Now open at The Living Room, the music and arts venue operated by Owl Dragonash and Daallee, is an special exhibition of the art and artistry of Toysoldier Thor, which features items of both his 2D and 3D art.
I profiled Toy’s work back in February 2015, and for those who haven’t as yet visited his gallery space in Second Life, the exhibition at The Living Room serves as an excellent introduction to his art, featuring as it does several of his 3D sculptures, some of which are displayed alongside his own 2D interpretations of the pieces, as well as a number of his paintings.
Included in the latter is one of my personal favourites, Assassin’s Prayer (shown above), beautifully displayed behind a glass partition. This is quite honestly an utterly captivating piece, which beautifully blends elements taken from both Second Life to produce a finished picture which carries a powerful symbolism and story.
Also on display here is Shattered, another emotive piece (not shown here) which has taken Toy on a remarkable journey, as it has evolved from a painting in the physical world through to a mesh model within Second Life to becoming a 3D printed model, and which is now a beautiful piece of physical art cast in bronze, and which can now be pre-ordered as a part of a second casting run. You can read more about this piece on the upper mezzanine of the exhibition.
For the exhibition, the gallery space at The Living Room has again had a make-over to keep the look and feel of the space in keeping with the artwork on display, and the finished result is highly effective. The exhibition of Toy’s work will continue at The Living Room through until the end of the month.
As usual, there will also be special live events at The Living Room in June, comprising:
- Thursday, June 16th – live music with:
- 17:00 – Billy Thunders
- 18:00 – Anidi Huet
- Tuesday, June 23rd 19:00 SLT – Toysoldier Thor closing party with BartAlan Barbasz.
SLurl Details
- The Living Room main SLurl (Rated: Moderate)
- The Living Room gallery space SLurl (Rated: Moderate)
Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld 
So glad you got a chance to come see Toy’s work and remodel of the space is really awesome! Thank you Inara : )
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Sorry for being a little late with this month’s coverage; things are soooo busy around here!
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Thanks so much Inara for the beautiful surprise and honor of your visit and blogging of my current exhibit at The Living Room Gallery. Funny that you mentioned Assassin’s Prayer as one of your faves…. it was a VERY LAST MINUTE addition to the exhibit layout and artwork I created for my exhibit. I installed that like 2 hours before the opening when it hit me that I forgot this artwork and it HAD TO BE PART of the show.
Hugs and thanks again!
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You’re welcome! Assassin’s Prayer is a beautiful piece – and I loved reading about the creative process when seeing it at your gallery!
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Heading in tonight to enjoy this interesting work. Looking forward to it!
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