Saturday, March 19, 2011

MachinimUWA III: FaiRodis Aviatik's 'Journey to Fashion'

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FaiRodis Aviatik's 'Journey to Fashion'. The first time an artist / machinimatographer from Kherson, Ukraine has been part of a UWA event!


Entries to MachinimUWA III: Journeys, close on the 1st of May 2011

Friday, March 18, 2011

A Yesikita Coppola Machinima of the February Round Winners

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A Yesikita Coppola machinima of the winners of the February round of the UWA 3D Open Art Challenge.

FEATURES THE WINNERS OF THE FEBRUARY ROUND OF THE UWA 3D OPEN ART CHALLENGE

THE RHYTHM OF MOOD - Lea Supermarine & Jarapanda Snook
DIGITAL GLOVE by Misprint Thursday
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND by Cherry Manga
GECKO ON THE GEKKO (MOONLIGHT) by Yooma Mayo
SEED TOTEM by Jimmy Debruyere
ALONE - SORROW TREE by Sharni Azalee
THE MINOTAUR OF CARTON by Typote Beck
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE by Silene Christen
SONIC SPACE OF SILENCE by ChapTer Kronfeld
SHACKLING OF PREGNANT INCARCERATED WOMEN by Nino Vichan
CAMILLE CLAUDEL AND RODIN by Fiona Blaylock

'CLICK' of MachinimUWA II by L1Aura Loire, Finalist @ VWBPE

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'CLICK' by L1Aura Loire which won the Special Award for Crossover Impact at MachinimUWA II: Art of the Artists is a finalist in the VWBPE (Virtual Worlds Best Practice in Education) Conference in the Best Production categeory.

Written, filmed & edited by L1Aura Loire/Lori Landay this educational machinima, teaches the uninitiated how to view and interact with virtual art.

Pieces showcased, in order:
THE LAST OCEAN by Nish Mip
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by Lea Supermarine
EINSTEIN'S UNFINISHED SYMPHONY by Gleman Jun
TORSO SERIES (FIRE & WATER) by Eliza Wierwight
MUTASCOPES by FreeWee Ling
HEATH by Flivelwitz Alsop & Fuschia Nightfire
AURACARIA ARTIST BOOK by Anyunie Daviau
OCEANS OF LIGHT by Kolor Fall/Patrick Faith
ATOMIC-GO-ROUND by Atomic Gaffer
UMBRELLAS by Nish Mip
THE DEEP by Blue Tsuki
NIGHT LIGHT by Alizarin Gldflake
ORGANIC RECURVE by Glyph Graves
JULIA'S MAGIC MIRROR - DEMON by Julez Odigaunt
THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST by Eliza Wierwight
26 TINES by Bryn Oh
DRIFT by Maya Paris
SIERPINSKY SIEVE by Takni Miklos
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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Iono Allen's Machinima of Misprint Thursday's Multi-Award Winner

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The brilliant Iono Allen interprets Misprint Thursday's Digital Glove, which swept the field with 4 major awards at the February Round of the UWA 3D Open Art Challenge.

2nd Prize Overall: (L$7,500), CARP Prize: (L$5,000), Tornado Gallery Prize (L$5,000), project Z Prize: (L$5,000) and direct entry to the Grand Finale Round!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

UWA Arts Alumni Wins Academy Award!

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Shaun Tan at the Subiaco Library (photo: Frances Andrijich)

University of Western Australia (UWA) Bachelor of Arts Graduate, Shaun Tan, has won the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film!

Shaun won the Oscar for a 15-minute film based on his book The Lost Thing.

Multi-award winning Perth artist & sculpturist, Len Zuks who is also on the judging panel of UWA 3D Open Art Challenge, had the pleasure of helping hone Shaun's extraordinary talents in his formative years when Shaun attended gifted & talented arts classes in high school. "Wow Shaun, what an achievement. Recognition for your quirky and mischievous creative mind. As a student at Balcatta Special Arts Course, you were pretty quiet, but there was a smouldering strong core within you. In the passage of years since, you have released the magic to the world!"

Reflecting on the award, Shaun said, "How interesting it has been that an award like this makes one pause and reflect on a whole career history, from childhood to the present, which is not something I often do. It's a lot to think about: all the disparate influences, from high school art classes with inspiring tutors like Len, UWA academia, and years of pottering about in my parent's garage. At the end of the day, you're just trying to find the right personal path, but hey, quite unbelievable to find a gold statue suddenly appear in the middle of it!"

Kudos Shaun!
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MachinimUWA III: Soda Lemondrop's 'The Journey'



Soda Lemondrop's humourous Journey :)

Entries to MachinimUWA III: Journeys, close on the 1st of May 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Vale Sabrinaa Nightfire

Soror put it so well all we can do is quote her:
"Sabrinaa Nightfire started on the most transformational of journeys today when she left both SL and RL after a difficult illness."

We all leave traces behind and on Sunday 6th March Sabrinaa left RL but as you can see from what follows she left a great many traces behind in SL, in RL and on the web. Her art, her friendships and the many people she touched in her 3 years in SL are her living memorial.

UWA is proud to have in its growing collection several of her works - she entered the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge first in November 2009 and her last entry was in the December round of the UWA 3DOpen Art Challenge

Sabrinaa's December 2010 entry at UWA: Stage 4. (Poseball has an angry animation)


UWA November 2010 entry: Green Peas and Magic Orange Orb



Sabrinaa's artist biography on Pirats site and a video of one of the many exhibitions Sabrinaa took part in - this one at Pirats in February of 2010 - Sabrinaa's flowers outside add a colourful accent to the white spaces. (provided by Newbab Zsigmond):




FreeWee Ling curator of the UWA 3D Open Art Challenge:

I knew Sabrinaa as a tirelessly enthusiastic friend of virtual art and a wonderful collaborator. She was always generous with her time, her talent, and her praise of others. When she liked someone, she'd do everything she could to support them. She did that with me and I saw her do that with others. I owe her a lot.

quadrapop Lane curator of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge:

I remember how excited I was when Sabrinaa asked me to contribute to the Future of Erato exhibition, she was helpful and encouraging. And then later to be involved in the one texture show seeing her handle seemingly with ease the difficulties of getting so many artists to work together. She again showed much enthusiasm when she was involved in the Cearleon Avatar Identity show. Her total involvement in the artistic process was at all times evident, such passion will be sorely missed.

Below are two of the now poignant pieces she entered in the July 2010 round of the UWA 3d Art & Design Challenge:



Wings of Hope, by Sabrinaa Nightfire


View from my Bedroom, by Sabrinaa Nightfire

The first pieces she entered in November 2009, Steam Powered Computer, and a bunch of her colourful flowers


Her entries in May 2010 are more characteristic of the colourful flower sculptures she has become known for:


On Bryn Oh's blog Bryn mentions a dual world memorial service to be held, many friends and colleagues have left comments there.

Sabrinaa's aunt Lelanda Lee posted about her here which includes a picture by Sabrinaa of her avatar seated on Stage 4.

Please share your memories of Sabrinaa and any links to articles and blogs about her or her work in the comments.

Our sympathy and best wishes go out to her family and friends in both worlds.