AequitasAequitas, collaborative art collective

THE AEQUITAS BLURB
[Who We Are]

Aequitas is Latin for equality, symmetry and fairness between individuals. By working under the singular identity as Aequitas, the intention is to direct focus on the art rather than the individual; to remain outside the cult of personality, to explore alternatives to the more culturally accepted individual creative force. The artists of Aequitas believe collaboration does not require leadership and can bring better results through decentralization and egalitarianism. It is a working practice that art collaboration should be playful and not taken too seriously.

Collaborating in separate physical space Aequitas has explored themes such as alienation, childhood, perceptions of identity, spirituality, and consumerism with most of the work being first presented in the virtual world.


With the focus of the work being the process Aequitas amasses a large quantity of research and iterations before arriving at a final piece. This documentation is as much a part of the art as any momentary instance of development.


The results have veered between the abstract and illustrative. The key threads are a strong aesthetic with a core spiritual disposition that focuses on non dualism and ideas of equity and balance. There is a sense of the nostalgic and ironic to the more representational work and the abstract  leans toward iconic minimalist.

[What We Did]

Aequitas has been involved in many projects not the least of which are listed below.

  • Ideal Museum
  • Ghost Story at Cybertopia 10/08
  • "Life is a bowl of...." 4th Caerleon Isle Artists Collaboration. 12/08
  • No Man is an Island, Arena at Uqbar 01/09
  • Consume, Caerleon Isle Artists Collaboration, 06/09
  • Aequitas rl/sl childhood exhibition. 06,07/09
  • "ARCANA", 08/09
  • God is.. Godart, freak 10/09
  • Big House, 11/09
  • Field of Voices in Second Life
  • Dove of Peace 02/11
  • Field of Voices Augmented Reality, New York and Boston
  • Choose Again (doors), Light and Gravity, 6/11
  • Art and Poetry 12/11
  • Imagine Peace 11/11
  • Insert Coin – Retrogaming 2011, Galleria Nazionale Cosenza Italy 12/11
  • Field of View - LEA 2/12
[What They Said)

  • Field of View - Ziki Questi
  • Field of View - Honour McMillan
  • Choose Again (doors) - Light and Gravity by Pixels Sideways
  • Field of Voices in Second Life - Network Research by Garrett Lynch
  • Field of Voices in Second Life - Arts Parks by Thirza Ember
  • Field of Voices in Second Life - Art 21 Call + Response: Collaborative Art in Virtual 3D Worlds by Nettrice Gaskins
  • Field of Voices in Second Life - All about Second Life's 7th Birthday by Harper Beresford

 

 

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