News: 'i am 8-bit' art show

March 23, 2005, 03:15 PM

by brandon, via iam8bit -
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Starting April 19th, and going through May 18th (to coincide with E3), there will be an 'i am 8-bit' art show in hollywood. Here's a description from the curator, Jon Gibson: "Basically, the core concept is about 100 artists painting their videogame memories, be it "Mario Bros." to "Dig Dug" to "Galaga." Basically, anything old-school goes (absolutely nothing modern). We've got lots of talent involved, including Gary Baseman, Daniel Peacock, Gary Taxali, Ashley Wood, Luke Chueh, Joe Ledbetter, Thomas Han, and a slew of other great guys. Even veterans of the gaming scene like Doug TenNapel (creator of "Earthworm Jim") and Steve Purcell (creator of "Sam & Max")."

The official site is here. There's plenty of pixel art, plush work, and other oddities - take the image to the left, for example, titled "Duck Hunter S. Thompson."