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I Am 8-Bit: Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the ’80s

By Chuck Klosterman , Jon M. Gibson

Book information

Publisher
Chronicle Books
Year
2006
ISBN
9780811853194
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11980126 bytes)
Pages
158\158
Time added
2019-02-08 15:05:06

Description

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 art of the videogame. Chuck Klosterman shares his thoughtsin his distinctively insightful and entertaining stylein a foreword on how videogames created a new playground for artistic expression. With more than 100 thought-provoking, amusing, and simply fun pieces of original art, i am 8-bit is a pixilated stroll down memory lane.

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