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"STONE CANOE" ARTS JOURNAL RECEPTION IN SECOND LIFE
SUMMARY
A "Mixed Reality" assemblage of the best art being done in Upstate New
York from established to emerging artists. Thirty in all, in one
location, to replicate in Second Life a parallel Real Life show with the
same art from the awards-winning Stone Canoe Arts Journal. Show curated
by Gail Hoffmann courtesy of Delevan Art Gallery, Standing Stone Gallery
in Second Life, and Syracuse University.
DATE: Saturday, 31st January, 2009
TIME: 2:30pm - 4:30pm PST
LOCATION: Standing Stone Art Gallery, Da Vinci Isle Sim
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/59/20/27
OVERVIEW
STONE CANOE ARTS JOURNAL RECEPTION will be held January 31st at the
Delevan Art Gallery in Real Life and Standing Stone Gallery in Second
Life. "Stone Canoe" is an annual, awards-winning, prestigious, 400-page
Journal of Arts and Ideas from Upstate New York that is now three years
old.
This year's launch will be held in "Mixed Reality". The Delevan Art
Gallery in Syracuse, New York expects a crowd of 250 university and
community leaders and journal contributors, including 60 poets and
writers and 30 visual artists. The Standing Stone Gallery in Second life
expects a crowd of 50 well-known members of the virtual worlds art
community.
Robert Colley is Editor of the Stone Canoe Arts Journal and Associate
Dean at University College of Syracuse University, which is sponsoring
the launch party. In Second Life he is known as Stonecanoe Smythe and
the Curator of Standing Stone Gallery in Da Vinci Isle Sim.
Colley states, "I want this year's opening to be mixed reality to
simultaneously showcase Upstate New York to Second Life, and Second Life
to Upstate New York. The mission of Stone Canoe, my university journal,
is to introduce the world to the richness of the upstate arts scene. I
see Second Life as an extension of that to give our upstate artists and
writers more international exposure. Standing Stone Gallery is a Second
Life presence of Syracuse University, helping to fulfill the
university's mission of 'scholarship in action.'"
"In order to do that, I have to educate the upstate arts scene to the
potential of the 3D internet, virtual worlds, and Second Life. I have to
show them its capabilities, its limitations, its unique advantages as a
medium of art."
In the last few years there have been several "mixed reality" art
launches using Second Life as a complementary platform. This launch is
distinguished by the regional art represented and the scope of artistry
displayed. Work by thirty different artists will be showcased, including
established artists such as Roger Shimomura and emerging artists such as
John Fitzsimmons.
SAMPLE ART WORKS
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"Brendon (Icon)", Jon Gernon, egg tempera and 23k gold leaf on wood
panel
"The Past Of", John Fitzsimmons, oil on canvas
"Classmates", Roger Shimomura, acrylic on canvas
"The Gas Station Wrap", Jennifer Marsh, 450 artists, 2,500 students, 15
countries
Skeptics scoff at art in 3D virtual worlds, asking, "How can you sell
and buy art in a digital world when the original is 'real' and the
virtual is a 'copy'?!" Thoughtful observers note, "There is something to
this. Isn't this like Real World music, where the 'original' is copied
and sold, digitally, repeatedly, legally, and profitably?"
Second World observers extend the comparison," How is Second Life art not
like Second Life music, where appreciative audiences experience great
work via the 3D internet that they would never have experienced in real
life?" Musicians who perform regularly in Second Life have rocketed from
five to 500 in the last several years.
The Second Life Art Community is alive and well. A Second Life search on
"art gallery" shows 3,000 immediate "place hits" indicating galleries
displaying and selling paintings, sculptures, kinetic art, and audio
art. Second Life has unique capabilities for artists including free tool
kits for incorporating not only textures but 3D modeling, scripting, and
sounds. Art works can be static, dynamic, standalone, or even wearable
on the artist's or patron's "avatar" (personal 3D representation in
Second Life).
Persephone Phoenix, who will host the in world event, says, "The arts in
SL have always been significant, but the community has become more
vibrant with the inclusion of more and more artists. Standing Stone is a
great place for artists from First life to experience the possibilities
of Second Life. This will be the first mixed reality launch party for
the journal and it's wonderful! It's an art gallery show inside of an
art gallery show!" Phoenix is a Member of the Standing Stone Studios
Board, established to expose Second Life audiences to high quality art,
books and music from Real Life.
Philippe Pascal, editor of the Vitruvius Arts Journal for the Metaverse,
agrees. "Vitruvius started as an arts magazine in the virtual world of
Second Life but expanded to the world wide web. We think there will be
much more of such crossing between worlds as artists of all kinds
continue to experiment with new media and new ways of reaching a
worldwide audience." Pascal owns the Da Vinci Isle Sim, devoted to the
enrichment of the SL community through the arts and host location for
Standing Stone Gallery.
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DETAILS
Works by thirty Upstate New York artists will be on display at the
Delevan Art Gallery in Syracuse, New York and the Standing Stone Gallery
in Second Life. The exhibit is curated by Gail Hoffman and will run from
January 22 through February 28.
DELEVAN ART GALLERY in Syracuse, New York - 501 W. Fayette St, Syracuse
NY (www.delavanartgallery.com)
STANDING STONE GALLERY in Second Life - Da Vinci Isle Sim (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da
Vinci Isle/59/20/27)
Guests at the Delavan Art Gallery will be hosted by Robert Colley and
meet the artists and see their work in Real Life. Guests will also see
the work displayed in parallel in Second Life with Second Life guests
admiring it, on a large screen computer at the reception.
Guests at the Standing Stone Gallery will be hostessed by Persephone
Phoenix and will be able to see the same works of art in Second Life
that guests in Syracuse see.
STONE CANOE is an awards-winning, prestigious, 400-page Journal of Arts
and Ideas from Upstate New York that is now three years old. Stone Canoe
is published annually and is available through Amazon.com and selected
college and commercial bookstores in the Upstate New York region
(http://www.stonecanoejournal.org/).
ROBERT COLLEY is Associate Dean at University College of Syracuse
University and Editor of the community-oriented arts journal, Stone
Canoe. His publications encompass the fields of philosophy, literature,
education, marketing, and photography. In Second Life he is director of
the Standing Stone Productions art gallery, performance space, and
bookstore.
SECOND LIFE (TM) is a premier virtual worlds platform extant in the USA
and more than 100 countries worldwide. Its residents constitute a
resource of talented consumers and developers wedded to the concept of
virtual reality as a creative environment for extending human
activities, commerce and relationships. Bing Gordon, former Chief
Creative Officer of Electronic Arts, has called Second Life "the lingua
franca [common language] of virtual worlds." (http://secondlife.com/)
VITRUVIUS is a Journal of Arts for the Metaverse that is now one year
old. Vitruvius is published quarterly and is available online and in
Second Life kiosks (http://vitruviusjournal.com/)
PERSEPHONE PHOENIX holds a Bachelor's and a Master's of Fine Arts and is
in her final semester as a Master's candidate in Education. Phoenix was a
college instructor for several years teaching courses in creative
writing, English composition, English literature and women's studies.
Currently, she teaches English to children in a New York City school.
She has published poetry in first life journals, newsletters and
literary magazines. In Second Life, Phoenix has published in Anon,
Absence of Shadows, Imagining Desire, and a collection of poetry called
Van Gogh's Other Ear. She began hosting literary events in SL in January
of 2005 and has hosted a poetry open mic at the Blue Angel Poets' Dive
each Sunday since August of 2006.
GAIL HOFFMAN was born in Hempstead, New York. She received a BA with
Honors in Fine Arts from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA and an MFA in
Printmaking from Indiana University. She taught at the Park School in
Brooklandville, Md., before coming to Syracuse, where she is a part-time
professor in the School of Art and Design at Syracuse University. She
casts her bronze work in the university's sculpture facility.
Her first solo show was at the Chuck Levitan Gallery in Soho in 1998.
She has shown at the Denise Bibro Gallery in Chelsea and has been a
National Affiliate Member of SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery since 2001. In 2007
she was in the group show "Under One Roof: Reprise" at the Everson
Museum of Art. She is the recipient of numerous awards and shows
regionally and nationally. She most recently received an award in the
Cooperstown Art Association National 2008 and won the first prize award
in the Texas national 2008.
PHILIPPE PASCAL was born in a Belgian family where arts and culture were
never absent. Besides his education as a jazz saxophonist, Philippe
studied marketing and communication and is now an Amsterdam-based
media/marketing consultant and freelance writer. He promotes arts in
both real life and virtual reality. He manages "Da Vinci Isle - Art
Exhibitions" in Second Life and is a member of the board of directors of
several real-world art-related organizations including theatre and
music.
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"Brendon (Icon)", Jon Gernon, egg
tempera and 23k gold leaf on wood panel
Image Copyright 2009 by Syracuse
University, Used By Permission
"Stone Canoe", a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York, is
published annually, each spring, by University College of Syracuse
University (http://www.stonecanoejournal.org/).
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"The Past Of", John Fitzsimmons, oil
on canvas
Image Copyright 2009 by Syracuse
University, Used By Permission
"Stone Canoe", a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York, is
published annually, each spring, by University College of Syracuse
University (http://www.stonecanoejournal.org/).
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"Classmates", Roger Shimomura, acrylic on
canvas
Image Copyright 2009 by Syracuse
University, Used By Permission
"Stone Canoe", a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York, is
published annually, each spring, by University College of Syracuse
University (http://www.stonecanoejournal.org/).
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(Click for larger image)
"The Gas Station Wrap", Jennifer Marsh, 450
artists, 2,500 students, 15 countries
Image Copyright 2009 by Syracuse
University, Used By Permission
"Stone Canoe", a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York, is
published annually, each spring, by University College of Syracuse
University (http://www.stonecanoejournal.org/).
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Image Copyright 2009 by Syracuse
University, Used By Permission
"Stone Canoe", a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York, is
published annually, each spring, by University College of Syracuse
University (http://www.stonecanoejournal.org/). |
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