Steve Millar (aka Arahan Claveau)

Steve Millar has been involved with art and music since the mid-1980’s. Resident DJ at Eddie Richards' influential club night Outer Limits throughout the burgeoning underground house music scene, in later years changing tempo to become resident ambient DJ for London’s Universe and Megatripolis. Throughout the 1990’s he used his knowledge of the dance music industry as an agent, representing many renowned artists such as Richie Hawtin, Derrick May, Jeff Mills and many more.

In 1999 Steve was introduced to artist Howard J. Morgan, member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and shortly thereafter began working as the artist’s assistant. He became very actively involved at the studio in the ensuing years, learning much about the techniques and methodology of the creative process and modelling for many of Morgan’s paintings. It was during this period Steve became inspired and felt compelled to push himself in a new direction, quietly experimenting with painting, filmmaking and digital art.

In 2003 Steve enrolled on a media technology course at Thames Valley University where he learned a lot of useful and varied skills and created many highly praised multimedia projects. However, he ultimately became frustrated with the limitations and changed to a more intense and specialised film production course. During this time he produced, directed and edited a number of short film projects, receiving excellent grades and commendations and consequently earning a reputation from fellow students and tutors for work of the highest standard.

Since leaving university Steve has continued to build on his enthusiasm for painting, photography, filmmaking and digital art, becoming a true multimedia artist. For the last three years he has been very active in the virtual world Second Life (known there as the avatar Arahan Claveau) experimenting with the medium and creating a wide variety of artistic projects, ranging from photography and machinima, to large scale interactive installations. Arahan has become associated with uncompromising, transgressive and provocative art and has received many accolades in the online community, associated press and from respected art critics.

Documentary filmmakers Rob Marchant and Nic Stacey, intrigued by Steve’s work in Second Life, negotiated with him to produce a short film about his real and virtual life as an artist. The series was commissioned by Channel 4 Television as part of the 3-Minute Wonders strand and broadcast in August 2006.

Steve continues to develop his credentials, opening a collaborative art gallery in Second Life in April 2008, and having his art, machinima and photography showcased at exhibitions, cinemas and galleries in diverse locations including Australia, Germany and Holland.

His weekly Arthole Radio show airs every Wednesday at 9pm UK time.

Education:
Thames Valley University / London College of Music & Media
2003 - 2004 (BSc) Media Technology
2004 - 2006 (BA) Film & Video Production

Exhibitions & Projects:
Warhola! - Date TBA
Installation for NMC Campus, Second Life.
sl.nmc.org

Arthole – Opened 26th April 2008
Collaborative gallery in Second Life, hosting a collection of work by Arahan Claveau & Nebulosus Severine.
artholeblog.blogspot.com

Avatar - 5th September-5th October 2008
Australian Centre For Photography
Exhibition of Second Life avatar images.
“The artists in this exhibition question conventional attitudes towards gender, spirituality, violence, technology, sexuality and identity, examining how these issues have been transformed by online technologies.”
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia.
tmp.acp.org.au/current/index.php#gallery1

PICNIC 08 - 24th-26th September 2008
Video of the live performance ORIENTATION by Arahan Claveau & Nebulosus Severine. Filmed by PLANETART gallery and shown at the event.
“PICNIC is Amsterdam’s leading annual international event, highlighting creativity and innovation, particularly in media, entertainment and technology.”
www.picnicnetwork.org

ORIENTATION - 30th August 2008
Live Second Life performance by Arahan Claveau & Nebulosus Severine for Club Goodbye Dollar. Simultaneously shown at the De Balie cinema in Amsterdam.
www.debalie.nl/artikel.jsp?articleid=258551&podiumid=cinema

Machinima Love at art.xxXtenxion - 24th July 2008
Various machinima screenings, including two by Arahan Claveau, documenting the work of Juria Yoshikawa.
Filmgalerie Kino im Leerern Beutel, Regensburg, Germany.
xxxtenxion.blogspot.com/2008/07/machinima-love.html

The love that dare not speak its name - May 10-18th 2008
Installation for PLANETART at the KunstVlaai (ArtPie) Festival. The event took place simultaneously in Second Life and at the real-life Kunstvlaai Festival and PLANETART gallery in Amsterdam.
www.planetart.nl/kunstvlaai.htm

The RED ROOM Presents - May 10th-18th 2008
Salon du Disruptif, a film by Arahan Claveau.
Kunstvlaai Festival, Virtual Holland.
THE RED ROOM, created by Nebulosus Severine with art direction by Arahan Claveau.
arahan-claveau.blip.tv/file/216190

Small Story– 2007
A tale without words.
www.crabcult.com/small_story_pt1.swf

super fun happy club – 2006-‘07
Installation, Second Life.

Sex Messiah - 2007
Strong Visions Gallery, Second Life.

Salon du Disruptif - 2007
Collaborative exhibition by Arahan Claveau & Nebulosus Severine for Heldscalla Foundation, Second Life.

Sick Cat Special Edition - 2006
Installation for Burning Life, Second Life.

Artists on the Green - 2006
Installation for NMC Campus, Second Life.

Sick Cat v2 – 2006
Installation, Second Life.

Sick Cat v1 – 2006
Installation, Second Life.

Uzumaki – 2005
Installation, Second Life.

Interzone – 2005
Installation, Second Life.

Judy's Box – 2005
Club and video lounge, Second Life.

Personal sites:
www.crabcult.com

artholeblog.blogspot.com

arahan-claveau.blip.tv

www.youtube.com/arahanclaveau

Press (selection):
npirl.blogspot.com/2008/08/arahan-claveau-to-show-at-australian.html

brooklyniswatching.com/2008/06/23/injustice-2008-by-arahan-claveau

npirl.blogspot.com/2008/07/arahan-clavaeau-vexes-me-significantly.html

slartmagazine.com/arthole.htm

secondarts.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/arthole-shows-how

secondlife-newspaper-mace.blogspot.com/2008/04/arthole-gallery-grand-opening.html

www.slnn.com/index.php?SCREEN=article&about=arthole

nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/11/new-world-tab-6.html

nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/09/bl2006_sick_cat.html

Television:
www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/S/second_lives/index.html

Cinema:
xxxtenxion.blogspot.com/2008/07/machinima-love.html

www.dlux.org.au/dart07/slife.html#4

Other:
www.crabcult.com/slmusic/planetart_interview_17.05_edit_small.mp3

watashiwairu.ning.com/video/video/show?id=2113167%3AVideo%3A100

brooklyniswatching.com/2008/05/03/podcast-8

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