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i am 8-bit: Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the '80s
Pac-Man. Frogger. Super Mario Bros. These classic videogames are burned into the collective consciousness of an entire generation, thanks to countless hours spent at pizza parlors and bowling alleys across the country. Now artists such as Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, and Ashley Wood put their memories to paper, canvas, and wood to create original works of art inspired by the...more
Paperback, 156 pages
Published
March 30th 2006
by Chronicle Books
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Nostalgia is a powerful thing. Who doesn’t love a tiny reminder of their youth to deliver a welcome wave of fuzzy gut warmth? The ever increasing popularity of all things deemed old school speaks volumes to that notion. It’s possible an image of Mario riding a GT Pro Performer with Optimus Prime on the pegs could cause a grown man to knee buckle tumble into a teary mess. I’m one of these man-children, so it’s only natural for me to gravitate towards artistic renderings of the retro video games...more
Artists from all over the world come together to celebrate their love of videos games through original art inspired from video games classics from the arcade, Atari, and Nintendo heyday. Be it Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., Q-Bert, Zaxxon, or Dig Dug, video gamers everywhere unite and enjoy some great, fun art.
Jon M. Gibson helms this collection of art with a foreword by Chuck Klosterman. The art really does range all over in the collection and like much art, can be debated by critics and fans of the...more
Jon M. Gibson helms this collection of art with a foreword by Chuck Klosterman. The art really does range all over in the collection and like much art, can be debated by critics and fans of the...more
Yay, videogames! Some of the art is great, some of it is not so great (but who cares?), and some of it has become something of a genre on the Net. Fun.
wished there were some more modern games in here, but being from the 80's, this was an entertaining and unique art book.
This book was a wonderful amalgation of the nostalgia and awesomeness of 8-bit videogames paired with hip art.
A must for any classic gamer. Great styles of illustration by all different kinds of artists.
AMAZING, A MUST READ FOR ALL GEEKS!
I don't really know much about art but I do know a ton about video games. I thought that a lot of the artwork in this book was engaging as a gamer. It's nice to see people inspired by video games do something productive with their love of it as it is a fairly solitary activity. My favorite piece was the one of Hunter S. Thompson holding the Nintendo Zapper.
Lots of interesting concepts and perceptions; a bit too heavy on the Nintendo side of things, however.
I can't entirely say that I've read this book cover to cover, but from leafing through it once at Books-a-Million, I became totally turned off by it. I don't like any of the images. I guess if you are into repulsive and offensive art, this book is for you, but definently not for me.
An absolute must-have for fans of videogame history, or art in general. If you didn't see the actual art, this book is a good second chance.
totally rad. a visual feast of bent and curved nintendo memories!
i have 3 pages in this book woo hoo.
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