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October 02, 2007, 01:12 PM ET
Art Installation in Second Life Wows Educators
If art schools around the world start introducing their students to “hyperformalism,” credit can go to DC Spensley, who invented the term to describe abstract three-dimensional works created using software and personal computers.
On Monday, Mr. Spensley, known in Second Life as the avatar DanCoyote Antonelli, led a group of educators on a tour of his stunning art installations in Second Life that feature brightly colored sculptures that become more vivid and lively as one approaches them, an experience Mr. Spensley calls “stealth architecture.”
In one installation, greenish and orange objects that look like ribbon candy float around in space. To fully experience the immersive aspect of the art, Mr. Spensley asks visitors to turn off Second Life settings that enable users to see water, sky, and land.
Mr. Spensley said the purpose of his art is to help people experience a sense of wonder. He said he had been dreaming about a space like Second Life since he was a child, a place where he could fly and build “on a monolithic scale.” —Andrea L. Foster
Categories: Virtual-Worlds
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