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CON GRANDE ENTUSIASMO,SI COMUNICA,CHE E' NATA LA CITTA' DI CATANIA,FONDATA,NEL 729,A.C DA GRECI CALCIDESI,NEL CORSO DELLA SUA STORIA,E' STATA DISTRUTTA DA ERUZIONI VULCANICHE. CATANIA E' FAMOSA NEL MONDO, PER IL SUO CENTRO  STORICO IN STILE BAROCCO, DICHIARATO  DALL'UNESCO PATRIMONIO DELL'UMANITA'. DALLA BELLISSIMA VIA ETNEA SI GODE L'IMPONENZA E L'ALTEZZA DEL VULCANO  PIU' GRANDE D'EUROPA,  ATTIVO CON COLATE LAVICHE,QUINDI SAREMO FELICI DI INVITARVI A VISITARLA QUI PER LO SPLENDORE DI QUESTA CITTA'..GRAZIE,,

Elin Egoyan aka Maripel aka Marijke Pel

Elin lives in The Netherlands with husband, 2 sons and 3 cats.

My artistic life started about 20 years ago with a pencil, soft pastel crayon and my fingers as tools. Finally after a long time ignoring my desire to draw (teenagers are busy with far more ‘important’ things of course:)) I gave in and,… was lost! I really got the hang of it!

In pastel crayon I found soon satisfaction in making ethnical portraits. The challenge to make them almost photographic was high, and came out as I liked it. As example I took photo’s that triggered me. A look or expression in the faces or simply how someone sat or did was enough. I took what I found important and let out what was not essential. If you are interested to see these pastels you will find some of them in ZRM Gallery. (see my picks)

But the smell of oil paint was calling and it did not take very long to change my direction. First oil paintings, but because of my impatience ( it takes sooooo long before oil paint is dry) I started soon after that with acryl paint.

Looking back I see that my subjects often expresses things of (my) life. Things were I am thinking about, a feeling or emotion. I try to tell that in bright and harmonious colours and painting with my intuition and inner emotion as guide, I let myself float with the motions and colours. Normaly starting a painting and not knowing were it ends.

When I came to Second Life, one of my main goals was to have my own gallery and show what I made in RL. In those 3 years I found so many satisfaction in being creative in more ways SL offers. The landscaping, the building,… the drive to make creations better and better.

Very careful I stepped recently on the artistic SL-road and make digital art and vases. And so my SLigital art and RLainting art and life’s meet and unite to something were I am very happy about.


My gallery you find here

More you find here


KABLOOM
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When I was invited to particpate the exhibition Kabloom, I felt this was a challenge to make digital art with a theme as a guideline. Luckely the subject was a good choise. Every artist can find something in it.
I took the Egyptian symbol KA, what stands for life force. This force is something every living souls will reach at (reaching hands) Also you will find the Ankh symbol in this artwork, what has more or less the same meaning as the KA. The color choise just happend intuitive. Strange because normally I am more atracted to warm colors like red orange and yellow. Clear will be that the turning vortex in the middle has to draw the life force to one point preparing you to a bliss experience.

Take a look at the Kabloom exhibition



PERSPECTIVES
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Perspectives is a contest organized by Figbash Snook. He asked several artists to make an artpiece based on a picture he send them. The picture did not tell me so much. So it was hard to get something done what tells a story or expres a feeling.
Greetings!

Welcome to Perspectives 2010, and thanks again for taking the time to be a part of this amazing project. This note contains your reference photo, along with all the information you will need to make your submission

====== SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ======

*** Submission Rules ***
You are free to do whatever you like with the image. Any and all software and manipulations allowed, either RL or inworld. You can also add as much additional content as you feel necessary, from any source that is not a violation of copyright regulations. The only rule is that you must preserve at least one visual element from the original reference photo.

*** About the Photo ***
Since I am a portrait artist, the reference photo is naturally of a person, but do feel free to use other elements besides the main subject if it suits your own style better. I also ignored the first rule of dynamic composition and centered the subject to give you the freedom to move your frame of reference in any direction you choose.

*** Size ***
As a guideline, please size your submission no greater than 5x5x5. If you need to work outside these boundaries for the piece to work, contact me and we can try to work something out.

*** Deadline ***
Please send me your submission on or before 16 March.

*** Naming Standard ***



***Permissions ***
Please send your work mod/copy/no-trans.


Here is the reference photo for the project

Please name your work: "Perspectives 2010 - "
In the decription field please put "Artwork by "

torben asp @ illusions march 27th @3:30 pm slt

oin us for original works by a master of the synthesizer combined with multimedia particle effects.

Torben Asp composes and performs electronic music of an ambient/new age style with input from other styles like classic music and artists like Jean Michel Jarre...To that you add a original and synthesizer magic and you are well underway into the recreative universe of Torben Asp.

Every tune has its own story to take you on a mood-altering journey.

Sometimes Torben employs fantastic particleshows to accompany his compositions and add a visual element to his creative palette.

This is not only a Concert! - its an Experience!

Equipment:
Behringer Keyboard UMX 61, Propellerhead Reason , Propellerhead Record and lots of Patience.

Formed in 1998 which sometimes shows in the sound....

For more info please visit:

http://www.torbenasp.com
http://cdbaby.com/cd/torbenasp
http://cdbaby.com/cd/torbenasp2

Roberto Tardito-->monday march 21st @11:00 am slt

Roberto Tardito nasce a Ivrea il 17 marzo del 1984.
Dall’età di sei anni inizia a studiare pianoforte, e negli anni successivi perfeziona la tecnica chitarristica, già impostata da autodidatta.
L'ascolto appassionato di ogni genere di musica, in questi anni di formazione, aiuta a far si che Roberto inizi a comporre musiche per conto proprio, talvolta rimodellando frammenti di ogni tradizione europea.
Dall'altro lato coltiva l'amore per la letteratura e la poesia. Nascono così le prime canzoni.
Non solo questo, però. Il 2003 è dedicato alla composizione delle musiche per lo spettacolo teatrale "Simone Veil".
Tra il 2004 e il 2005 inizia un'intensa attività concertistica, culminata in un concerto alla manifestazione Tavagnasco Rock, in una serata comune con Mauro Pagani e Morgan.
Nel 2006 si dedica alla realizzazione del progetto discografico "CONTROVENTO" nel quale hanno suonato alcuni dei più famosi artisti italiani quali Francesco Guccini, Ivano Fossati, Angelo Branduardi, Fabrizio De Andrè, Niccolò Fabi, Samuele Bersani. .
Nel 2007 e 2008 presenta l'album in 57 concerti in SL.
Nel 2009 ha pubblicato il "Otrebor" , lanciato ufficialmente in Second Life, cosa che si appresta a fare anche per il suo ultimo cd "Se io fossi Dylan", nella doppia versione italiana ed inglese.



Roberto started making music in 1998. In 2003 he wrote the music for the show "Simone Weil". After that, in 2004-2005 he presented his songs in several live shows, included a performance during Tavagnasco Rock Festival. In that night he performed on the same stage as Mauro Pagani and Morgan. During 2006 he worked to a discographical project, CONTROVENTO, released in July 2007In this album some famous Italian artists played with him. People like: Francesco Guccini, Ivano Fossati, Angelo Branduardi, Fabrizio De André, Niccolò Fabi, Samuele Bersani.
In 2008 he released his last cd "OTREBOR".He's currently releasing his last cd "Se io fossi Dylan".

http://www.robertotardito.it

open this end

Wizard is proud to endorse one of the coolest art group inworld:
OPEN THIS END

“OPEN THIS END” is the group of Art and Culture. Is one of the best known art groups in Virtual Worlds with more than 700 excellent artist’s members inworld. Now “OPEN THIS END” group have been selected to be in the WORLD EXPO SHANGHAI 2010. We will be there in the special and selected program for the Expo, during the 6 months. More than a wonderful success, it is a dream, because it’s the most important event in the world!

VIDEO: http://en.expo2010.cn/sr/video/index.htm

OPEN THIS END's project is to promote, to show and to enjoy with the virtual art in SL & even in RL and to show the art works in a very specials forums and museums. We are working, promoting and helping all related with Art and Creation. This group is for all that loves the Culture and the Art. We do Classes, Conferences, Showcases and Exhibits. We are doing also a catalogue SL/RL called OPEN ART to show the SL Art & Culture. We have many cultural events per week and all high quality and great. We have the best ART groups, galleries and artists. We are alive, active and full of ideas and projects.

“OPEN THIS END" is a NONPROFIT association, so we all work for free. Artists will never have to pay. This is not our business, it is our passion. We work for you and your art; to promote and to show your Art, Group, Gallery, Showcase or Creation. We all art lovers do "OPEN THIS END".

WEB: http://www.openthisend.org (work in progress)

THE FIRST EXHIBITION:

OPEN THIS END was presented for the first time in Wizard, thanks to our generous Promoter and Hosted CATALINA McCaw, with the very well known exhibition called: "Post Crisis Era"

The POST CRISIS ERA exhibition concept:
“The economic crisis of 2008-2009 is the greatest crack in history. Never before has the world experienced anything like it. Now, in these days, hopefully the light is beginning to shine. We can see some optimism coming to us. The worst times seems blowing up. But something looks clear: the industrial stage seems to come up to the full circle. Are we now in the new Post-Crisis era? How will our world be next decades? "
The artists gave us their interpretation.

POST CRISIS ERA: THE EXHIBITION TEXT (in English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese) Translations thanks to Catalina McCaw, A. Marchi and Yinong Rao.

http://openthisend.blogspot.com

MACHINIMAS of the POST CRISIS in WIZARD
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80J_NulXis&feature=channel_page (HD FULL screen) filmed by KETK PETROV
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIGVFIUV4uI filmed by SOPHIA YATES
3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlXak0gGehk filmed by DESTELLO BLANCO
4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBOgTj_PxcA filmed by DESTELLO BLANCO

CRISTINA GARCÍA-LASUÉN

She is the founder and CEO of the group OPEN THIS END. In RL she calls Cristina García-Lasuén and she is an international curator and representative of museums and art writer. She is the author of several textbooks currently in use, and has been published in several art history magazines. Art is all her life. She does essays, international exhibitions, classes, conferences and all related with art. She created OPEN THIS END to help artists and to join all art lovers. One of her goals is to bring art to as many people as possible; rigorous and demanding in the background, but expressed in a vital, lively and fresh way. Another one is to show in Orient and in Occident their respective art. And another important one is to show all kind of art, generally the newest Virtual Art. But always the best.

Cristina García-Lasuén / Google / If you search her surname Garcia-Lasuen you will find it appears 28,500 times in the Google Results

Cristina García-Lasuén / Facebook/ she has 4,820 art friends contacts http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1382490210

Cristina García-Lasuén / Interview, Essay in several languages and goals/ Blogspot http://cristinagarcialasuen.blogspot.com

Cristina García-Lasuén / Bio and goals / Telefonica Corporation Fundation / Second Life in CFT
http://centro.fundaciontelefonica.org.pe/blogs/intermediario/2009/10/second-life-en-cft.html

Cristina García-Lasuén/ Essay published in the Istituto Italiano di Cultura/ http://www.iicmadrid.esteri.it/IIC_Madrid/webform/SchedaEventoAltrove.aspx?id=5&citta=Madrid

Cristina García-Lasuén / Conference: Virtual Worlds/ Semfyc
Miércoles 16 de Septiembre. 22.30 horas. Ponente: Cristina García-Lasuén (Aino Baar). Curator Internacional, Representante de Museo y Ensayista de Arte. Owner, CEO y Fundadora de OPEN THIS END.
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:bW0ZhpJH6dEJ:www.semfyc.es/pfw_files/cma/Informacion/2.Observatorio/Documentos/Memoria%2520SSL%25202009.pdf+%22aino+baar%22&cd=19&hl=es&ct=clnk


AINO BAAR

In worlds, in SL, her name is Aino Baar, she was a curator in the “Second Life 6º Birthday” and also “Art pathfinder” in the last Burning Life, and Management of Arts in the TLE, SL, University. Management of Art/ Showcase/ Exhibitions/ Conferences/ Magister Classes/ Art Classes/ (in English and Spanish)
TLE UNIVERSITY says: The showcase's new manager, Aino Baar, has exciting plans for making it even more vibrant than it's been-and she has the real-life credentials to do so. In the real world, Aino is Cristina García-Lasuén well known throughout the art history community, Ms. García-Lasuén is the author of several textbooks currently in use, and has been published in several art history magazines. Besides taking on the showcase, the multi-lingual Aino is also teaching classes in art history for The Learning Experience. Her first class was “Before the History”. In the class, she said, "We will approach some of the main and controversial points of view on the evolution of the human being and discover some data and we will exile certain myths."
http://tleinsl.blogspot.com/2009/01/put-some-art-in-your-heart-at-tles-free.html

Aino Baar / Google / If you search her you will find it appears 1,710 times in the Google Results

Aino Baar / Facebook/ she has 1,820 virtual art friends contacts
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000809765507#!/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1258899946

Aino Baar / ESL, SL/ Submissions for classes and activities without teacher: Vincent Van Gogh and The elephant song.
http://www.drive-through-esl.info/Submissions.html
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OPEN THIS END

open your world

open your imagination

www.OPENTHISEND.org

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seleneluna calamity-->march 18th @1:00 pm slt

A lunatic girl with a solar personality , this is Seleluna Calamity!

A singer very bubbly, self-deprecating and very funny.
In RL has a funky soul band very committed in northern Italy.

With a voice clear and loud, that will surprise you with a vast repertoire, and never discount, she is full of goodies and songs of great Italian and foreign authors.

That can range from Tenco to DeAndre, to songs by Aretha Franklin, which are a little inconfondably Selena's signature,
up to the success of Nat King Cole.

Her concerts are always full of surprises, starting from the theme that every time she tries to change the dress code that advises (es.serata in white, red) the interaction with the public, perhaps by changing the lyrics to the songs.Selena loves live hilarious translations from English into Italian and vice versa

quinton whitman-->march 17th @11:00 am slt

Tallan's ( aka Tim White or Quinton Whitman) unique style has been shaped by a myraid of influences. From the traditional Appalachian mountain music and storytelling of his grandparents and artist such as Woddy Guthrie; to the bluegrass and country music that surrounded him growing up by those such as Doc Watson and Johnny Cash; to the folk and political songs of singer/songwriters like Muddy Waters, Pete Seager, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, David Bromberg and Crosby, Stills & Nash that inspired him in his teens; to the intricate, haunting picking styles of an assortment of artists.

Throw in 4 years performing country with the Flaherty Brothers Band, a 12 year jaunt with the jazz/fusion band Still Portrait, then 5 years with the rock band The Ride, and you begin to understand the depth that is evident in his singing, playing and writing.

Born in the the mountain state old West Virginia, Tallan began playing guitar when he was 12 years old. Though he always continued to play guitar, for most years he was primarily known as a bass player - transitioning from rock to country to jazz back to rock. His first love though was, and is, the guitar and he has returned to it full force when he discovered the virtual world of Second Life and began streaming in live shows as a solo performer.

Tallan's performances take the listener on a wild journey through music and life - traditional mountain songs or folk song may lead to stories about his family's life in the mountains .... rock and country songs often prompt topical social commentaries ... and through out it all, he intersperses his shows with orginal songs that range from lush, instrumental portraits to songs whose verses can be poigant or humorous or sometimes biting depictions of modern life.

Join the Quinton Whitman Fan Club to receive notices on the multiple venues graced by Q!

Individual tunes and CD available at Q's myspace location:
http://www.tallanwhite.com