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CARP creator report: 1. Why is the Metaverse as a medium interesting to you and why have you chosen this as platform to express yourself? I didn‘t so much choose the Metaverse as a medium. My reasons for joining SL were not for the creative aspect, but out of curiosity for what this world was. I had no idea before joining, what I would do here. Using the Metaverse as a platform for my expression is something that happened over time. I did not set out to do it, but I am a naturally creative person, and will always find a creative angle on everything I do. I began taking photographs when I learned of Flickr, and once I became familiar with the possibilities inworld, I began then to push myself artistically here. 2. What topics/areas do you tend to communicate using this medium? I am a very expressive person in terms of my emotions, and this is what I tend to communicate with a lot of my work. I also focus on the human form, but not with the emphasis on the flesh... more in the sense of line. Style and fashion also play a big role in inspiring my work.... and I love pushing boundaries in this sense, creating new looks with my avatar. On another scale, I like to work with a concept. For example with my show ‚Cyber Iconic‘, the only intention was to evoke recognition in the viewer, as to which image I had chosen to represent... but to make it different enough, so as to have it‘s own identity and to question what it is about an image that makes it iconic. I chose cyberpunk as the theme and each image evolved as I worked on it. As a result, a mixture of topics emerged.... aesthetics, beauty, the human condition, excentricity...... all of which I feel are reoccurent subjects in my work.
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3. What topics/areas do you want to work on in the near future? I want to continue to work with my instincts as this is what I enjoy most, and what works for me.... and I hope that my work will continue to evolve in terms of what I can achieve technically. I would like to expand my horizons and work with animation and machinima. 4. Which of your creations in the Metaverse do you think are particularily well done or significant and why? This is a difficult question, because I am not one to rate myself. I am very critical of my own work and always think about improvement, rather than looking back and applauding myself. Having said that, I would say that the most significant thing I do, is to create poses. These are the backbone of my work..... and I now sell them too, and I hope that this inspires others also :) 5. How do you communicate your thoughts to other avatars? Does your style tend to be formal, for example Or abstract? Is it emotional or rational? Is it both? Are your images iconic, spiritual or concrete? Is it something totally different? My style is a combination of things. I would say that my signature work, is minimal and emotional sometimes quirky, sometimes soulful. I work with beauty, but not in a traditional sense.... I explore beauty as a concept and like to challenge the norm. I am told that I have an amazing sense of style..... I communicate my thoughts through the forms that I create and through my avatar‘s appearance.... skin, shape, dress.... The combination of these things is what makes an image work for me. There is no particular recipe for it and often I go off on tangents. 6. How do you describe the intention of your Work? That is, why do you create art in this environment? What do you hope to achieve by doing so? What impact are you trying to create? The intention of my work is to communicate. I am a visual artist because I get frustrated with words and find it easier to communicate visually and physically..... and I do this in every enviornment that I am a part of. Sometimes as humans, we are speechless.... at times like this only actions or art can truly express how we feel. 7. How important is it to you what the public think and feel about your work? I think any true artist works primarily for themselves..... there is a
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drive, a need to create, to explore and to understand oneself and the world. Having said that, I think being able to communicate this to others, is the ultimate goal. Otherwise we would not show our work and wouldn‘t not care if it was understood or not. In this sense, it‘s very important to me that I communicate to others and if I reach people, inspire people, give pleasure to people, this gives me enourmous satisfaction :) Having said that, I am my biggest critic and so if I really believe in a piece I created, this is enough for me ;) 8. How important is it to you to get feedback and reactions from the public? I think I just answered this in the previous question, in terms of positive reactions. It‘s great to get feedback in any form though, and constructive criticism can help us to learn and grow as artists. 9. How important is it to you what other Artists/Colleagues/Peers think of your work? Well, there‘s nothing better than a genuine appreciation of my work, from somebody who‘s own work I respect. This holds a lot of weight and value for me. Having said that, I do not expect everybody to like what I do, and do not take offence if it doesn‘t work for some people. As I said before, if I believe in what I‘m doing myself, that is enough for me. 10. What special Metaverse tools or techniques do you use in your creation process? What skills did you bring into the Metaverse from RL? I am not very advanced technically. I work creatively with the tools and creations that are provided by others inworld.... with the environment editor, with props, locations, textures and attire that others have created. I play with things.... use my imagination and edit objects where necessary and possible. Sometimes I create textures. I create the poses I need. I studied sculpture in rl and I have recently come to realise, that this is a fundamental part of my work with poses... it‘s my instinct to work with shape and form. I do whatever is necessary in terms of post processing, but I prefer this to be minimal. I don‘t consider myself to be a skilled person. I just find my way ;) 11. How does creating Metaverse Art help you in your RL?
It fills a gap. I need a creative outlet and for the moment, this is it. 12. What themes and technical trends do you think are important for the future of the Metaverse? Oh this is a biggy. I really have no clue in terms of technical trends ;p Anything which will serve to make the Metaverse more flexible in terms of what we can achieve, has got to be a good thing. I think it‘s just important that we all strive to continue to improve and create. Creation is the key to this Metaverse. 13. Do you prefer to work alone or in collaboration with other artists? I prefer to work alone, because I am not so good at delegating and also, my head space is very limited when I‘m working. I get into the zone with it, and this is when I am my most creative. Having said that, if an idea requires more than one avatar, I will ask somebody to assist me in this. I will then take advice and suggestions from them with regards to the work, but I wouldn‘t call this so much a collaboration ;) Similarly, when I have been asked to assist others... it‘s remained very much their work. Maybe collaboration is a possibility for the future however ;) 14. Do you tend to specialise in Metaverse only art („NPIRL“) or do you import RL pieces for displaying in the Metaverse? I work only with NPIRL
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Mona Lisa
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