Saturday at the Pelican

Posted by jvanb on March 8th, 2008

The Gallery is open and Saturdays are the most busy days. SL, Brooklyn is Watching. Whatcha got for us? There’s a ton of really interesting looking stuff that is sitting on the BIW sim right now, and i’ll be showing it to people who come by the gallery, but how bout performance artists… where have you been hiding? Come on out. From noon to 6pm EST, (9am – 3pm SLT) we’re ready for you.

Panda-FREAKIN-monium!

Posted by jvanb on March 7th, 2008

wow
Kat2 Kit (yes, a panda) started it all out, and here it is a few days later and we have an embarrassment of riches. We are working to keep up with everything, and give each artwork its due praise or criticism… well “due” according to us. Who else? (more…)

Monet Destiny: the BIW Eyeball

Posted by jvanb on February 19th, 2008

Eyeball inside the control roomAKA “the brooklyn beholder”  This is the avatar for the project, he/she/it lives in the tower and comes down to look at anyone who comes to the stage- his/her/its’ P.O.V. is shown on the monitor on the wall at Jack the Pelican Presents (or will once the project officially starts in March look here for an opening announcement) A couple of good quotes about eyeballs:

“I am a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me….” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“He is only an eye…but what an eye!” -Cézanne talking about Monet

The Tower

Posted by jvanb on February 17th, 2008

The Brooklyn is Watching Tower The Tower Rises.

its a control center, and an information funnel where “…. at the top, arrogant men (er.. eyeballs) still live, convinced of their rightness“. Starting off as an illustration, this has been brought to virtual life by the efforts of Popcha.