Cyber Flavor Mashup: Photos by Scott Hogg
"Cyber-Flavor-Mashup"
April 26 - May 9 2008
Reception Sunday, April 26 5 - 8 pm
CounterpART Gallery
128 Merrimack St. 2nd Floor
Lowell, MA 01852
781-541-0470
A mixed reality mashup of immersive, 3D and 2D artworks created and inspired by the virtual world of Second Life for the 2009 Boston Cyberarts Festival. Featured artists, Misprint Thursday, Juria Yoshikiawa, Bella Renfold, Filthy Fluno, Esch Snoats, Lily and Honglei, and Anna Shapiro will show how they are utilizing virtual worlds to create new artforms and engage new audiences. Participants at the gallery will have the opportunity to interact with both real and virtual art happenings and artworks for the festival.
Live cybersound artists and musician "Active" from Brooklyn NYC will be performing throughout the evening, as well as SL musicians via the gallery’s multimedia sound system. The island/art community of Artropolis, Boston Cyberarts Festival's inworld portal to the virtual exhibition, will also be on display
thoughout the evening.
Contact information: Jeff at 781-541-0470
Sponsors: Jeffrey Lipsky Arts. Audiopark Productions. Artropolis
MYTHS, MACHINES, METAVERSE
January 31 - February 28, 2009
OPENING: SATURDAY JANUARY 31 AT 6 PM
Join us for a mixed reality art exhibition by local artists Charles Win, Steven deFilippi, Jeffrey Lipsky, David Barton, Eyeformation, and Sandra Burbul. On exhibition will be paintings, drawings, metal sculptures, 3D virtual artworks, Avatar art, and installation art that relate to the themes of myths, industrial by-products, and virtual reality.
Live music provide by Audio Park Productions: The Rebels of Art, Baylock,
Beneath the Sheets and Bearstronaut.
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"FIGURES AND FORCES"
OCTOBER 6 - 31, 2008
CounterpArt Gallery in Lowell MA presents "Figures and Forces," paintings and drawings by Calvin Thomas and Jeffrey Lipsky (aka Filthy Fluno). The pieces in this show range from Thomas' female figures in motion to Lipsky's interpretations of people (avatars) from online virtual worlds like Second Life (tm). The figures in all of the artworks for this show are in constant interaction with natural and synthetic forces. On the gallery's mulitemedia system will be the interactive artworks and music of select artists from the metaverse.
Calvin Thomas is a painter from Lowell MA who's painting style is reminiscent of Degas, Michaelangelo and Klimt. An old school painter who mixes his own tempera paints, Thomas' recent works focus on female figures in motion. He has exhibited his paintings throughout Massachusetts and is one of Lowell's most popular contemporary artists.
Jeffrey Lipsky lives in Tyngsboro MA and has a BFA in Fine Arts from Montserrat College of Art. His style has been compared to Basquiat, Picasso and Kline. His use of online virtual worlds to inspire and exhibit his artwork has caught the attention of collectors and curators from around the world. His abstract avatar portrait paintings in this show demonstrate a stylistic growth in Lipsky's pastel drawings from his last few exhibitions.
Boston's own magician/performance artist Tuna Oddfellow (Fish Fishman) will be on hand the night of the reception performing mixed reality magic and mystery on the video screen accompanied by his beautiful assistant Shava for everyone's enjoyment and intrigue. Also on hand the night of the reception, Komuso Tokugawa, boogiewoogie blues musician from Tokyo, Japan will be performing through Counterpart's mulitimedia system.
Digital Artist Esch Snoats (Todd Tevlin) also exhibits 3 pieces that reflect on virtual world's culture and design. Tevlin is an artist from St. Louis as well as designer of one of Second Life's premiere arts and music communities, Artropolis.
"Figures and Forces" will be on display by appointment from Oct 6 - 31 or stop by the gallery day or night and Jeff or Calvin might even be there setting up the show. The opening reception from 7 - 11 pm on Saturday October 25 will be a mixed reality mashup of fine art, interactive digital creations, live music, wine, food and friends. Call 781-541-0470 for more information.
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ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS IN SECOND LIFE WORKSHOP AND ENCORE PERFORMANCE OF CYLINDRIAN RUTABAGA.WED, APRIL 30 AT 6:30 PM
By popular demand we're going to do another event for artists with gallery director Jeffrey Lipsky (aka Filthy Fluno) to learn about Second Life. But this time, we will also include an encore performance of Billboard Magazine's Cylindrian Rutabaga who graced us with her music at Saturday night's opening. Following Cylindrian's performance, she will discuss and answer questions about how she uses Second Life technology and her music to connect to local, regional and international markets.
If you're an artist or musician looking to expand your fan-base or just an art and music enthusiast you need to come to CounterpART Gallery at 128 Merrimack St in Lowell on Wednesday April 30th at 6:30 pm. Come down early and make a night of it with some GREAT eats at neighboring Mr. Jalapenos, Sammy's Pizzaria & Grill and Bad Dawgs!
Saturday, April 26 7:30 - 11 pm. Grand Opening Bash
Live music by virtual world music legends from around the world! Cyber Folk: Cylindrian Rutabaga, Blues: Komuso Tokugawa. Ambient & Visual: DC Antonelli. Traditional, digital, and 3D virtual artworks by local and international artists.
Sat, March 29th. 7:30 -10 pm. Free for ALL members. $10 for the public.
Come to Filthy's counterpART Gallery at 128 Merrimack St in Lowell and learnhow artists can use the virtual reality technology of Second Life (SL) to exhibit
market, network, collaborate, and sell their art. Artists will also have the opportunity to sign up for a session with Jeffrey Lipsky (aka Filthy Fluno) during the following week for a hands on workshop on how to upload and install their artworks to the inworld counterpART Gallery for an upcoming exhibit.
The upcoming mixed reality exhibition "counterpART Identities" will run from April 2 - 30. This exhibition of 2D artworks will be a compilation of selected artists and artworks that participated in the March 29th workshop and sessions with Lipsky. It will also coincide with the official grand opening of Filthy's counterpART gallery on Saturday April 26. Email filthyfluno@gmail.com for more info.