April Winners of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge
A chilling work where a demon captures your soul, by Julez Odigaunt has taken the top IMAGINE Arts prize ($L5,000) for the April round of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge. The piece, JULIA'S MAGIC MIRROR - DEMON, beat out an amazing field of 67 international artists, including past IMAGINE winner Glyph Graves who took out 2nd prize with his incredible immersive work, ORGANIC RECURVE. Meanwhile in the FLAGSHIP building design challenge Lili Field's EYE OF THE BEHOLDER managed to stop an unprecedented 5th win for Nyx Breen, whose UWA AxS Lab was pipped at the post into 2nd place.
Going one better than her runners-up prize in the March round, Julia said, "What a great honor! I was quite shocked. The initial Mirror was inspired by a dark yet whimsical gypsy circus which Atomic Gaffer built. Then I decided to go darker, more haunting and it is the exact reaction that I aimed for that folks received when they interacted with the mirror. Thank you UWA for this wonderful honor and acknowledgment."
Following the announcements yesterday at the traditional winners announcement party at the UWA SIM, Lili was shocked at her win, and the ever gracious Nyx said, "Once again UWA is an exciting wonderful experience all should partake in. To the artist and builders a wonderful job."
Two-thirds into the year long challenge, the judging panel had a very tough time of it with amazing pieces across the board. Sharni Azalee, whose piece, THE ABYSS, won the non-scripted prize said, "A woman's handbag, the mystifying abyss, where the bravest of men fear to tread. I was honored to receive the award for non scripted exhibit and overjoyed that so many men took the challenge and entered the dark realms of a woman's handbag ;) it's ok, we wont make u carry them :). Thank you to all at UWA, your support and encouragement has allowed me to find a place that I can express myself in a way I never knew possible."
"I would like to thank the Academy... oh sorry. wrong award. I'm humbled and thankful and now I'm motivated to try to top this work.". said the Wizard Gynoid, ever the joker in romping her way to the Honourable Mention Prize for Synchronicity with her piece ANIMATED E8,
Italian artist Gleman Jun (Honourable Mention : 10 SECONDS OF SL), on the other hand was philosophical, "Creation becomes art only when it meets the recognition by those who appreciate it. Wining this prize means discovering that one has taken the right path towards the realization of oneself."
Samara Borkotron and Gumby Roffo were the winners of the$L4,000 Casey Prize (artworks representing an aspect of Western Australia) for March and for April, while The People's Choice Award was won by the effervescent Miso Susanowa, and her LADY WITH FAN. "I am very honored that my Lady, who danced into my world, pleases so many people as she did me when I saw her first in a single prim. I am also honored to be among such great artists and the wonderful and heartening work and support of Jayjay, Quadrapop and the UWA for all artists."
Other winners include Ivy Lane, Daco Monday, Maya Paris and Glamorama Flux (whose work ART ATTACK was the first ever piece she has had on display)
Some other exciting developments with the UWA presence were announce at the awards ceremony. First of all, the Universiy of Western Australia in RL celebrates its centenerary in 2011. For this 100 year anniversary, a special hard cover glossy book is being produced called 'UWA's 100 Treasures' and the 'UWA presence in Second Life' has been selected to be one of those treasures!
Also on the 8th of May 2010, the UWA-BOSL Amphitheatre, a space dedicated for not-for-profit Art, Education & Charity events was officially launched. Built by Patch Thibaud, this beautiful new venue has been set up jointly by Best of Second Life (BOSL) and the Unversity of Western Australia (UWA) as part of UWA's and BOSL's aims of community service and support of Education and the Arts.
This space will be available free of charge for anyone wanting to organize such events.
Taralyn Gravois has been appointed as Director of the UWA-BOSL Amphitheatre. She has run a 4 SIM theatre in the past, and has a deep love and respect for the arts. In RL she was an award winning television producer for more than a decade. Anyone wanting to run events at the theatre, please contact her.
A partnership has also been formed between UWA, Second Physics and SL Art and Experience Italy for a Science & Art Competition for which registrations close on the 12th of May. The Competition aims to create artworks that communicate scientific concepts, with this first edition devoted to Physics. This is very important to UWA, as the UWA's SL project is led by the School of Physics. Anyone interested in taking part do send registrations to Majorie Fargis by the 12th of May. Professor Franco Fabbri (RL), a Visiting Scientist at CERN who works on elementary particles, is one of the key people behind this effort.
The University of Western Australia would like to thank the Cultural Precinct at the University of Western Australia, ShedworX.com, the Casey Family of Western Australia, www.etshirts.com, MidnightRain Glas, Sasun Steinbeck, Galea Yates, Tranguloid Trefoil, Lowell Cremorne & Phillip Vought for their continued support of the UWA3D Art & Design Challenge
WINNERS OF THE APRIL ROUND OF THE UWA 3D ART & DESIGN CHALLENGE
IMAGINE CHALLENGE - 3D ART
Imagine Challenge 1st Prize:
($L5,000 + Custom T-Shirt)
JULIA'S MAGIC MIRROR - DEMON by Julez Odigaunt
Imagine Challenge 2nd Prize:
($L1,250)
ORGANIC RECURVE by Glyph Graves
Best Non-Scripted Entry:
($L1,250 + Custom T-Shirt)
THE ABYSS by Sharni Azalee
FLAGSHIP CHALLENGE - BUILDING DESIGN
Flagship Challenge 1st Prize :
($L5,000)
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER by Lilli Field
Flagship Challenge 2nd Prize :
($L1,250)
AxS GALLERY by Nyx Breen
Honourable Mention Prize for GATEWAY TO THE SOUL
(L$500)
10 SECONDS OF SL by Gleman Jun
Honourable Mention Prize for SYNCHRONICITY
(L$500)
ANIMATED E8 by The Wizard Gynoid
Honourable Mention Prize for CHARITY
(L$500)
HELPING HANDS by Ivy Lane
Honourable Mention Prize for COLOUR
(L$500)
LUCE E COLORI by Daco Monday
Honourable Mention Prize for TEXTURE & INTERACTION
(L$500)
NIGHT BIRD by Maya Paris
THE ANTON MESMER Honourable Mention Prize
(L$500)
ART ATTACK by Glamorama Flux
CASEY PRIZE - MARCH
(L$4,000)
JUXTAPOSED by Samara Borkotron
CASEY PRIZE - APRIL
(L$4,000)
ROUND HOUSE by Gumby Roffy
APRIL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
(L$500):
LADY WITH FAN by Miso Susanowa
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