{"id":6141,"date":"2020-11-02T04:20:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T10:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=6141"},"modified":"2020-11-02T04:20:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T10:20:19","slug":"emotions-in-art-in-second-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/emotions-in-art-in-second-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotions in art in Second Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Emotions in art in Second\u00a0Life<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"posted-on\">Posted on <time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2020-11-01T14:53:49+00:00\">November 1, 2020<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> <span class=\"byline-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/modemworld.me\/author\/peysworld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Inara Pey<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50555070317_d5b4591c60_3k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3072\" height=\"1152\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Michel Bechir Gallery: Emotions \u2013 Lynx Luga<\/em><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Currently on display at the <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Embrace\/26\/226\/2502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Michel Bechir Gallery<\/a> is a ensemble exhibition featuring five Second Life photographer-artists, offering images under the common theme of <em>Emotions<\/em>.\u00a0The participating artists are AngeloDiabolico, Mya Audebarn, Max Seagate, Robyn35, and Lynx Luga, with four of the artists on display within the gallery building, and one \u2013 AngeloDiabolico \u2013 on the courtyard outside.<\/p>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Given the title of the exhibition, the majority of the images presented focus on avatar studies \u2013 but within them, there are also some unexpected pieces that add a twist to the theme, whilst others offer a more narrative slant to the theme.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50554203563_184a510717_3k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3072\" height=\"1152\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Michel Bechir Gallery: Emotions \u2013 AngeloDiabolico<\/em><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Take Angelo\u2019s pieces for example; several have a powerful fantasy theme running through them that provide a rich narrative that frames their focus, bringing life and depth to the characters through the suggestion of emotion rather than a direct focusing on the subject. Just look at <em>An Angel Without Wings <\/em>as singular example: there is a story here just waiting for the imagination to open; one of beauty, fallen angels, regret, loss, loneliness and more, transmitted from the title of the piece through the setting and use of color to focus down on the central character in such a way the the depth of emotion she is feeling is unmistakable, despite the fact we cannot see her face.<\/p>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">By her own admission, Robyn35 is new to the world of Second life photography and still finding her way; however, her work already has a balance and focus that makes it worthy of exhibition. Located on the upper floor of the gallery, she presents a set of images that might be seen as \u201ctraditional\u201d avatar studies: minimal or no background, close-in, often soft focus on the subject, etc. However, in doing so, Robyn demonstrates the ability to transmit emotions through her work in a single frame without the need for us to necessarily click any of them to read the title.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50554935416_4f7a04ec16_3k.jpg\" width=\"3072\" height=\"1152\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Michel Bechir Gallery: Emotions \u2013 Robyn35<\/em><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">On the lower floor, Mya (for the most part) follows this technique, but with a focus on the facial expression to convey emotion, whilst also using a sense of motion in some of her pieces to give an alternative expression of emotion \u2013 freedom, happiness, reflection. The balance of portrait and broader study giving her selection a richness of expression.<\/p>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Max Seagate also offers a combination of solo images and those using a sense of motion to convey their emotions. He also joins Angelo in presenting several pieces that appear to be moments of broader narrative, in which the captured moment is but a single frame in which the emotional power of that broader picture is focused.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50555070187_b60a217573_3k.jpg\" width=\"3072\" height=\"1152\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Michel Bechir Gallery: Emotions \u2013 Mya Audebarn<\/em><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">However,and without wishing to appear biased \u2013 all of the art in this exhibition is rich in content and its ability to hold the eye \u2013 I admit to finding the pieces presented by Lyna Luga within the entrance hall of the gallery particularly compelling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inline-ad-1-compound-container\">\n<div id=\"inline-ad-1-compound-0\" class=\"compound-ad-unit\">\n<div class=\"ata-frame-wrapper\">\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Among these are the more \u201ctraditional\u201d avatar studies, presented here as paintings or in soft focus; there is also the use of motion to transmit emotion. But this is a selection that also includes inanimate objects to generate an emotional response.\u00a0 Some of these use poetry to aid their framing \u2013 but there is one, <em>Silent Courtyard,<\/em> that appears <em>sans<\/em> avatars and words or anything one might reasonably expect to generate a sense of emotion; yet it is for me the most emotionally charged of all the images within this exhibit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50554935571_8af990bff2_3k.jpg\" width=\"3072\" height=\"1152\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Michel Bechir Gallery: Emotions \u2013 Max Seagate<\/em><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">With five artists drawn together by theme, <em>Emotions<\/em> will (I gather) remain in place for around another week or so \u2013 so be sure to catch it.<\/p>\n<h3>SLurl Details<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Embrace\/26\/226\/2502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Michel Bechir Gallery<\/a> (Embrace, rated Adult)<\/p>\n<p>Have a great week from all of us at Zoha Islands Fruit Islands and Eden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emotions in art in Second\u00a0Life Posted on November 1, 2020 by Inara Pey Michel Bechir Gallery: Emotions \u2013 Lynx Luga Currently on display at the Michel Bechir Gallery is a ensemble exhibition featuring five Second Life photographer-artists, offering images under the common theme of Emotions.\u00a0The participating artists are AngeloDiabolico, Mya Audebarn, Max Seagate, Robyn35, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/emotions-in-art-in-second-life\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,3,4,5,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}