For this issue of ECLIPSE Magazine, we feature the winner of the 2017 BVN Blogger & Vlogger Award for Blogger of the Year, Miaa Rebane. We also showcase the winner of top female fashion blogger, Celeste Frowzy and top male fashion blogger, xxStanxx. With regard to the winter months, the ECLIPSE Models style their favorite colder weather trends, and the Proust Spotlight shines on Cryssie Carver! Be sure to check out our other features: “The Wayfarer” with Sol Existence, “Artist Highlight” with Porter Paquot, “World of Roleplay” with Cocoon, “Ask Noey” with the best advice on the Grid, “Through the Lens” with Taylor Wassep and “Voices from the Grid” with residents sharing how Second Life has changed them as a person
Surreal art is always my favorite. I could list an endless series of reasons why this artistic style fascinates me more than others, but the truth is that it makes something important vibrate to me. I believe that my soul, in some way, identifies itself in that artistic vein.
Precisely for this reason, almost without realizing it, I explore on Flickr artists who express themselves and their talent through surreality.
What is surreal art precisely?
Surrealism, as Nadeau states, is the total liberation of the spirit and of all that resembles it.
If I wanted to express, in a word, what surreal art is for me, I would merely say “freedom.”
In the surreal art, the artist comes into contact with his spirit left entirely free to express himself. Anyone who has seen a surreal work at least once knows that it is often very similar to the Dream. During the dream activity, in fact, our Spirit is free to express itself, without the complaints and links that come from rationality.
In the dream, things, people, and situations come together without an apparent logic (if seen with the eyes of reason). In reality, the “logic” is the Spirit’s one which, through metaphors, communicates to our Reason. Surreal art is, therefore, a magnificent bridge that connects the dream with the vigil and that allows the Reason to dialogue with the Spirit.
There is fascinating magic in surreal art.
The artist I want to propose to you tonight is Leala. She does not come up with big words on Flickr, but let’s talk about her beautiful images. I defined her as an artist without time or space, because in her pictures it seems to me that time has stopped and that there are no borders (once again, absolute freedom).
I really appreciate that Leala does not use words to introduce herself, the humble artists who let their works speak for themselves have a great fascination for me. Always.
Her images are her travels, her emotions, her stories. A bit ‘as if, through her photographs, Leala elaborated what happened to her during the day by presenting it through a dreamlike snapshot.
A world where she likes to take refuge, an experience that is only her where the only visitor admitted is the traveler who discovers her on Flickr.
For this issue of ECLIPSE Magazine, we feature one of the most prominent communities in Second Life – Boystown, interviewing Adham Decuir and Divos Titanium. In the spirit of Halloween, for “Trending Now” the ECLIPSE Models style popular costumes, “Voices from the Grid” has residents submitting original scary stories and “Through the Lens” features Mischief Managed through the eyes of SungYoung Jang. Our old “Adventures” piece is upgraded to “The Wayfarer” with this edition exploring The Bay. Be sure to check out our other features: “The Proust Spotlight” with Callie Hamelin, “World of Roleplay” with Conquest of Elysium, “At Home with Wendz” with Fall Favorites, “The Art Perspective” with Bryn Oh’s latest installment, “Artist Highlight” with DirtyDee Sweetwater, “On the Rise” with new club Elysium and “Ask Noey” where she continues to offer the best advice on the grid!
This issue of ECLIPSE Magazine, we feature one of the most creative, talented and unique creators on the grid, Redd Columbia. For our monthly feature, “On the Rise,” we showcase Cassie Middles and her game shows. For “Voices from the Grid,” we asked residents about their initial thoughts on Sansar. We have a slight fall theme with “Through the Lens,” where Tempest Rosca shows us “Early Autumn Days,” “Trending Now” with ECLIPSE Stylists showing us the best fall fashion trends, and “At Home with Wendz” with a fall home and decor showcase. Be sure to check out our other monthly features, “The Proust Spotlight” with AJ Arabello, “The World of Roleplay” with Cedar Creek, “Artist Highlight” with Toxic Darkmatter, “Ask Noey” with her advice column and “The Adventures of…” with the Cooocoo’s Desert Palace.
This edition of ECLIPSE Magazine we feature the highly anticipated post-apocalyptic event, Thereafter. We shine the spotlight on five of their participating creators in four fashion spreads and one article: Consignment, Gild, Lybra, Mina Hair and The Forge, and two of their live singers and one DJ. We introduce our final monthly segment, “On The Rise,” this issue featuring PocketGacha. For “Voices from the Grid,” we ask residents “How or where do they find community in SL?” Be sure to check out our other monthly features: “The Proust Spotlight” with Alicia Chenaux, “At Home with Wendz” with Newchurch, “The World of Roleplay” with Apocalypse, “Artist Highlight” with Greg Kat24, “The Art Perspective” with Sandi Peterson, “Ask Noey” with her advice column and “The Adventures of…” with the Vimmershavn sim.
The DixMix Art Gallery, owned by DixMix Source, will open its doors from June 9th to Kimeu Korg, an artist I have been following for some time on Flickr, and I really appreciate it.
Korg speaks with images giving life to original compositions with an unmistakable style.
Surreality is undoubtedly an essential feature in his work, even if not the only one. In fact, he works with photography to make it similar to a painting, so that, observing his work, at first glance you might mistakenly believe that you were in front of a paint.
Kimeu Korg hosted @DixMix Art Gallery in Second Life®
The plays of light are as crucial as the choice of colors and are helpful in conveying those positive emotions that are the energy and the heart of Kimeu Korg’s art.
If you look for this artist on Flickr, you will not find it, because his account has the name of Luz De Gas.
Surreality, joviality, pleasures of life, are the main characteristics of the images of this artist, explorer of virtual worlds and attentive observer of details to capture and immortalize in his artistic works.
A typical feature of his images is the attention to bright and well-defined colors. In fact, the level of contrast is always very high and well balanced with the overall brightness.
The feelings he conveys are positive, some of his images are an explicit reference to the “dolce vita,” an invitation to calm and enjoy every moment, moving away from the “race towards nothingness” typical of our society.
Kimeu Korg hosted @DixMix Art Gallery in Second Life®
At the White Section at the DixMix Art Gallery set up in the sky, you can find two large exhibition floors dedicated to Kimeu Korg, an excellent starting point for getting to know this imaginative and original artist, to be also followed on Flickr.
Recently, on Facebook, Duna Gant has dedicated a photo album to some of her works created in collaboration with Korg.
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