinn is the exhibit at Montara Bridge Works through October. The second floor, shown above, contains Quinn’s earlier works, some from when the elusive corvid was still an egg.

The ground floor of the gallery exhibits more recent photos from his travels.

Quinn is the owner of the 512 parcel in Quentin where Wanderlust Bench Art Park is located. He generously offered it during an experiment with a premium account in March 2016 and the space is still thriving. Many of these pieces have been exhibited there one at a time.

He moved his birdhouse to Wanderlust some months after the park and Saul Goodie’s adjacent Wanderlust Cafe opened. The birdhouse is currently showing art by serra Qendra.  

Quinn has also experimented with black and white photography.

He wanted the exhibit to be titled “Here’s Looking at You, Roadkill”, which is the title of one of the works. As curator, I vetoed the idea since it doesn’t reflect the whole body of work.

Quinn participated at Art Farm, an LEA sim in the latter half of 2015.

Black and White Exhibition

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3D virtual sculpture, art, Black and White Exhibition, Kultivate Magazine, virtual art, virtual worlds

Kultivate’s Black and White Exhibition opened August 27 and will continue through September 3rd. It features black and white imagery from about 40 artists. The photo above shows 2D pieces by Elle Thorkveld.

Like Elle, Jaime Poutine often works with vibrant colors. I found these black and white images quite interesting, looking better inworld than in my photo here.

For a complete list of artists and a schedule of events check the Kultivate blog post.

There’s also 3D works. The piece above is by Eleseren Brianna.  I like the way the trees frame the galleries in the background.

A Yin Yang Hunt has been mentioned but during my visit I didn’t notice one symbol.

Some of the pieces by Myra Wildmist are shown in the photo above.

A few of the exhibitors are showing drawings. I especially like the ones by Sheba Blitz, shown above.

Photographs by Hana Hoobino.

Wanderlust Art Park July and August

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

There is still time to visit the summer exhibit at Wanderlust in Quentin. The above photo, snapped in the birdhouse, shows 2D work by the avatar who started it all, Mr Kaplan, (Quinn Leilani).

The biggest creative changes to Wanderlust were prompted by “the neighbors”. In SL, as in RL, adaptation is important. WANDERLUST Cafe owner Saul Goodie did an awesome renovation of the parcel while keeping the vibe and spirit of the art collective and destination space. There remains outdoor seating plus a quiet indoor cafe area with more space on the roof top.

The rooftop currently holds several works by Elle Thorkveld.

A nearby building exhibits both 2D and 3D works by four avatars. Shown above are pieces by Klaus in the foreground and art by Giselle Seeker on the wall.

The second level houses Art by Saul.

Outside this building is a Victorian Crossing Signal from Ying Industries. The park side has a Tesla Wireless Phone, also from Ying Industries, displayed on a pedestal.

A couple of the pieces shown on the Cafe side were originally in the Glass Jars Keepsakes Contest. The lovely piece in the foreground is by Olive.

In the center of the photo is a vase by Lynette Trinity, an ongoing contributor.

On the wooden display fence are beautiful works by the illustrator Chris Attwell. (Seraphim Placebo.)

On the park side, a photograph by new contributor Adrianna Biziou.

Usually I keep my draw distance down for photographing the Art Park. The red and white lighthouse, a landmark that has been in this view since way before the park has been here is gone, the land abandoned.

Also gone is the imposing castle with the dragon family. That land is for sale along with several other parcels in the area.

The art propped up against the stone fence is by Klaus, with a timely notecarded thought.

Above, 2D pieces from left to right by Klaus, Kate Silver, Saul Goodie, Lynette Trinity, Elle Thorkveld and baker Bloch.

Pieces by contributors, ChrysTeRox, serra Qendra, Melusina Parkin and Wheedle.

 

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.