Independent touring art show I Am 8-Bit has announced that it will be appearing at Hollywood's World of Wonder gallery on August 14th for its fourth installment, featuring game inspired works from artists like Joe Ledbetter, Amanda Visell and Luke Chueh.
Independent touring art show I Am 8-Bit has announced that it will be appearing at Hollywood's World of Wonder gallery on August 14th for its fourth installment, featuring game inspired works from artists like Joe Ledbetter, Amanda Visell and Luke Chueh. Over 100 artists will be contributing to the fourth show, and will feature paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints and plush works, as well as a new installation from Jason Torchinsky, the creator of the six-foot Atari 2600 controller seen at the group's 2007 show. Apart from the above artists, the new show will see contributions from a number of noteworthy artists and illustrators including Scott C, Jim Mahfood, Ashley Wood, Jose Emroca Flores, Bigfoot, Yoskay Yamamoto, Kofie One, Angry Woebots, Gerald de Jesus, Tessar Lo, Gabe Swarr, Jorge R. Gutierrez, Carlos Ramos, Joe Vaux, Joe Shea, Benjamin Marra, Deseo, Mr. Jago, Jude Buffum, Michelle Valigura, Suckadelic, DGPH, Jim Stoten, Tanner Goldbeck, Scott Belcastro, Tony Mora, Nate Frizzell, Elizabeth Ito, ZOSO, The Chung, Ray Frenden, and David Goldberg. The Hollywood show will open Thursday, August 14, 2008 at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery and will run to September 7th. Said organizer Jon Gibson, "Mario, Mega Man, Pac-Man, and Sonic are just as iconic as The Beatles to our generation. They are our childhood heroes, our babysitters, our most awesome fantasies - and it's amazing to see how wildly and diversely artists choose to interpret them, because every experience is a personal one."
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