Colour theory is one of the foundations of art. It helps artists understand how colours relate to one another, how they mix, and how they affect the mood of an artwork. Whether you are painting, drawing, designing digitally, or building an installation, colour theory gives you a practical way to make stronger visual decisions. At … Read more
A personal reflection on using AI in the arts as a support tool for thinking, writing, research, and planning, while keeping final art outcomes grounded in human authorship.
The original Hotel Chelsea in New York City has long been woven into the mythology of modern art, music, literature, and counterculture. Built between 1883 and 1885, the red-brick building became home to generations of writers, musicians, performers, and visual artists. Its rooms carried the echoes of names such as Mark Twain, Tennessee Williams, Bob … Read more
Scheduled for: 23 May 2026, 10:00 AM GMTCategory: Second Life, Virtual Events, Digital Arts Key points The Grid Gets Its Close-Up Second Life is getting ready for its 23rd birthday, and this year the grid is rolling out the red carpet. SL23B will run from 18 June to 19 July 2026, with Second Life’s official … Read more
On non-spectral colour, cone cells, and the internet’s favourite science misconception Every now and then, the internet gets excited about colour science and boldly claims that purple is not real. Some people even go further and say humans cannot actually see it. That idea is only partly true, and the real story is worth understanding. … Read more
Second Life’s Destination Guide quietly functions as one of the platform’s most important cultural tools. For a community of 30,000 concurrent users, understanding how it works helps artists, curators, and builders use it better.
Second Life art deserves to be written about as contemporary art. Not as a cute digital footnote. Not as nostalgia. With Raglan Shire’s 21st Artwalk opening across five regions, it is doing what art is supposed to do: gathering people around images, spaces, and shared attention.
A reflection on learning inside Second Life, prompted by a VWEC Lifelong Learning conversation about what virtual worlds are actually good for, who they leave out, and why the messy version matters more than the shiny one.
Over the last couple of weeks, the posts on this site have been doing something I did not entirely plan. They have been forming a shape. At first glance, the range looks scattered: Second Life exhibitions, art news from the physical world, queer history, museum politics, disability, AI anxieties, virtual charity events, Substack writing, personal … Read more
Glinka Gallery in Second Life shows how digital galleries can support disabled artists through visibility, access, community, and ongoing in-world exhibitions.