Voice in art vs communication in art

Voice and communication are two words that get thrown around constantly in art education, often interchangeably, as if they mean the same thing. They do not. Communication in art is about transmission. It is the part of the work that reaches outward: the colour choices, the composition, the materials, the scale, the placement, the context. … Read more

The language of art

Art is sometimes described as a universal language, which is one of those phrases that sounds profound until you think about it for more than ten seconds. Art is not universal. It is deeply specific. A Yoruba masquerade, a Song dynasty ink painting, a Sol LeWitt wall drawing, and a Second Life installation are all … Read more

What is Second Life

secondlife.com Second Life is a 3D virtual world launched by Linden Lab in 2003. It is not a game. There are no levels, no quests, no win conditions. It is a persistent, user-created online environment where residents build, socialise, create, trade, perform, and exhibit. Everything you see in Second Life, from the buildings to the … Read more