Fri, 25/06/2010 - 17:30
I will start this post by quoting “All art requires courage. ~Anne Tucker”
On Monday, June 21, Second Life 7th Birthday kicked in, I will lie to say that I was not excited to see what new great builders and scripter’s came forward in this year event. I believe that art matters more than ever, in a time of crisis. All that joy got killed on the spot. The ejection made by Linden Lab from the SL7B party grounds of two great artist Rose Borchovski and Misprint Thursday , sabotage their own efforts to make this party something we want to be a part of. I want to go in the Sl7B sims and see art not louse my time with nonsense, does LL want serious artists to represent this great virtual environment or not?, I wonder.
http://vodpod.com/watch/3872744-the-censor-sl7b-bans-rose-borchovskis-th...
http://justjoonie.blogspot.com/2010/06/naked-barbies-ejected-from-sl7b.html
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2010/06/the-director-the-avatar-his-rose-and-he...
I believe that Art gives our eyes and mind a chance to rest, to muse, to think. Looking at art, we reconnect with our inner spirit, a spirit that is rich in thoughts, feelings, and dreams, a spirit that can't be bankrupted, no matter what is happening in the financial markets. Rosa`s “Susa Bubble" is a character that tells a haunting, mysterious little story and makes us feel inside the torment and questions.
I do not deny that certainly the work of both artists can be very straightforward, but I believe that it's okay to feel a bit uncomfortable when deciphering a work of art. It shows that it made you feel something deep inside.
The fact that Linden Lab have no idea how to respond to, enter into, or interpret most of today's contemporary art- let alone get solace from it- is exactly why art doesn't matter to most of second life users.
This entire situation makes me roll my eyes. I want to believe that something will change, and the two artists will receive a proper apology from Linden Lab, but the reality check is telling me that all this, will get buried and forgot as time is passing by.
And I close by quoting Thomas Merton
““Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
