At Long Last, Frenzoo Menswear

Shirt left: Painted by Sheeana
Shirt right: Military by Sheeana
Pants: Extended blue jeans by Dalriada

Frenzoo is my home-world, the place of my virtual birth, and I suppose that's why I can be critical of it sometimes. It's one of those places I want to see push forward and improve.

One of my big pet peeves over the last month is the incredible lack of good menswear on Frenzoo. There is virtually no outfit in the shop that I can see a man, who I would personally oggle, wearing. Don't get me wrong, a lot of these items are really creative. They are just way out there--most of them look like they came straight out of a crazy Tim Burton movie.

Now, I am seeing a trickle of high quality menswear in the shop. It's a relief, and hopefully a sign for more to come.

New Virtual Funness

Hi all!

If you haven't heard, Koinup and Frenzoo announced on their blogs that they are finally teaming up. I am a big user of both sites, and it is quite exciting to hear that they are coming together. What's even better is the new virtual funness that comes along with their partnership.

Automatic snapshot upload.

That's right, picture crazy people of the metaverse. Everytime you add a snapshot picture in your Frenzoo album, it is automatically uploaded into Koinup.

This is pretty darned nifty, if you ask me. I had a play around with it already. Yep, that's my personal snapshot above.

IMVU Shopping Spree

Hey everyone!

It dawned on my last week that I had created an IMVU account a long time ago. The last time I tried using IMVU, I was immediately approached by a guy who was interested in...other things. Thus, I left. That was nearly a year ago.

Digital Surrealism

Error_006b by Rocapc
(aka Miguel Rotunno on
Second Life and Open Sim)

Beyond the borders of reality, there is virtual reality. Beyond the borders of virtual reality, who knows?

Long ago, Andre Breton and Salvador Dali humored expectations and enlightened imaginations. Did surrealism die with either of them? Doubtful.

If the surrealist movement lost momentum in the last few decades, it is making a huge come back in the most appropriate of places--virtual reality.

Several artists are bending the laws of rationality with digital surrealism. Virtual artists have been uploading truly magnificent works that play on our expectations of normality, igniting surprise and humor within us.

Surrealism in virtual reality is not as popular as other forms of art, but it certainly deserves mention. Most works I see on Koinup portray utopic microcosms, fullfilling society's perceptions of beauty, peace, paradise, and so on. It is refreshing to see a few rebels setting out to do what virtual reality was really meant for.

Take NeveryLorakeet. Hers is the first surrealist artwork I spotted. Instant curiosity pressed me to look further. I don’t know where to start. Her works are stunning. She captures depth beautifully, making dynamic pictures . She uses different lighting effects, poses, and backgrounds to build great images. It’s a joy to look at.

Paranoia

Take a look at NeveryLorakeet's works on her Koinup page. You are sure to be impressed and enthralled.

Koinup member Bark, from Tokyo, plays on the expectations of what makes a human body, replacing the human heads with clocks and eyeballs and creating surreal scenes and interactions. Some may call it brilliant, others may think it is a little disturbing, a few may even call it humorous. What is undeniable is that Bark's works are creative and eye-catching.


Nonsense

Bark's art is diverse and well worth a look-see. Check out her Koinup Page, blog, and Flickr account.

If you are interested in digital surrealism, check out the Koinup club dedicated to it.

Thanks for reading this far. We'll see what sort of things I can get into next

Until then, curious little darlings….

~Miidasu