SLCC Art Exhibit

It is said that there is no word for “art” in the Balinese culture. In fact, art making is part of daily life for children, adults, and everyone in between. Many would argue that the same holds true in the visually captivating world of Second Life. Since nearly everything one sees and interacts with in SL is created by its users and not by the Second Life staff, one could say that it follows the same theory as Balinese culture. However, in the past few years, RL artists and creative people are setting up camp in SL to show and sell their artworks to enthusiasts from around the world. They’re making huge statements about society and reflections on reality. Never has there been a more effective way for artists to connect to the artworld and connect to eachother. With all the excitement and media attention surfacing about Second Life as a business and social networker’s dream, its no wonder why artists in Second Life are starting to generate a huge buzz. This buzz is literally headed for Chicago in August in the form of the Second Life Community Convention Art Expo.

From August 24 – 26, the Chicago Hilton Hotel becomes the home to the artwork of many artists from Second Life. The exhibit will take place throughout the hotel during the Second Life Community Convention, which is grabbing the attention of thousands of media circuits from across the world. These artists are on the cutting edge of virtual reality technology as they create, collaborate, and connect with art enthusiasts in real time and within a visually rich environment. With thousands of artists logging into Second Life each day, it’s impossible to exhibit all their artwork, but curator Jeffrey Lipsky (aka FIlthy FLuno) is bringing together some of the brightest stars from virtual reality to Chicago! What makes these diverse artist special is that their artworks exist not only in the computer world, but in real life too! While artists like Shoshana Epsilon, Half Moxing, and Dancoyote Antonelli create their imagery inside the virtual world, other artists like Esch Snoats, Tuna Oddfellow, Gracie Kendall, and Static Schultz apply other digital and “hands on” techniques.

The “in world” exhibit promises to be just as exciting as the RL. Exhibitions will be at Artropolis and other locations, where artists won’t be limited to the laws of physics and gravity as in the RL exhibit. Click here to see the grid wide locations.