Classic games reimagined as art
by Kyle Orland 
{ Aug 16th 2006 at 11:25AM }
From the 8-bit art show to E3's Into the Pixel exhbition, game-inspired art is nothing new. But while the works in these shows use the characters and scenes from popular games, they usually create a visual aesthetic all their own. Which is why it was kind of refreshing to stumble across these works by visual artist Jeremiah McNichols that go the other way -- inserting other artistic elements into familiar game scenes.The scenes came from McNichols' experiments making desktop wallpapers out of real wallpaper sample, and the effect is pretty freaky. We especially like this Frogger piece that makes it look like our froggy hero is trying to cross an oriental rug. McNichols blog has similar examples that draw from Contra, Gauntlet, Pitfall and more.
[Via Boing Boing]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony @ Aug 16th 2006 11:52AM
About time. Now my dog can participate in video games by peeing on them.
32_Footsteps @ Aug 16th 2006 12:32PM
Why oh why did he not finish the "Hunt the Wumpus" one?
TopaZ @ Aug 16th 2006 4:28PM
Interesting how any Wii/PS3 r0x0rz/sux0rz bait will produce over 100 comments every time, but a post about innovative art gets 2.
Anyway, it's great stuff, nice to see game art evolve into something new