I Am 8 Bit Art Opening

We went and checked out the opening of the I Am 8 Bit exhibition last night. This group show is the second annual exhibition of ‘80s gaming-inspired art, bringing together over 100 artists in a variety of mediums. The exhibition, co-curated by Jon M. Gibson, is on through May 19 at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight in Los Angeles, and if you have any interest in the impact of classic video games on contemporary pop culture, you are going to want to check this show out. What we saw was an amazing and diverse array of video game nostalgia that people were really excited about. Not only was there a line stretching around the block when we arrived, but a significant number of the pieces on display sold last night. Both G4TV and MTV were there to cover the event, and the night was fun and inspiring for both the artists involved and the viewers on hand. If you can’t make the show, check out the I Am 8 Bit Store, where you can find a variety of paraphernalia from the exhibition. You can buy all of the artwork from the show here, and you can view even more pieces exclusively at our Flickr collection. The gallery ships worldwide.

"Megalost" by Thomas Han

"The M.K." by Jose Emroca Flores

"The Dynamic Trinity" by Matt Burlingame

"Rough Nite Out" by Bob Dob

 
"The Beast is Dead" by Martin Ontiveros

"Game Over" by Axis

"Pistols @ Dawn" by Peter Gronquist

"Our Lady of the Arcade" by Misha

"Eat Me, You Fat Yellow Bastard" by Stone

"All Hail King Hippo" by Dan Santat

By: richard rowe