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Inside Second Life, Monogram Virtua Entertainment (http://monogramvirtua.com) sponsored its first annual Second Life Art Exhibit and Jewelry Show, April 19 – 20, 2008. Art & Jewelry enthusiasts from both cyber and real worlds arrived in Second Life to view both the inventive and the practical in virtual world art and jewelry. This was the largest art exhibit and jewelry show to date in the virtual world. The First Annual Second Life Art Exhibit and Jewelry Show was hosted at the Monogram Virtua’s Convention Center/Big Top Tent on Monogram Tria (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogram%20Tria/202/136/22) and yielded over 300 Art & Jewelry aficionados from around the globe in cyber space.
Featured artists included the late twentieth century contemporary Mexican artist Francisco Zuñiga and Real Life artist Stanley Silver. Additional exhibits included both SL representations of Real Life artwork and jewelry as well as sculptures, paintings, drawings and photographs born in Second Life. Artistic creations by SL artists Zephyru Zapedzki, Reno Checchinato, Zanara Zenovka, JD Hansen, Zanza Marx, Wollemia Sands, Lala Lightfoot, PC Beaumont, Zoozyq Aeon, Luka Dayafter, Bethanne Boyd, Phyzz Fizz, Tjake Kearny, Thely Anansi, and many more were displayed in the Convention Center’s open courtyard and Big Top Tent (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogram%20Tria/198/196/22).
The Event Series
This was Monogram Virtua’s third virtual event in a series of aficionado based cyber world shows designed to bring members of Second Life’s various communities together. The idea for the Art Exhibit was born out of a conversation that Monogram Virtua co-Founder Randall K. Rubin had with Ariel Zuñiga. A close family friend, Ariel is Francisco Zuñiga’s son and is chief manager of his father’s important and prolific artistic legacy. Rubin was in the midst of describing his work with Monogram Virtua in Second Life and asked if Ariel would allow his company to represent his father’s work in the cyberspace. With his permission, Monogram Virtua quickly established an art gallery dedicated to Zuñiga’s works next to the movie theater on Monogramia Prime (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogramia%20Prime/41/74/22). The gallery attracted the attention of fellow art enthusiasts in Second Life.
The two-day event concluded with an awards ceremony announcing Art Exhibitor Cat Baccaccio (owner of Cat’s Eye Gallery http://slurl.com/secondlife/Skegemog/29/141/115) and Jeweler FaiRodis Aviatik (jewelry displayed at Russia – Rossiya http://slurl.com/secondlife/Russia/165/84/44) for having the most creative displays, voted by peers and patrons. Each winner will receive a free full-page ad in the new MV Vendor Directory and free advertising at the Design/Build Expo coming to the Convention Center in May 2008.
About the Featured Artists
Francisco Zuñiga was one of the most highly honored and prolific Mexican contemporary artists of the 20th century. Zuñiga was a member of the Academy of Art, Mexico and was winner of the Kotaro Takamura prize in Japan, received the National Awards for the Arts, and was honored with an Exhibition in the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. Zuñiga passed away in 1998 as one of the most prolific and renowned artists of his time and after a career that spanned more than eight decades. Monogram Virtua has already been dubbed the official cyber world representative in Second Life and elsewhere for Zuñiga’s work and has completed construction of the Zuniga Museum (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogramia%20Prime/41/74/22) on Monogramia Prime next to Monogram Virtua’s Flagship Theater that hosted a film premiere earlier in 2008.
Stanley Silver’s artwork spotlights the impact of sport and celebrity on our culture. With his realistic technique, Silver illustrates, in a way few artists can, the intensity of the colorful personalities he paints, as well as the raw emotion of the personalities as they actively pursue their passions whether on the big screen or on the athletic field. He creates a dramatic and timeless feel in all of his work and includes personalities from sports and entertainment such as Jimi Hendrix, Jackie Robinson, Frank Sinatra, and Al Pacino. He captures the essence of his subjects’ personalities in each painting he creates and his mastery of the canvas enables him to paint his subject matter with raw emotion and accuracy. Stanley Silver developed an intense interest in capturing life through his art.
About Monogram Virtua Entertainment
Monogram Virtua Entertainment is a full service 3D virtual world consulting, building and design firm founded by filmmaker Randall K. Rubin and cutting edge digital entertainment technology expert Harold Whaley. Founded in the ever popular Second Life platform, which open its doors to the public in 2003 and has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions worldwide, Monogram Virtua’s business centers around providing artists, entertainers, and entertainment business partners with a portal into the discover a vast digital community, teaming with people, entertainment, experiences and commercial opportunities. Imagine creating any business you want in the virtual world and having customers from all over the globe, who visit, become exposed to your products, and purchase both real life and Second Life merchandise with real exchangeable currency in an environment free from the restrictions of physical commerce. Second Life currently supports millions of US dollars in daily convertible currency transactions and countless more in traditional commerce generated by virtual world advertising of real life products, and Monogram Virtua is a premium conduit to bridge the gap between real world entertainment and 3D cyber commerce.
For additional information, go to www.monogramvirtua.com
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