Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting
Can I love a Second Life photographer simply because her pictures make me giggle and sometimes even laugh out loud? Yes, yes I can.
Ambre Singh’s picture is cute but when you add the title “Sitting on the Duck of the Bay” it goes from cute to hilarious and memorable. It made me want to do a deeper dive into her photostream. She’s not that fond of clothing, particular bras and shirts, and beach living gives her the freedom to live comfortably au naturel. However, being humorous does not take away from her artistry.
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“Meditation” recreates a contemporary meme. I think it’s pretty clear that she is on the side of Unpleasant Truths.
Ambre Singh did an excellent recreation of The Women of Amphissa by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. It’s so well-done, you might want to think it was done by photoshopping SL heads onto the original, but look closely at the clothing. (Compare and contrast above.)
There are enough differences, though each one minor, to demonstrate this was not just a morph.She used twenty-four models plus herself (sleeping) in this picture. This is just one of 86 photos in her album “History of Art Revisited.” some of which are as ambitious as this one, just using the original background and other are simply too funny for words
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, by the way, was a Victorian Era painter who painted a lot of classical imagery. The Women of Amphissa is an object lesson in charity. After a celebration of the god Bacchus, a group of women wandered into Amphissa, a city they were at war with. They were too drunk to protect themselves so the women of Amphissa stood guard to protect the women through the night and fed them and escorted them to safety in the morning.
Ambre Singh’s photostream first struck me as just a lot of fun pics of someone having a great time in Second Life with her friends. Lots of bare skin, affection, and horseplay. But going past the initial impression, I saw thoughtful commentary and clever humor.
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