After my visit of the Gateway Gallery in July 2022 (read here) I got in contact with Terra Merhyem (TerraMerhyem), one ot the artists there. Terra is the partner of Rage Darkstone, who’s art was also featured at the Gateway Gallery.
Terra sent me an invitiation to the opening of Rage Darkstone’s exhibition “Immerse” on July 12th at Surreal Gallery. I visited Friday, July 15th.
Impressions of “Immersed” by Rage Darkstone at Surreal Gallery (1)
The Surreal Gallery is a complex exhibition building with 2 floors, surrounded at 3 sides by walls. These walls are used to display Rage Darkstone’s pictures. In the exhibition building Rage displays mostly 3D art. The pictures on the surrounded wall can be seen as the walls of the building are transparent from the inside.
The exhibition plays with light effects and mirroring, hence you should use “Advanced Lighting” and “shared environment”. These light and mirror effects ensure that the visitor is immersed in Rage’s world. Rage 3D objects as well as his 2D pictures mostly show stylized figures and dancers in different situations. Some are split into pieces.
Impressions of “Immersed” by Rage Darkstone at Surreal Gallery (2)
Quite dominating are 2 coloured cubes in orange and purple at the entrace of the builing, both have a dancing figure inside. Most of the other figures are in metallic colours. Inside it is hard to decide where to look at first and you see different scenes depending on your viewing angle and position.
Impressions of “Immersed” by Rage Darkstone at Surreal Gallery (3)
You can walk up stairs to a second floor gallery with some more 2D pictures at the walls and a new perspective looking down.. Rage’s art is unique and intriguing. I like the light effects and that you can immerse sourself into his art – are even become part of it.
Rage Darkstone describes himself as “Creativity Junky”. He’s in Second Life since 2007. Rage has an own gallery, the AvA Art Gallery. He also has some permanent and current exhibitions at The Galleries, Vision of Beauty Art Complex and at The Dove Rhoads.
Impressions of “Immersed” by Rage Darkstone at Surreal Gallery (4)
The Surreal Gallery was established in November 2015 by Juliette Surreal-D Blue (juliettesurrealdreaming). Thank you Juliette for enabling “Immerse” by Rage Darkstone and for providing space for the arts in Second Life.
Thank you Rage for this impressive exhibition.
Landmark to “Immersed” by Rage Darkstone at Surreal Gallery
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Claressa/16/133/32
Rage Darkstone’s AvA Art Gallery
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Terrage/133/138/504
Rage Darkstone at The Galleries
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Georgiana/223/127/57
Rage Darkstone at Vision of Beauty Art Complex
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whinlatter/115/101/58
Rage Darkstone at The Dove Rhoads Gallery
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jaxipun/85/90/21
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