video game art show
April 5 - May 17
Microplay 632 Queen St West.
Opening night party 7-10pm April 5
VIDEOGAMES = ART?
"Artistically, videogames are inferior to film and literature"
- Roger Ebert, film critic and newspaper columnist
"I don't think they're art either, videogames".
- Hideo Kojima, game developer behind the popular "Metal Gear Solid" series
Whether or not videogames constitute art is an argument that has been and will be debated for some time. But can videogames themselves inspire great art? That's the question tackled by the twelve artists behind Artcade, a collection of works inspired by the unique qualities of video games. A new pantheon of heroes, extra lives and power ups all shape a world that these illustrators, comic book artists and designers have chosen to reflect in the pieces produced specifically for this show.
Samples of work from the show...
Golden Gauntlet boss battles, mashing up memories of sword slinging video games by Brian McLachlan, acrylic on canvas 18x14
Video game vamps by J. Bone: Morrigan from DarkStalkers and Mileena from Mortal Kombat ,6x8 acrylic on canvas. Plus Street Fighter's hunky Guile.
And a look at unfinished bonus piece by outsider artist Mark Boylan, an envisioning of the 1UP mushroom from Super Mario, that lights up, makes sound and sprays "spores".
View websites by contributing artists:
Steven Charles Manale
Christopher Hutsul
Brian McLachlan
Michael Lylloff
Rui Ramalheiro
Noel Middleton
Kagan McLeod
Steve Wilson
Ramon Perez
Matt Daley
Jason Bone
and
Mark Boylan
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