ART IN SECOND LIFE; PATRICK MOYA'S MOYA LAND
Moya Land is hard to describe. It is huge, covering four sims, and crowded with an exhuberant display of his work in many media. I find it to be as wonderful as a brand new box of crayons.
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Patrick Moya's early career included working as a nude model, and it has been suggested that this helped him overcome any false modesty so that he could use a self-representation of himself - a 'moya' (the 'little Moya') as a central theme in his art. Moya is the creator, the audience, and the show itself
In addition to the many 'moyas', his last name, MOYA, is everywhere, from simple sculptures made of the letters "M", "O", "Y", and "A" to immense structures that house galleries of his work, art within art.
Another common motif is a sheep named "Dolly", often found dancing. The artist himself is usually depicted as a short balding cartoonish character, but also as the winged male avatar he sometimes wears in Second Life.
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His website shows many of his projects and some of his real life exhibitions have been reproduced in Moya Land.
Besides the replicas of real life artwork, there is other art that could only exist in Second Life.
There is very little for sale here, although there is a boutique with a nice selection of free t-shirts.
Everywhere in Moya Land there are places to explore, and things you can ride on. Sometimes, for a change of pace, you will find pieces of non-Moya art exhibited, but they seem rather dull compared to Moya's work. All in all, I find Moya Land amazing, and even though parts of it still confuse me, it always makes me think.
Look for the giant statue of Moya. There is an elevator outside one leg, and a teleport inside the other.
Added 6-25-22: An Interview With Patrick Moya
(This is the third update to the original blogpost, since Moya Land changes every time I visit.)
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