Earl Dinkins' Art, Poetry, and Sculpture
Updated 5-7-24: I had thought that Earl Dinkins had sold all his properties in Second Life in 2021 because of expenses. I recently found out that he has a new gallery.
His art style has changed, though. He is using AI to illustrate his poetry.
You can see a lot of his art online at:
http://www.epicdewfall.ca/faq.shtml
https://www.artblr.com/epicdewfallamong other places
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"What is art?" has many answers from "I don't know about art, but I know what I like" to "Art is what affects you by its beauty or emotional impact."
In Second Life we are surrounded by art. A build or a landscape can be a work of art. An avatar who carefully puts together a body, attachments, and animations can be a work of art. Art can be region-wide interactive installations, public performances, or machinima.
And there is the art that you know is "Art" because it is put into an Art Gallery.
I read that at one count there were over a thousand art galleries in Second Life. I've been to a lot of them and many just contain reproductions taken from 'real life'. They don't take advantage of Second Life's unique environment.
I especially like the galleries of Earl Dinkin. Although the majority of his work is in pastels that look the same in real life as in Second Life, the way he has displayed the art differs tremendously. Each gallery is architecturally distinct.
I found the first gallery by accident. I noticed sculptures on a lawn next to the road. Further from the road, by the water, was the building with the flooded basement that gave the gallery its name.
The Flooded Basement Gallery
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| Yes, that's a washing machine on the left |
Later I was to visit more of Earl Dinkin's galleries in Second Life. Each one is different, but they all display some of the hundreds of pastel drawings that the artist has created using his lucid dreaming technique.
When you visit them be sure to read the text over each painting. Note how the art is placed in the gallery and the way the gallery is set up. I don't recommend trying to visit all of the galleries in one go, you can get museum fatigue.
The True Gallery Called Remember: (No longer there.)
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| The True Gallery Called Remember |
This Galley had some of my favorites pastel paintings like "The Cat saying we could Never be Friends Explaining its Paw over the Barrier demonstrates its Political Views are too Radical fo Me."
Eveything for the Complete Space Traveler:
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| Paintings on display under the observation window |
This gallery hangs in the sky over Miffen Shade.
The Deep Art Deep Gallery:
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| Deep Art Deep Gallery |
Far under water the paintings float in a submerged living room. A dolphin seems to be inspecting one.
The Gallery that Will Never Thrill:
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| The Gallery That Will Never Thrill |
A black circular building. A dark hallway surrounds an open center with....a circular pen with a grazing sheep.
The If Work Art Gallery.
The outside of the house is all glass.
The Gallery of Undecided Sun:
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| From above, outside the Gallery. |
Galley of some paintings and sculpture inside a modern house on the water. Outside is the "Home Hydrogen Generator"
As of today's update there are at least ten Earl Dinkin galleries in Second Life. The best way to get up-to-date landmarks is to check the inworld artist's profile, or pick up the latest notecard at the Tourist Information Office in Maryport.
About the Artist:
Earl Dinkin in Second Life is a Canadian artist whose pseudonym is "Epic Dewfall". Check the web for current articles.
His paintings are done in pastels in real life and transferred to Second Life. He has also started to do digital art. His sculptures are unique to Second Life.
The Poetry:
Most of his poetry is in the form of quatrains. Here is one I like:
Rank #1800
That is the strongest shield.
When anger sounds like don't.
Nothing can hurt the warmth of self.
When a kitten's hidden in your coat.
Several of his galleries have "Quatrain columns" that you can buy, and they will emit random quatrains in the same way that some creators make structures that emit butterflies.
(Revised 3-12-22)
Several of his galleries have "Quatrain columns" that you can buy, and they will emit random quatrains in the same way that some creators make structures that emit butterflies.
The Sculpture:
There is not as much sculpture as there are paintings and poetry. |
| The Eagle Sculpture |
(Revised 3-12-22)
Update 5-7-24
There was a new gallery of his work at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rowling/202/181/72_, called "Rowling Gallery" . It is owned and operated by a resident called Buddercup Bellambi - it is not clear what their relationship is to the artist, except that they are a member of the Society of Lucid Dreamers. I was recently told that he had closed that gallery because of bullying, but that is second-hand information.
Now there is a gallery in Davenport at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Minna/139/173/40
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