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The Unrendered

posted by tayzia () at April 19th, 2010

The Unrendered is an art installation created by Failed Inventor.  Failed describes his creation as a "glimpse into  unrendered heaven..holding creations and shapes untainted by color".   Please join us for the opening of this exhibit on April 19th at 6pm slt, or stop by at your liesure, the installation will be up for one month. [caption id="attachment_771" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Unrendered..an immersive art installation"][/caption]  It is here beyond the black and white It is here within this shapely site I gaze upon the truth so ... more » »

“Orfeo’s Oratorio” – An Immersive Installation

posted by tayzia () at September 14th, 2009

"Orfeo's Oratorio" Date:  Sunday the 20th, September Time:  1 pm slt Location:  Ars Simulacra on the NMC Campus An Immersive Installation by Alizarin Goldflake The germ of the idea for Orfeo came into existence in 2001 when I was playing around with my digital drawing "The Very Rich Hours" ("Pink Colonade" in RL;  please see www.marthavista.com).  The drawing was done with Corel Painter and a Wacom digitizing tablet, and it  is 4520 x 6770 pixels. I had just finished it and for some reason I got ... more » »

Exhibit Opening at the Aho Museum

posted by tayzia () at June 11th, 2009

Three Featured artists with a variety of mediums and art forms.   In this exhibit you will find the real life paintings of Filthy Fluno, virtual static sculpture by Red Randt as well as virtual ever changing sculpture by Maryva Mayo.   Stop in and get to know these talented artists and ask them about their RL art as well! more » »

Experience Art! Simwide Art Installation at Ars Simulacra

posted by tayzia () at May 4th, 2009

SL/RL Composer/Artist Collaborative Art, Kinetic Art, Static Scultpure, Interactive Art, Light and Glow Enabled Art and More! Reunion by Andrek Lowell Sphere Ball by Suzanne Graves Laughing Flowers by Elizabeth Tinsley May by Misprint Thursday Musician Winters Kanto will be performing on the piano beginning at 6pm.  His style of music is Tango Ballad, Bossa, Jazz and Boleros.  Winters also plays Classical Music , Chopin, Bethoven, and Mozart at his Concerts. Artists in this sim-wide exhibit include: Spiral Walcher, Suzanne Graves, Madcow Cosmos, vanfarel Kupfer, Elizabeth ... more » »

Flickr Gettr v5

posted by tayzia () at March 8th, 2009

What is a Flickr Gettr you ask? In my words: The Flickr Gettr is a beautiful creation of collaborative art with pictures forming on different planes and levels.  Full immersion inside the installation allows you to experience the total concept, the musical background is mesmerizing.  Interactive art such as this is the new art, it is virtual art, the art of now and the art of the future. In the words of the artists: Live Flickr photo sharing search from recent users' public photo ... more » »

Upcoming Exhibits at the Aho Museum & Ars Simulacra on the NMC Campus

posted by tayzia () at December 22nd, 2008

These exhibits open at 3:30 p.m. slt on Sunday December the 28th.  At 3:30 we will congregate at the sim of Ars Simulacra and tour the exhibit created by Glyph Graves.   Glyph's pieces are colorful, organic, generally kinetic, sometimes reactive pieces of virtual art and prim manipulation.  Light and color permeates each piece in such a way that you may be mesmerized for hours as they transform shapes and hues.  Glyph has created sculpture and art which responds to  Second Life ... more » »

Research Presentation: Dr. Tom Boellstorff, author of “Coming of Age in Second Life”

posted by Bob Vernon (Dr. Robert (Bob) Vernon is professor of social work at the Indiana University School of Social Work. He is currently exploring the virtual world of "Second Life" for online teaching and research. This includes research "inworld" on how "Second Life" may help people with disabilities. His avatar is "Gabrielli Rossini" and he manages the group "Social Work Educators of SL.") at December 6th, 2008

The Virtual Ability Research Group will be hosting a presentation by Dr. Tom Boellstorff, the author of “Coming of Age in Second Life.” Tom is associate professor of anthropology at the University of California Irvine, and has done extensive research in SL culture. He will be speaking on his research and the presentation of self issues. Please join us! The program (should) be in both voice and text. more » »

Aho Museum and Ars Simulacra Art Exhibitions

posted by tayzia () at November 12th, 2008

The Aho Museum NMC Campus Curated by Tayzia Abattoir November 16, 2008 This exhibit opens at 11:30 a.m. SLT on Sunday, November the 16th and brings to you numerous works of art with a wide variety of unique Second Life art, including several one-of- a- kind pieces from various artists. The Museum is an amazing work of architectural art created by NMC’s CJ Carnot. When settings are turned to midnight, you will notice the subtle changes in hues on the building, and will ... more » »

One More Week of Cosmic Madness!

posted by tayzia () at June 3rd, 2008

Do not miss out on seeing this entire sim of artistry created by Madcow Cosmos, which is being held over until Tuesday June the 10th. Madcow Cosmos was born May 23, 1978. A chef by trade he resides in the pacific northwest of the USA. Initially drawn by the simple-to-use creation tools, SL soon fulfilled his life long desire to make three dimensional virtual art. Madcow has no formal training in any 3d rendering software or other artistic ... more » »


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