POPSCAPE - Mikati Slade Artwork

[Overview]
This is an art-building in online virtual world Second Life.
Size: 64W, 64D, 45H (meter)
Exhibited at BURN2 Festival (USA), Oct 2011.
Features:
- Largest size of all BURN2 exhibitors.
- 8 variations gifts.
- 5 DJ events by 6 DJ performers.

[Official Theme]
Rites of Passage

[My Concept]
Once in a while, an important event or realization happens that changes us forever. This change often comes with mixed feelings - fear and hope, loss and opportunity. This artwork tries to capture these feelings. The skulls is our fear for the future, our loss of the past. The hearts is our hope and excitement for the future, our optimism that all will go well, our love for ourselves. The bows blessedly tie all together. Overall, this work tries to communicate a natural and dynamic optimism about the future of people in times of change.

DJ event by FREAK GIRL at POPSCAPE got top traffic of  all the BURN2 areas at the time.

[Credits]
Artist: Mikati Slade (Japan)
Title and Special Thanks: Emily Lang (Greece)
Streaming Adviser: Jordy Parkin (UK)
DJ Performers: Ema Burt (FREAK GIRL, Japan), cherry Jun (FREAK GIRL, Japan), DJ Jordy (UK), DJ Spadey (USA), DJ Skips (USA), DJ Eifa (Zurich)

POP ATOMIC - Mikati Slade Artwork at BURN2 2010

SLURL : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Man-Black%20Rock/28/136/24

BURN2 is biggest festival of art in online virtual world Second Life.

Too many artists having exhibitions in there and I built my artwork in there too.

The festival also have many kind of events.

[About exhibition "POP ATOMIC"]

Mikati Slade (Japan)

The ATOMIC bomb changed the Japanese people forever.

8-bit console games are a loving part of Japan's POP culture nowadays.

I felt that both the atomic bomb and the 8-bit consoles are powerful symbols of 20th century's civilization, at least as experienced by the Japanese people.

And, so, POP ATOMIC was born.

Enjoy it and lets discuss it together. Arigato^^

Emily Lang (Greece)

Mikati has been a long-time business partner and friend.

She talked to me about her concept for this year's Burn2 event.

I loved it and asked her if she needed any help.

Luckily she did and I contributed my part :)

[Credits]

"POP ATOMIC"

Artist : Mikati Slade

Title and Special Thanks : Emily Lang

Memories of Burning Life

Biggest art festival in SL "Burning Life" made many memories for me.
It was really exciting festival :D Me and my friend Emily made large art building for it, and this is my first "Art work in Virtual World"!! That's future really !

I like the name "Burning Life" a lot, I think this is better name than Burning Man in real life ;) Because I think life is temporaly, so ppl must"burn" their life and having passion to creation.

Btw, very cute yellow bear on above pic is gift for our building from Molly Linden :) Thank you very much!
The cute bear holds a Placard that says "You have a GREAT Burning Life build!":D
I felt this is a gold medal for our building , so I made above pic that looks like gold medalist in olympic :D

I will not forget my "Burning Life mind"and I want keep it forever.
Thank you Burning Life!

Burning Life!! Sep.27 - Oct.5 (#2)

Burning Life began at last! and too many ppl visit to the 22 Sims always.This is really big festival^0^ I am happy to join for it as a builder^^Exhibit at Mikati's percel : "POP ERODES EVERYTHING"
Me and my friend Emily made too large "Pop-Art" building for Burning Life !!@o@
You can see this at : Region: Burning Life (Optic) , Percel ID: 263
This building looks really Pop but also this is Pop-Art, so I hope you to enjoy your feeling with it as you like ^^

Btw, I made above poster and there are 3 versions, let's get all posters at there ^0^

[credits]
"POP ERODES EVERYTHING" exhibit for Burning Life 2008
Artist : Mikati Slade

Robot design and special thanks: Emily Lang

Burning Life!! Sep.27 - Oct.5 (#1)

In Real Life, there is a big art event "Burning Man", and there is a similler event in SL also!
It named "Burning Life"^0^
I was so exciting when I visit to there last year, and this year, I won with lottely to get percel for it!
Mikati's percel - Region: Burning Life (Optic) , Percel ID: 263

I made camp-base at first, this is important to making festival mood for me^0^
Then, I started to think about concept of the main artwork with my friend Emily.

btw, most of my camping items from
"An Arcadia Asylum Library".
You can get many great objects at there for free.

I placed some daily necessities^0^
...hmm, it needs drinks..but I could not find one what I like, so...


I made Japanese Retro Drink^0^
Oh, then, it needs drink vendor..ok..


I made a drink vendor also ^0^
you can get a drink from random 4 flavors with touch,
please try it at my percel!