Aneli Abeyante joined Second Life on January 2, 2009.
In real life she is a painter who always strives for harmonization, and this is what she is looking for in Second Life.
Aneli is the curator of one of the most famous galleries in Second Life: La Maison d “Aneli.
According to the motto: “The world can not progress without the creation,
but he must discover a wide audience” she put her gallery in the service of the artist.
There they have great opportunities to present their works and to take the viewer to their “galaxies” on a journey.
I have visited countless exhibitions in Aneli’s Gallery, and it has always struck me that she always remains in the background.
Aneli is a lady who doesn’t need a lot of words to bring us closer to what moves, occupies or directs her.
Rather, after the first few sentences we can feel that her state of mind, state of sensation, a way of living and her mind is always on alert about art.
An introverted lady who lives what she says and has made sharing art her primary goal in Second Life.
A lady who radiates harmony and balance and who repeatedly paints an enchanting smile on our faces.
Aneli´s strong motivation and hard work over many years,
has opened new perspectives and *doors* to many artists and art lovers to meet discuss and make new friends.
In this world where everyone shows and tells everything, Aneli values discretion and privacy.
Therefore, I like to close my brief introduction with a big thank you to Aneli, and Pat Meeha’s quote,
“There’s an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.”
So after much practice, I managed to clear structures and shapes. In reality, I practice painting, I do not have precise style, but I always seek harmonization.
After many exhibitions, I decide to have a gallery on Second Life Through my gallery I’m trying to expose all forms of creative RL or SL.
The world can not progress without the creation, but he must discover a wide audience.
I put my gallery in the service of artists, so that the world can be better, exchanges and meetings probably contribute even though it seems to be particles.
I invite you to see and meet the artists, discuss, share in my openings, to emphasize the friendship in any language and enjoy your visit.
Moki is characterized by a strong desire to create something beautiful,
to experience the new emotions and to bring them to life with her art.
Inspired and hungry for new experiences as well as always interested in
learning and trying out new things, she always gives her maximum.
Often stimulated by the art of other artists, she transports her visions and feelings
in a creative process and creates “breathtaking” moments for the viewer.
Moki Yuitza is the artist we love, who always manages to put a big smile on our faces, an artist who always inspires and surprises us, and we are very excited and in joyful anticipation to see Moki’s future artistic installations.
Moki Youitza´s latest Installation “Cells”– Video by Serendipity Dyrssen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WybrqSy-0VE
Moki,
Your life without art would be …
Moki: Life is art and art is everywhere… you just have to see it.
Where do you get your inspiration from?
Moki: I could say, everything … everything I see, I hear … are all inspirations that remain preserved, reworked and remixed … completely unconsciously, mostly.
What is your work about?
Moki: In my installations, or even in the photos … in everything I do, I try to give life to my concept of space, as well as the sensations and images I have in my head, using basic prims, in Italian there is a term that I like it because it represents me a bit “spacca prims” (prims breaker). To create something beautiful for me, and that can communicate emotions, and sensations … and I do what I do with the two things that I immediately loved in SL : prims and avatar.
How is the artistic process like there? Do you see an object / person / landscape first and then the idea comes up? Or is it upside down?
Moki: In reality there is no real sequence, I have inside me a cauldron of ideas and inspirations without a precise form (therefore also things that come from what I see) … at a certain point a spark causes it to be born the idea and then take shape and substance.
Moki: I have two of them: 1 – there is always something to learn 2 – if you have to do it, do it well and to the maximum the mantras of a good craftsman!
Currently, the best place for you in SL?
Moki: All SL is my happy place, but if you want to know a specific place in SL, over the year I had a lot of favorites, a place where I went repeatedly… but at least, I always went back to my home, so…. My home.
Was there a key experience or has the artist profession always been your dearest wish?
Moki: I’ve always created things for myself, and I probably would have continued like that. Then something clicked, and I felt the need to share my emotions, but if I had to tell you exactly what happened, I wouldn’t be able to give you an answer.
What drives you?
Moki: The desire to learn and experience new emotions.
Are there any topics that you are particularly interested in implementing?
Moki: Too many! At this moment photography (my first love in SL).
What is your strength?
Moki: I am stubborn and anxious.
What was the best advice you have ever received in SL?
Moki: Someone one day told me:
You can create whatever you want, and put in it your deepest feelings… just you will know that they are there.
Your next projects, exhibitions. Where your art can be seen?
Moki: Next one is secret for now. I don’t have a personal gallery at the moment, but my latest work is actually visible at The Sim Quarterly
Video by Second life Destinations
Moki Yuitza Bio
“I was born in SL on 16 May 2008, and I was immediately fascinated by the endless possibilities offered by this metaverse. Shortly after birth, I began to try to understand how to create something of my own, how to achieve what I had in my mind. To do this, I initially attended building classes, which led me to master the first bases, and over time I continued to experiment and deepen the possibilities offered by SL, such as physics, lighting or projections.
From the beginning I found myself more comfortable working with SL basic prims.
With simple, basic shapes, and some manipulation possibilities, I can create almost everything. Although I appreciate the possibilities offered by the meshes, I continue to create exclusively using prim base. In RL I am an architect and in this metaverse I found the possibility to realize my idea of space and my architectural fantasy, as well as to share it with other people.”
“Sono nata in SL il 05/16/2008, e sono stata immediatamente affascinata dalle infinite possibilità offerte da questo metaverso. Poco dopo la nascita, ho iniziato a cercare di capire come poter creare qualcosa di mio, come realizzare quello che avevo nella testa. Per fare ciò, ho inizialmente frequentato corsi di building, che mi hanno portato a padroneggiare le prime basi, e nel tempo ho continuato a sperimentare ed approfondire le possibilità offerte da SL, come la fisica, le luci o le proiezioni. Sin dall’inizio mi sono trovata più a mio agio a lavorare con i prim base che offre SL. Con forme semplici, di base, e qualche possibilità di manipolazione, è possibile creare praticamente tutto. Nonostante io apprezzi le possibilità offerte dalle mesh, io continuo a creare quasi esclusivamente usando prim base. In RL sono un architetto e in questo metaverso ho trovato la possibilità di concretizzare la mia idea di spazio e la mia fantasia architettonica, oltre che a condividerla con gli altri.”
EXPO
2018 @SOLOARTE – collective @LEA19 – HYPERCUBE. Into the labyrinth of mind @LEA4 / 2Lei – Collective
2019 @MUSEUM ISLAND / Basilica Cisterna – Echoes @DiXmiX Gallery – Into the Net @LEA4 – Prims in Music. Tribute to W. Kandinsky (with Aloisio Congrejo) @SLB16 – Freedom @Art Free – Atoms @La Maison d’Aneli “La Serre” – Ascension @MUSEUM ISLAND / 2Lei – Collective @Club LA and Gallery – Rainbow Flakes
2020 @DiXmiX Gallery – Hyper Virtual. An insane space @DiXmiX Gallery – Pas de Deux (photography) @SLB17 – G.O.D. Moki Yuitza for Museum Island @Akimitsu – SYNAPSES @DiXmiX Gallery – Geomorphism
Edie Horngold logged the first time in Second Life on 31 July 2009.
Edie is often inspired by music.
The music expands her mind and helps her to open heart. As she said, a lot of the titles for her work come from songs.
Edie likes creating strong visual simplicity.
She is always very self-critical, strongly focused on quality, moved with a line from Leonard Cohen,
“There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”- she works on perfection in her artworks.
In our interview she open up to the question about art work that impressed her very deeply.
Reading that passage I could imagine the little girl in an age of seven years, sitting on a Sunday morning in the kitchen table watching a picture in New York Times magazine, and get overwhelmed at this unique moment with awaken emotion.
For Edie art is all about the emotion that can be rendered through color, light, and composition.
She appreciates the creativity process, and what ever she does, it got to be even in the small details for the sake of quality, and consistency.
Edie Horngold is a great Lady, with wonderful spirit, with a big smile on her face, an art worker that inspires, someone who gives a hearty warm feeling and someone who touches souls with her art.
Edie: Life without art would be much more boring that’s for sure.! I look at “art” online almost every day … whether photographers, painters, graphic artists, and listen to lots, and lots of MUSIC at home.
Where do you get your inspiration from?
Edie: Honestly, I use music for inspiration. Music actually expands my mind. And I’m one of those crazy people that gets hooked on a song … can listen to something over and over because it helps open my heart, and mind. Sounds cliche, but it’s true for me. In fact, a lot of the titles for my work come from songs.
Edie: My work is about using a single focus. I like creating strong visual simplicity.
How is the artistic process like there? Do you see an object / person / landscape first and then the idea comes up? Or is it upside down?
Edie: I am completely upside down, and sideways. My point of departure could be anything … a pose, idea, lighting, but what helps me most is to have a very loose focus, which can lead me anywhere.
Edie: This photo is RUBBISH … try it again (and again and again and again)
Seriously, I often remind myself of a line from Leonard Cohen, “There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
Currently, the best place for you in SL?
Edie: I’m a bit of a recluse in SL I spend a lot of time on my platform if working, and if not, I’m following DJ’s around the grid or sometimes visiting galleries.
A question that moves you right now …
Edie: Where the HECK are my eyeglasses!!??
Is there a work of art in your life that particularly impressed you?
Edie: What comes to mind is the first time I fell in love with a painting. I was around 7 years old. It was a Sunday morning, and on the kitchen table was the New York Times magazine section of the newspaper. On the front cover was a painting called, Early Sunday Morning, by Edward Hopper. (it hangs in the Whitney Museum in NYC) I actually recall running my hand over the picture. I just was so taken by it, not knowing why, it just gave me a “feeling”. At the time, being so young, I didn’t know who Edward Hopper was, but later on in life learned of him, and his work.
Of all the artists I am very familiar with, his work has always impressed me. I studied his use of light, felt the beauty in his lonely depictions of people, places and things. He creates small poetic worlds for me behind his images. Because of him, I began to appreciate, and notice how light can evoke emotion, seeing the world through his eyes in a way, like I did on that Sunday morning.
What is art for you – now completely independent of the usual definitions?
Edie: Art for me, is all about the emotion that can be rendered through color, light, and composition … the “feel” behind a piece. It’s an internal reaction. Sometimes, it not a particular emotion, but the way I might gasp when seeing something that inexplicably moves me. This is true for me no matter what the medium … painting, photography, music.
Was there a key experience or has the artist profession always been your dearest wish?
Edie: I wished I could do many things! I say this laughingly, but as a young person (like many young folk), my fantasies had always included fame in some way. Singer, or writer, being the number ones, and being the first to visit the sun (the moon was already done, lol) I used my imagination all the time. Do I think I have a creative soul? Yes, not because I think of myself as an artist, but because I appreciate the process, using my creativity in different ways, least of which are the visual arts.
What drives you?
Edie: Strong coffee, and good music.
Do you feel understood with your art?
Edie: Honestly, I haven’t a clue. All I know is when I do something, I have to know that I have done my best quality, and is internally satisfying to me. If others feel some sense of satisfaction when looking at my work, then that would be the best compliment, whether it was understood or not, from my internal perspective. In other words, feeling something over an intellectual understanding is what’s most important to me. I honestly don’t think or intellectualize that much when I work except in the small details for the sake of quality, and consistency.
Do you think that you can make a difference with your art?
Edie: Not at all. If it brings a smile, or some other reaction, I would be happy with that…
Do you think that everyone is an artist?
Edie: I think everyone can tap into their creativity, whatever that might look like in an individual. Could be visual arts, music, writing, appreciating and using humor, the way one thinks about things, the list is endless for creative expression. This does not make everyone an artist, but it’s a component.
Edie: Ina Garten ( Barefoot Contessa), and Pema Chodron are my role models. Both for very different reasons.
What does the term art mean to you?
Edie: Something that is created with imagination and/or skill, and expresses ideas or feelings. It’s a hard question to answer for me because with this being said, it’s also subjective.
Art, and creativity are different, and in my opinion, not mutually exclusive.
Are there any topics that you are particularly interested in implementing?
Edie: I haven’t a clue about future photo topics yet, although I’ve been playing around with Still Life compositions … BUT I would like to know how to have a perfect body here in SL LOL
What is your strength?
Edie: I think my strength is also my curse … addicted to perfection
“I have worked as a model/stylist in SL since 2006 with agencies like Aspire, Opium, Avenue, MAD, Scala and a bunch more, and published work on many renown SL fashion magazines.
For many years I had 2 fashion shops; Faster Pussycat and B E N D E R doing original mesh clothes and accessories with my partners in crime PoosyKat LittleBoots and Coeur Auer. But the event cirquit with its constant demands and dictating ideas killed my desire to create.”
Nothing really seems permanent. Sometimes there is a moment in life when we realize that something has changed in our life.
Theda, experience that moment as she had to give up her RL artwork because her life had changed.
And because she’s a strong, smart, and capable person, she has found ways to make a new direction meaningful for her.
I am sure it took some time, but when we think of all the positive aspects that emerged from this situation, we can only sincerely congratulate her on bringing the light out of the situation.
On April 20, 2007, Theda logged into Second Life for the first time and found the “window” to vent her mind.
Theda has transformed her experience and deep love for sculpture by RL into her second life.
Always guided by strong feelings and memories, things that moved and inspired her.
Theda’s works are “alive”, have “soul” and each of her installations is a masterpiece full of gorgeous colors and expresses the beauty of deep feelings.
Theda is an artist with the ability to make feelings palpable in her works for the viewer.
As she said; many people think that her art work often expresses sadness. Theda’s art works are associated with colors, animations and forms that fantasticallyreflect emotions, and as we all know, one of the strongest emotions is sadness.
Moved by Thedas personality and art work, it is always worthwhile to pause for a moment to experience and enjoy all the colors, shapes and feelings in her work.
Where do you get your inspiration from? Theda: Memories of feelings experienced, something I saw and moved me.
What is your work about? Theda: I try to show what touches me, giving soul to my work. Most of the time I talk about myself. Many people say its sad what I do, but sadness is not a bad thing in my view, maybe I am still looking for something I did not found yet. Also, I am RL frustrated artist, had to give up making RL art because of life. So SL gives me the window to vent my thoughts.
How is the artistic process like there? Do you see an object / person / landscape first and then the idea comes up? Or is it upside down? Theda: When I listen, see or feel something I try to make it visible, transforming it in an art piece.
Your mantra? Theda: Be yourself.
Currently, the best place for you in SL? Theda: My working space.
A question that moves you right now … Theda: What’s next?
Is there a work of art in your life that particularly impressed you? Theda: The first time I went to a Museum, a child look. MUSEU DE ARTE DE SÃO PAULO
What is art for you – now completely independent of the usual definitions? Theda: A way to express emotions.
The way in which she constantly shifts colors, how she closes or opens the room with colors, gives colors to move slowly or quickly, forms that she creates with them and occupies them differently and touches us deeply on an emotional level.
Colors and shapes are perhaps Harbor’s greatest fascination.
Under her shapes she uses the colors that flow in waves, sometimes static, but always leave the feeling of a gentle movement.
Little segments of her life, that she shared with me show me strong influence and deep bound in art, like when she describes her first visit to the Museum of Modern Art, she came across Rousseau’s “The Sleeping Gypsy” and the effect of seeing it brought her to tears.
She knew the painting and often admired it in books, but standing in front of the piece simply blew her away.
Harbor, a wonderful woman who has always longed to be an artist but always worried too much about perfection, has found the safe place in Second Life to explore and accomplish her creativity.
She first logged into Second Life on December 26, 2008, and was impressed by an environment where creativity was paramount.
As an artist who never risked failure, she learned how to use photography tools and made photography and post-production to the perfect creative fit for her creative process.
For Harbor, it’s mostly about realizing the need to create something and to give her self the permission and time to indulge in it.
She creates her pictures as a reflection of an idea or an emotion that seeps into her, and she hopes that it will reach the viewer and that he will give the piece its own meaning.
Harbor is strongly emotional connected to art, always with the wish to get closer to her subjects and to personalize it.
I found Harbor’s photography always as strong and impressive, she inspires many virtual art lovers, and I think art lovers are looking forward to admiring of new works by Harbor Galaxy in the future.
Your life without art would be Harbor: … Unimaginable, it has always been there in my life in some form or another. My mother had a deep interest in the arts and through her, I was exposed to it at an early age, not necessarily in a formal sense but certainly through a kind of osmosis; the result is I haven’t always been creating “art” but I’ve always tried to have some sort of connection to it.
Where do you get your inspiration from?
Harbor: My inspirations come from a variety of sources. It can be a painter whose style I’m trying to emulate, the way the light is playing in a particular environment, some line from a poem or a saying that just seems to hit the spot. I swear to God most of the time the whole process is something of a mystery to me.
What is your work about? Harbor: Ultimately, I think my work reflects a kind of solitude and I hope an exploration of our interior spaces.
How is the artistic process like there? Do you see an object / person / landscape first and then the idea comes up? Or is it upside down?
Harbor: First let me say I really admire artists who have a specific point of view and clear message. I’m a bit more muddled. Very rarely do I begin with a concrete idea in mind. My little pictures just kind of organically evolve; it might be an object or persona or landscape, it could be the shape of the avatar in a particular pose (I use that one a lot) or a pair of lovely sculptural wings and of course I use post-processing which frequently defines the work. It can be all pretty random. My latest show at DixMix Gallery was based on an little piece I had been playing around with that simply evolved.
Your mantra? Harbor: Don’t forget to play.
Currently, the best place for you in SL? Harbor: My platform. I like the simplicity of the environment and the control I have over the lighting and objects that my avatars interact with; however having said that I do enjoy visiting sites that have a darker theme or quality to them.
A question that moves you right now … Harbor: Variety. How to continue to make pictures that are interesting without repeating myself over and over again. I find this to be so challenging, and I certainly haven’t accomplished it yet.
Is there a work of art in your life that particularly impressed you?
Harbor: I grew up in a town that really didn’t have any art per se, so my exposure to art was primarily through books, of which my mother had tons. As an adult I moved to the east coast of the US, an hour train ride out of NYC, and during my first visit to the Museum of Modern Art I came across Rousseau’s “The Sleeping Gypsy” and the impact of seeing that piece reduced me to tears. It was such an interesting experience… I knew the painting, I had admired the painting many times in books, but standing in front of the piece simply blew me away. It still effects me today when I tell the story.
What is art for you – now completely independent of the usual definitions?
Harbor: Art, for me, is a work that produces an emotional response and while I can appreciate the technical skill used to create a piece, it does need to move me in some way, to connect me to our human experience.
Was there a key experience or has the artist profession always been your dearest wish?
Harbor: I had always longed to be an artist but never had enough confidence in myself. I was always too worried about perfection so never risked failure in the pursuit of the skills that an artist needs. That has been the beauty of SL for me. It was a safe place to explore my creativity. When I joined twelve years ago, SL was an environment that had an emphasis on creativity. You as an individual could create whatever environment you chose. I tried building at first which was fun but lord my builds were prim heavy, so I gradually drifted to photography. Photography and post-processing seem to be a good creative fit for me, it allows me to pretend that I’m a painter.
What drives you?
Harbor: I’m past the age where ambition plays a big role in my life so the drivers of my youth, recognition or money have ceased to be very important. Now it’s mostly about recognizing the need when it arises to create something and giving myself permission and the time to indulge in it.
Do you feel understood with your art?
Harbor: This is such an interesting question. I often find that the pieces that I personally love are not necessarily the ones that seem to be the most popular (and I’m not so sure that “popular” is a good metric). So does that mean no? Hmm, I’m not really sure if it matters. I create my little pictures as a reflection of some idea or emotion that is percolating within me and the hope is that it resonates with the viewer, but ultimately the viewer lays their own meaning onto the piece.
Do you think that you can make a difference with your art? Harbor: I don’t think so, at least not in a big way. I would hope that my work might encourage others to try their hand at exploring their own creativity. You know…a kind of “If I can do it so can you!” example.
Do you think that everyone is an artist? Harbor: I think everyone can be creative and find a way to express themselves. I’m not sure that everyone can be an “artist” per se nor do I think that being considered an artist is necessarily important, but I do think that having a creative outlet is important for everyone. Unfortunately we often focus only on the finished product and forget that the process, while often frustrating, can in itself be rewarding. The sheer satisfaction in seeing something you have envisioned come into being is like no other.
Do you have any role models? If yes, which? Harbor: Hmm mm in Second Life there are so many talented people that it is a bit of mind-boggling. People who take their art in and out of SL or who have expanded the forms of art they are working with. I hesitate to mention any names for fear of leaving out the myriad number of talented people that have informed what I do, but I will mention here as I have in other places how much the work of CaCat Ragu and Meilo Minotaur have influenced me. They tend to create archetypal characters that I find inspiring and that really resonate with me.
What does the term art mean to you? Harbor: Emotional connection.
Are there any topics that you are particularly interested in implementing? Harbor: I’ve been thinking about playing around a bit more in the style of my show “Figure and Form”. I really liked the intensity of color in those pieces and using the figures’ shape to inform the meaning of the piece. We’ll see where it goes.
What is your strength?
Harbor: I think I have a strong sense of color and light and a decent eye for composition. I also think I’m open to playing around with different styles and techniques although like most of us I frequently fall back on those tools that I’m most comfortable with.
What was the best advice you have ever received in SL?
Harbor: When I first started playing around with photography in SL… I focused primarily on SL builds and environments, occasionally throwing in an avatar but Amona Savira advised me to come in closer to my subjects, to make it more personal. She was right, and I continue to miss her examples and advice.
Your next projects, exhibitions. Where your art can be seen?
I have an exhibit “Figure and Form” at DixMix Gallery until March 19th and I also have “Alter Ego” at the Ribong Gallery. I’ve been reducing the amount of my of shows. It sometimes feels like a kind of forced creativity that gives me hives (just joking).
“Harbor Galaxy is the pixel dolly of a “mature” lady living in the desert, using Second Life as a means to explore her creative urges. In my work, I attempt to merge photography and digital painting; taking pictures using screenshots and then editing and manipulating the images in GIMP; frequently using distortion and color to invoke an emotional response from the viewer.”
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