I am posting here early before the actual exhibit party because I wanted the people in Virtual Bloggers to see this post so that some may attend the Charity Exhibit. Elbow Muggins is a RL Commercial Illustrator. He is donating 50% of the profits from sales of the illustrated humor panels and his Christmas cards to the Children's Tumor Foundation.
This party will be Tuesday December 20th, at 6:30 PM SLT.
The exhibit runs from Dec. 15th through Dec 27th.
Location:
Emmalena Damour's Art Gallery and Photo Studio
5 cards = L$125 ( approx .53 USD or about 10 cents a card )
Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability as set by the National BBB.
http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/national/health/childrens-tumor-foundation-in-new-york-ny-359
Please feel free to copy and paste the above web address into your web browser. Please do not change or alter this information.
Charity Contact Information
Name: Children's Tumor Foundation
Address: 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212-344-6633
Web Address: www.ctf.org
BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments
Year, State Incorporated: 1978, New York
Affiliates: 35 chapters
Stated Purpose: "To end neurofibromatosis (NF) by funding research, increasing public awareness, supporting patients and families, and encouraging the establishment of NF clinics."
Programs: 82% Fund Raising: 10% Administrative: 8%
The other 50% of sales at the exhibit will be donated by Elbow Muggins to pay the tiers on my gallery. I have recently lost my client, I am self employed, so I have no income coming in. The Gallery needs to pay for itself for awhile, or I may have to close it.
It would be greatly appreciated if everyone could attend and take a look at Elbow Muggins Illustrations and Cards. Maybe buy something. Or if you need a gift for someone for Christmas, there is other art available at the gallery for sale. Any attendance and or purchase would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Emmalena Damour
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
The Beauty of Second Life Exhibit by Zeeva Quintessa
Zeeva Quintessa
This Exhibit is a successful exhibit once again. We had the part on December 5th. It was a smaller than usual turnout, may have been the time or it may have been any of a lot of different reasons.
I was quite impressed with her new work. Many of these pieces I had not seen before. I am posting 2 of the paintings here and my interpretation of what each the paintings message is.
I will talk about how I interpreted "Sometimes We Break" first, as I was drawn to this one again and again. I do not know what drew me, the colors or the different things in the painting. Finally the day of the party I verbalized what the painting said to me. With the sunset in the background and the open space, it reminded me of the end of a happy movie, where the hero rides off into the sunset and all is good. Then seeing the filmstrip broken and the curtains blowing in the wind, the couple reflected in the filmstrip and the name of the piece I got to thinking. Sometimes we break. Well the film strip was torn, so that signified the sometimes we do break. What is the deeper meaning though. "Sometimes We Break" well sometimes we as people do break, in our souls, in our hearts and in our spirit. Sometimes the happy ending portrayed in the movies never happens for many people. Sometimes life breaks our heart so bad that we can never see the happy ending and ride into the sunset. Thought provoking yes for me it is.
The last person to be at the opening party stayed and viewed the paintings with me. I had told him about what I saw in "Sometimes We Break" He said "Oh I can see that now. What do you see in the other one "Between Two Worlds"?" I stood there and looked at it. Then I saw it
The sword or dagger on the ground signifies a fight or struggle. The broken dress form, the chairs falling from the sky all signify material things. I saw the dress form as a metaphor of material. I saw a transparent woman in the background. There were birds and plants and wild things. This painting could be the struggle between the material world and the natural world. It could actually have a few different meanings. For example the struggle from being in the real world and the second life world. The struggle between being in the real world and the spiritual world. The struggle within oneself over the many things one deals with in life. Do I want to keep working hard and earning money so I can have the nice things that catch my eye, or do I want to just enjoy the natural things in life that are around me every day, and be more serene?
Both of these paintings are thought provoking to me.
An artist who can make one think so deeply by he work she shows is a very talented artist.
Zeeva is such an artist!
Here is Zeeva Quintessa's Biography, as written by Zeeva
About the artist / photographer
Rez / Birthday - July 4, 2008
My first few days in Second Life were spent playing as a “Vampire”, running around trying to suck people dry of their blood (seems very silly to me now), but it was fun at the moment for me. I was also amazed by the fashion that was being produced here, some extremely nice outfits – very much like wearable art. So needless to say the next few months I wandered around to find new stores and fun things to experience. That is how
I discovered so many different “artsy” style sims, some truly amazing builds, I was in awe. So much that I found myself spending more and more time searching these types of
areas out. The type of places you could sit at for hours, never speaking, never moving...to just be there.
As time went on, I started to photograph these sims that I had come know and love. With a little help of some personal background music my photos became a bit more complex with textures I had hand painted on the computer or in RL then uploaded. These images and the process were (still is) always an emotional experience for me, often times bringing tears to my eyes for some feeling that was brought to surface by the location, the image and the music playing at that time. My photos are mainly done for me, as it can be very therapeutic...however it was wonderful to find out others were also taking notice of some of my creations – hence the SL career launch as a photographer. I now have two galleries which showcase some of my photos and artwork. I feel very lucky to have found a calling in SL.
On my non-photo taking days I can often be found sailing or flying at the Blake Sea areas of Second Life. It’s very inspirational to me and I find a lot of peace just riding the SL winds. With so many different activities to do, I think I will be here in SL for a good bit of time, seeing what sort of trouble I can get into.
She has a couple of places where she has her work.
Zee West Gallery and Photo Studio
Z Image Gallery
MJ Rainforest -DJ-
Our DJ was MJ Rainforest (Shell-Shell) has been a DJ for a good portion of her time here in SL. She is one of the few DJ I know that will actually search out specific music at your request and set up the gig with what you want. She plays almost every type of music. She tries to appropriately match the music to the venue and the event. I am so happy to have her here, when I need her. I value the friendship I have with Shell.Below are photographs of the Party on The 5th.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Moe Sandalwood presenting his "Dezentricised" exhibit!
Here is some information about this fantastic exhibit and about the artist! This information is taken from the notecards that Moe had provided to me.
Dezentricised
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"Dezentricised" consists of an installation and a series of primages derived from it - made in the first week of November 2011.
Original SL-artwork by Moeuhane Sandalwood
The show:
"Dezentricised" is a series of works that are oscillating between several extremes.
The work is imbalaced and yet harmonic, formalistic and abstract, even and odd at the same time.
It travels from light to dark, between color and grey, shiny and dull.
The viewer can rest in it, yet will never get rid of a certain unsettling, uneasy feeling.
"Dezentricised" draws it's energy from this perpetuum-pendulum motion present in the uncertainty of our present day times.
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Story behind "Dezentricised - Centricsim Series":
Moeuhane Sandalwood's artistic venue has always followed two paths - realistic and abstract. Both sides come to their rights within their own time.
After the rather story driven installations in the first half of 2011, Moe's other side demanded its space again. Moeuhane Sandalwood went back to prim-based abstractions.
For a recent exhibition he revisited his "Centricism"-Series - which was one of his first primphotography-explorations after coming to Second Life in 2009.
While hanging the exhibition the idea for the installation came to him - and he instantly started building right on the spot.
After the final touches on the installation in his studio Moeuhane Sandalwood decided that the installation is the perfect base to continue the original "Centricism"-Series with a "twist". The new series "Dezentricised" was born - and premiering here at Emmalena Damour's Art Gallery in November 2011.
Moe Sandalwood
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Moe Sandalwood (moeuhane.sandalwood) is a storyteller and conceptual photographer, specializing in 'staged art'.
As a resident artist Moe is part of the Aeonia Arts Group.
For the most part Moe works with scenery and moods found on the awesome sims presented by SL's most gifted residents.
Although working with specific locations and scenery at times, he mostly picks out a tiny detail and tries to capture the story within - to be relived by the spectator in his/her very personal way.
Every piece of his work is a stage of life where the spectator is also actor and director, creating the story through his/her own eyes.
In the January 2011 round of the UWA Art Challenge Moe Sandalwood was awarded the "Workhouse & Art Place d-o-o-b Prize" for his piece "Shivering Rock".
Moe exhibited at Burn2 - as part of the Aeonia Arts Group. A recreation of the famed installation "Welcome to fabulous AntVegas" can be seen at Aeonia.
Recently Moe Sandalwood also started to share some RL-photography in Second Life.
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The exhibit was a success. We had live music provided by Ghostie Wildmist singing some wonderful songs with her sexy sultry voice. Not as many people there as normal for the actual party, but people have been coming and seeing the exhibit throughout the week.
For any artists that would like to be a guest artist please contact me inworld, send me a notecard if I am not available as my ims get capped.
If you need a place to show and sell your art, I have some rental spaces available at a low cost. Follow this Slurl to view the Gallery annex.
Gallery Annex (rental spaces for artists)
I hope to see you at the next party it is always a fun time of live music, dancing, and ART, ART, ART!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Zook Demen Exhibit
I have been remiss about getting things posted in my blog. The Zook Demen exhibit party was a big success. There were many people there.
Zook Demen
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Earth Wind Fire and Water Exhibit Party was a success!
I have been somewhat remiss in getting this update on the exhibit written so please forgive me on my lateness. The Earth Wind Fire and Water Exhibit was quite successful. For Layla Smith's first big exhibit there was plenty of excitement. She also sold many of her photographs and paintings. There were many wonderful enthusiastic and positive comments on the lighting and focus of her photography. We had a very nice turn out for the party. a total of 30 people the evening of the party. There was also a good turnout in the days that followed.
I look forward to posting many more wonderful guest artist exhibit party photographs along with information about our artists.
Please feel free to comment on this blog.
The live music was provided to us by Ghostie Wildmist. She is not new to Second Life, but she is new to the performing live scene. I was So thrilled to hear the music she selected for us. If you get a chance to see her live, please check out her performance. Here are some photographs of the party.
 SeanKG and other art lovers |  Bliss Dinsel, LaylaSmith, Gary Aquacade |
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 | There were many other people there that I didn't get the time to photograph. Sometimes the party is more important then getting the photographs. I was able to chat with a lot of people and answer questions. I was so excited about this particular exhibit as Layla is so new to Second Life. I Really do get excited about everyone seeing the work of the guest artists that I invite into my Gallery, into the place I spend most of my sl time. Thank you for sharing that with me. |
I look forward to posting many more wonderful guest artist exhibit party photographs along with information about our artists.
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