WARNING: MASSIVE amount of pics, sorry 56k.
So here are pics from the i am 8-bit video game art show opening, courtesy of somakitty. Regarding the event:
“… hands down, this was the best show of 2005 (so far).”
Man, I’ve never wanted to be in LA so bad like right now. And I honestly believe that one does not have to be a video game aficionado to appreciate some of these pieces…
David Crane
Gary Baseman
(perhaps my fave, but that’s cuz I’m such a fan of Baseman)
Matt Clark
Bod Dob
Blaine Fontana
Joe Ledbetter
Kii Arens
Plasticfucker
Misha
Michael Slack
Peter Gronquist
Carlos Ramos
Thomas Han
Charles Glaubitz
Luke Cheuh
Nathan Stapley
Scott Shaw
Mike Davis
Nathan Cartwright
Tim Tomkinson
Erik Wayne Patterson
John Pham
Gerg Craola Simkins
Daniel Peacock
Isaac Pierro
Jason Sho Green
(I wonder what’s written on Mario’s hand?)
Miles Thompson
Gabe Swarr
Sket One
Jim Knoblauch
Anna Chambers
Choncey Langford
Dennis Larkin
Lynne Naylor
Gary Taxali
Haze, who drew and painted for the audience
Trent Watanabe
some life sized sculptures
and that gigantic NES controller from G4 proved to be a big hit of the crowd by all accounts
EDIT: Wow, even IGN reviewed the show. Weird…
EDIT #2: (5/27/05) Somakitty stopped by the final night of the show where there was some new work on display. You can find them here.
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anyone and everyone who can or will be in LA now through 5/20 needs to hit this show. there was even more on display i didn’t photo. hot stuff!
I know its been said a million times, but I’ll say it again: you REALLY should start an art show blog or something!
That’s crazy stuff.
I think mario’s hand has a “cheat code” like thing on it.
Like “up, up, down, down” or something. That’s hilarious.
so this is running THROUGH the 20th of may?
so… now not only will i be jetlagging myself to LA for E3…
AND not sleeping the night of the 18th to catch Episode III after a FULL day of miles and miles of gaming madness…
now I’ll checking THIS out on the evening of the 19th after day 2 of E3… and not having slept STILL because of Star Wars….
my nerd sense might just…. might just…
might just kill me.
for real.
really.
i’m going to die from all of this.
dead.
does the LA chamer of commerce know how many people are seriously going to have health problems with all of this?
god.
i’m dead.
for those of you who will be here for e3, the gallery is having a closing party on 5/18 from 7-11pm. they usually have a liquor sponser (free drinks) and a dj, so it’s a good time. see you there!
matt – i know i need a dedicated site, but i’m not a web person. i know what types of pages i need and i have the content, i just don’t have the skills to get it online. i’m thinking about asking for some help on YH, i just haven’t gotten around to it yet. you’d be surprised by how many random messages i get b/c someone did a google search for an artist and came up with my YH blog. it’s starting to happen multiple times a week. i’m also getting artists coming up to me at shows thanking me for helping them sell a print/piece by getting their name out on my blog. it’s surreal.
Well if there’s any place where you’re going to get help setting up a site, YH is it. Hell, I’d offer to do it myself, but I still have the IGDA NY site to do, plus I think I promised to do one for some random Japanese punk band that I met at a party Friday night (I had some drinks in me, so details are a bit fuzzy).
Too Much too comment on. My head’s gonna ’splode! Those pieces kick Donkey Kong Ass!!! Love the Craola piece. Sooo Coool….rrrrrrr,,ahhhahhhhhhhhh Skra-BOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!!! (8-bit brain matter all over my desktop)
Umm, Joe, if you are going to talk about exploding heads in conjunction with video games, the correct term is “headasplode”.
I think the Mario one says UUDD LRLR BA Start, as its right next to the Contra one.
That’s awesome. When will it be comming to philly?
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Help a poor boy out. All i ever wanted was something free.
I don’t think a tour is in the works, but it sure would be sweet.
so we ARE all on acid. i like the Luigi Apocalypse by Isaac Pierro.
nice pictures, here is some pictures i have made on my computer, the idÈa was to make it look like an 3-year old kid had done the pictures.
check it out if u want to, the adress is
http://www1.shellkonto.se/dz/ZMI/krelle/
Some very good stuff in here. I’d love to see a few of them as posters.
Some nice stuff… Some things realy amazed me
Very very cool. Wish the show would travel to the East Coast. If you are looking for an easy and well written gallery to implement, I would check out: http://gallery.menalto.com/.
Great !
(A guy from Paris)
Very cool Expo! =)
that’s awesome stuff.
Ke buena exposicion quisiera compartir mi trabajo con ustedes yo hago algo similar en Mexico , adios.
Holy .. that would take major team skillz to play with that controller .. =) now for the new systems they need to make a large gamepad =)
I was reading about this earlier today on cnn.com. This really looks boss (my way of saying cool ^ ^;), really retro. I do like the classical arts and all, they’re great, but some how this ties more into my era. It’s more of the art of today, and for the future it might just be classical masterpieces.
All those artists who participated are real boss! The Tron is my favorite!
just wondering. when and where will the next thing happen and stuff. also, is any artwork for sale?
Unfortunately, I don’t when or if there’s another one happening. But I think I’ll try to contact the folks behind the event and see if there’s another one in the works.
And yes, as I believe I already mentioned, the artwork was for sale.
holy shit!!!!! this is so great. a friend sent me a link to check out the “I Am 8-bit” and it blew my mind. I live in Buffalo, NY and this show is exactly what my focus is. are any of these artists in a collective, or even colleagues? where do I sign up!?
-thomas holt
This showcase of art is very cool and has inspired me too. We all grew up with these games and its awesome to see different peoples outlook on them. keep it up. peace
LOMEG
I have not seen too much old school game art. Now they are having actually gallerie showings? This is one of the coolest things i have ever seen. The pictures and the art are just fantastic. Man….why does all the cool stuff have to be in cali??
Would love to buy a reprint of one of these, especially the one by Gerg Craola Simkins. Any idea how?
awsome
Very very very niiiiice !!!!
Is it possible to buy picture?
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GREAT JOB! kicks ass on mine of the same theme, 2002 http://www.selectparks.net/exhibitions/trigger/
Where is the whole picture of Hazes painting??? Three pics with it, but not one with the whole painiting!
Anyway, really nice art there! 8-bit nintendo still rocks!
i am guessing that mario might have the konami code written on his hand (due to the contra pic next to that one): up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start
Very interested in buying several pieces. Are any for sale or are any of the artists signed up on art.com?
check it out – coverage from the fist I am 8 Bit show!
http://www.current.tv/studio/people/pennyman
wow that is fantasmically swazeet…nintendo rocks it old school like chuck taylors!!! holla at’cha boy mario.
I’ve seen these pics on other sites – it’s great to finally find the source!
That nude princess painting is hilarious, but I love the ‘Team of ‘84′ portrait…
When will it come to San Francisco?
Woah, is that silver life sized lady supposed to be Dural from Virtua Fighter?
This is great art, I wish we could have something like this up in Ontario.
Tony, you shame yourself. It is up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, start. For shame, but that is what is written on his hand.
i have loved this!!!!!!!!! it renember the old times man!!!!!!!was a very good idea to make this it makes you renember when you was a child !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its great man just great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe Hahn from linkin park had a painting up at this show. the pic can be found at this url.
http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/8page5.html
Los Angelesでファミコンのキャラクターを使った作品が展示されている。
(manual trackback. previous one did not have the permalink)
http://art-rash.com/pixelform/media/NES
THE DUCK HUNT ONE WITH HUNTER S THOMPSON IS SO FUCKING DOPE!!!!!!
It’s too bad my skateboard decks aren’t done yet. I would have liked to put it in the show.
http://www.cbleslie.com/other/deck1.jpg
Peach is a babe.
WTH!!!!!!!!!!!
where is kirby!?!?
damn!!
i played “Kirby adventures” since my childhood!! *sob*
anyway… nice pics.. but there is missing Kirby and booble booble
Some people say games are not an Art. Yeah, they right, how could Need For speed be Art???
By the same way Fast and Furious isn’t.
All my life I believe that Art is something Desautomatic. That Means something that you need to use your brain to see it for real. Paintings, Movies, Dance, Music… everyone of these need to be thought before and after to be really aprecciated. Like games.
Peace people
We love you
I am 8-bit is the greatest thing ever!!!
Hi, look at the paintings at Digital Retro gallery: http://www.digitalretro.org
I will send any of my original video game paintings for a symbolic price to anyone interested. Check out: http://www.digitalretro.org
Pretty nice site, wants to see much more on it!
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HOLA, REALMENTE QUEDE IMPRESIONADO CON ESA EXPOSICION. REALMENTE INCREIBLE.
ACTUALMENTE ESTOY HACIENDO UN TRABAJO REALCIONADO CON LOS PIXEL, Y ESTO ME
SIRVIO REALMENTE MUCHO. GRACIAS POR POSTEARLO Y MUCHA SUERTE.
TURI. NO TIENE MUCHO QUE VER CON ESTO, PERO LES DEJO UN LINK CON EL PROYECTO
QUE ESTOY LLEVANDO ADELANTE EN ARGENTINA. THANK YOU!!!
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