Waxing nostalgia never ends, especially when it comes to video games. Tonight I Am 8-Bit opens at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight in Los Angeles. The annual show features artwork from over 100 artists who've reinterpreted their favorite games as paintings, illustrations, sculptures, and vinyl figurines.
This year's work includes a playable 5.5-foot Atari controller that will be attached to a *Mega Man 2600 *specially developed for the show to celebrate the Blue Bomber’s 20th Anniversary. To wet your appetite, curator Jon Gibson was kind enough to send me images of some of the pieces included in tonight's show.
Michael Leavitt's The Frogger
Gabe Swarr's Wario Needs Love Too
Shuji Suzuki's adorable figurines for The Legend of Zelda,
Dig Dug
and Wrecking Crew
Jim Mahfood's Luigi Wins in the End
Michelle Valigura, Dave Wasson, and Ryan Heshka's interpretations of Donkey Kong
Jeff McMillan's Mike Tyson's Punch Out portraits
There are more than 200 pieces in the show, so whoever goes please post links to your flickr photos from the exhibit.
