It’s raining tetriminos
It’s just kind of a Philadelphia day.
Tri City, by Autumn Society member M.A. Mansur.
The Autumn Society blog currently has a bunch of sneak peeks at next month’s 3G Show, too.
Archive for Art
3G Show at Gallery 1988 LA promises Jude Buffum goodness
Everything Jude Buffum does and makes is inspired, but these 3 pieces for the upcoming 3G Show (Gremlins, Goonies, Ghostbusters) at LA’s Gallery 1988 absolutely take the, uh, the Zuul.
Each of Buffum’s movies-as-8-bit-video-game has already been making the rounds on Tumblr and Reddit today—although, to be fair, I first saw these at .tiff—but they are well worth reposting. So here they are again!
“I wanted to pick a pivotal moment in each film,” Buffum writes, “a scene where one of the characters makes a crucial discovery (or error).”
I especially like the direction Buffum took in his rendering of Gremlins as a 2D platformer: as in the movie, Kate is holding the gremlin threat at bay with flash photography. It’s very Fatal Frame, isn’t it? I would totally play that 8-bit game!
If you happen to be in Los Angeles this fall, I definitely recommend that you pick up some of Buffum’s limited-edition prints and, you know, mail them to me. The exhibit opens September 3rd and runs through the 22nd.
Also, if you happen to be in San Francisco right now, I definitely recommend the current solo show at Gallery 1988 SF, as it is all collage work by the Chicago artist who moonlights as Rotofugi Gallery’s curator. I think I’m obligated by law to mention that.
The 3G Show
Friday, September 3, 7-10pm
Gallery 1988
7020 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles
High-flying, mustachioed tanooki
Most shirt designs that appear on the Threadless voting block do not thrill me—do people not understand the concept of color palette limitations?—but I would wear this stylized Tanooki across my heart, absolutely. (Except for, where are his testicles, but on the other hand, I probably would not want to explain my t-shirt’s ponderous ballsack all day long, so never mind.)
Kitchen FPS
Sweden-based illustrator Mattias Adolfsson depicts an easier, domestic sort of horror in this drawing in his Moleskine, “First person shooter.”
“The weapon to the right is a Norwegian cheese slicer,” Mattias explains, “Norway’s contribution to world civilization.”
“i have done nothing wrong but you are still going to destroy me”
John Campbell’s Pictures for Sad Children comic strip is not very uplifting:
Donkey Kong battles Mario in Bowser’s castle
“Donkey Kong vs. Super Mario Bros,” a videogame mashup by Daruma Studio. (See also: Death Star Assault.)
LEGO Robot Unicorn, kind of
Flickr user au_riverhorse’s LEGO art is outstanding, but this particular work seems especially evocative of Robot Unicorn Attack. So let’s pretend that it’s games-related, then!
And another rad thing: LEGO Minesweeper.
Mortal Kombat on Paper
Eric Power is a filmmaker. A lot of his animations are about video games.
(Also to enjoy: Zelda on Paper, Resident Evil Paper, and so much more.)
Trubble Club: Scenes from a Mall
In the newest collaborative effort from Chicago’s own Trubble Club, the Hot Topic Counter Girl is playing some kind of 2D heart-smashing platformer.
Awesome custom Samus at LA’s Toy Art Gallery
That incredible Samus Aran figurine (with LIGHT-UP HELMET and CANNON ARM) is, bafflingly, a customized Celsius vinyl toy, executed by artist Dave Quiles. Look at the details on her Varia suit!
This lovely bounty hunter is just one custom vinyl toy at the Ganmettal Celsius Custom Show, which opened July 10 at LA’s Toy Art Gallery.
The show also featured at least one Mega Man custom (well, duh, right?).
New toys from PaRappa the Rapper artist
Last week, I was pretty startled by the sudden appearance of two new Kidrobot plush bears (PJ Berri and Sweety Bancha) right here in my workplace.
Maybe I didn’t quite recognize them immediately, but each of these heavy-lidded teddies is based on the art of one Rodney Greenblat, better known to video game-goers as the guy behind the distinctive look of PaRappa the Rapper and UmJammer Lammy.
PJ Berri and Sweety Bancha retail at about US$30 each.
Last-instant edit: Damn! GameSetWatch totally covered this yesterday.
Fred Edison and friends
Maniac Mansion’s Edison family, via Mondo Pixel
Also, completely unrelated: new podcast alert! A link to it, inexplicably bulleted, is below.
Let’s pretend this is Tumblr
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n0wak:
Christoph Niemann
Mark Ellis: “Prince Holds the Katamari on His ShouldersAcademy of Art University class project. Bronze on wax. Process shots and info here.
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