“i am 8-bit” exhibition
Ok, the exhibition is over now, so this hardly qualify as news. But for the people out there — like me — who couldn’t go anyway, here are links to pictures of this nostalgic art-meets-lowres-videogames exhibition. Hopefully, the curator will have the good idea (and the resources) to make it tour a little. In Tokyo, it would definitely be a hit.
Here is what the official site says about i am 8-bit, the exhibit:
i am 8-bit gathers the talents of over 100 of the world’s top artists, to put their memories to paper, canvas, wood, or somewhere in between, recalling those oh-so-fond gaming moments from the era when pixels reigned king. There are absolutely no 3D-inspired works in the show; just pre-1995 influences, a decadent time when games were flat and flourishing with creativity. Anything goes-from the crazed image of a Burger Time sausage gone ballistic to Space Invaders doing disco- hindered only by the artists’ imagination.
On the official website, you’ll find a list of all of the artists featured in the show, but the gallery is not that great, so I am only posting it now because I came across this blogger who went to the opening night and took many pics. Visit fort90.com to see them.
ign.com also covered the event, but judging from their pics, it must have been an open bar, and their intern had never used a digital point-and-click camera before…
(pictures from fort90.com)
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