Second Life - Monogram Virtua Brings Together Art and Jewelry Aficionados from Around the Globe in Cyber Space
April 19 - 20 Monogram Virtua Entertainment is proud to Sponsor the First Annual Second Life Art Exhibit & Jewelry Show at their Virtual Convention Center and Big Top Tent.
Santa Monica, CA, April 18, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Inside Second Life, Monogram Virtua Entertainment (http://monogramvirtua.com) is proud to sponsor its first annual Second Life Art Exhibit and Jewelry Show. Hundreds of Art & Jewelry enthusiasts from both cyber and real worlds are set to arrive in Second Life April 19 - 20 to see both the imaginative and the practical in virtual world art and jewelry novelties at what predicts to be the largest art exhibit and jewelry show to date in cyberspace. The First Annual Second Life Art Exhibit and Jewelry Show starts at 1PM Pacific Time on April 19th at the Monogram Virtua Convention Center/Big Top Tent on Monogram Tria (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogram%20Tria/202/136/22) where Monogram Virtua’s co-founders Randall K. Rubin (SL name Dubble Rokocoko), Harold Whaley (SL name Hdub Shepherd), and special guest platinum selling, Grammy award winning recording artist Tony Rich whose visual works will be debuting in Second Life will speak at the opening ceremonies. A limited number of press passes will be available.
In addition to Tony Rich, Featured artists include the late twentieth century contemporary Mexican artist Francisco Zuñiga and Real Life artist Stanley Silver. Additional exhibits will include 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 Zephyrus Zapedki, Luna Larsen, RAG Randt, Walt Ireton, Francis Compton, Bella Liadis, Bethanne Boyd, Cat Boccaccio, Chelsea Sodertelge, Di Yifu, Fairodis Aviatik, and many more will be on display in the Convention Center’s open courtyard and Big Top Tent (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogram%20Tria/198/196/22).
The Event Series
This is 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 including that of Oma Infinity, Opa Infinity and Val Thor whose Earth Elements Art Gallery rests on the rooftop of the Zuñiga gallery on Monogramia Prime. Though previously there were various groups and loosely connected organizations, it became clear that their had not been a single over-reaching inspired event designed to bring the entire community together. The First Annual Second Life Art Exhibit & Jewelry Show is designed to be just that, an event to bring artists & jewelers from inside and outside Second Life together.
Monogram Virtua’s Marketing Director Andrea McCloud (SL name Anakalia Catteneo) informed thousands of Second Life artists, jewelry designers, owners of real life and virtual galleries and retail shops, and received responses from hundreds of ecstatic SL members who are expected to arrive in cyberspace to interact and share their creations over the course of the two day event without ever having to leave the comfort of their laptops and PC’s.
Key contributors to Monogram Virtua’s First Annual Second Life Art Exhibit & Jewelry Show are: Vladimir Rakosi (creator of the Big Top Tent and owner of Xntra City http://slurl.com/secondlife/Xntra%20City/215/209/101), Oma and Opa Infinity (owners of Earth Elements Art Gallery (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogramia%20Prime/36/58/32), and Virtual Brickworks (designer and builder of the Convention Center).
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.
Tony Rich is debuting his paintings for the first time in Second Life. Rich got his start in the entertainment industry as a staff writer at LaFace Records. While there, Rich penned hits for Boyz II Men, Johnny Gill, TLC and Toni Braxton. Rich is known for his solo debut in early 1996 with the cd Words and the hit single "Nobody Knows," which made it to number 2 on the top 100. Both the album and single went platinum and in 1997, Tony Rich won the Grammy for Best R&B album. The album featured two Grammy-nominated singles, "Like A Woman" and "Nobody Knows." In 2003, Rich came back on the scene with the album Resurrected. Carrying a very different style this time around, the album featured Rich rocking out on the guitar as well as singing smooth ballads. Rich released a fourth album, Pictures, in 2006. The album contains snapshots of a relationship, and is far more in the veins of his earlier works.
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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For More Information or Interview Requests Contact:
Andrea McCloud
anakalia@monogramvirtua.com
619.567-3413
In addition to Tony Rich, Featured artists include the late twentieth century contemporary Mexican artist Francisco Zuñiga and Real Life artist Stanley Silver. Additional exhibits will include 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 Zephyrus Zapedki, Luna Larsen, RAG Randt, Walt Ireton, Francis Compton, Bella Liadis, Bethanne Boyd, Cat Boccaccio, Chelsea Sodertelge, Di Yifu, Fairodis Aviatik, and many more will be on display in the Convention Center’s open courtyard and Big Top Tent (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogram%20Tria/198/196/22).
The Event Series
This is 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 including that of Oma Infinity, Opa Infinity and Val Thor whose Earth Elements Art Gallery rests on the rooftop of the Zuñiga gallery on Monogramia Prime. Though previously there were various groups and loosely connected organizations, it became clear that their had not been a single over-reaching inspired event designed to bring the entire community together. The First Annual Second Life Art Exhibit & Jewelry Show is designed to be just that, an event to bring artists & jewelers from inside and outside Second Life together.
Monogram Virtua’s Marketing Director Andrea McCloud (SL name Anakalia Catteneo) informed thousands of Second Life artists, jewelry designers, owners of real life and virtual galleries and retail shops, and received responses from hundreds of ecstatic SL members who are expected to arrive in cyberspace to interact and share their creations over the course of the two day event without ever having to leave the comfort of their laptops and PC’s.
Key contributors to Monogram Virtua’s First Annual Second Life Art Exhibit & Jewelry Show are: Vladimir Rakosi (creator of the Big Top Tent and owner of Xntra City http://slurl.com/secondlife/Xntra%20City/215/209/101), Oma and Opa Infinity (owners of Earth Elements Art Gallery (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogramia%20Prime/36/58/32), and Virtual Brickworks (designer and builder of the Convention Center).
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.
Tony Rich is debuting his paintings for the first time in Second Life. Rich got his start in the entertainment industry as a staff writer at LaFace Records. While there, Rich penned hits for Boyz II Men, Johnny Gill, TLC and Toni Braxton. Rich is known for his solo debut in early 1996 with the cd Words and the hit single "Nobody Knows," which made it to number 2 on the top 100. Both the album and single went platinum and in 1997, Tony Rich won the Grammy for Best R&B album. The album featured two Grammy-nominated singles, "Like A Woman" and "Nobody Knows." In 2003, Rich came back on the scene with the album Resurrected. Carrying a very different style this time around, the album featured Rich rocking out on the guitar as well as singing smooth ballads. Rich released a fourth album, Pictures, in 2006. The album contains snapshots of a relationship, and is far more in the veins of his earlier works.
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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For More Information or Interview Requests Contact:
Andrea McCloud
anakalia@monogramvirtua.com
619.567-3413
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