The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego just hosted a big urban art show called Viva La Revelucion, and French artist Invader was featured along with Banksy, Swoon, Shepard Fairey, and a few others. Obviously, Invader is 8-Bit inspired, but did you catch the pun? He INVADES YOUR SPACE. Get it? It’s like the Space [...]
Mark Essen considers himself an artist. His medium is the videogame. He’s been around for a bit making classically-inspired games with a development tool called Game Maker (that’s a genius name there). Unlike other developers and programmers, Mark is able to call himself an artist. This is because when he talks about his work it [...]
I like street art, and I like video games. And although I always hope they come together like peanut butter and jelly, many times the end result comes together like ketchup and cheesecake. I see a lot of commercial regurgitation and illegal fanboy-ism. Fortunately, The 8-Bit Cubist is here to give you the good stuff. [...]
Capcom is always good for putting the sex-appeal out there to sell product because hey, they’ve got some pretty great characters. Recently though, they’ve been taking a few cues from some of the streetwear companies like Supreme, Triumvir, and Fuct. So just to make sure people were paying attention, Cammy’s ass once again comes to [...]
This video is what prompted me to actually turn on my computer and start this blog. The execution is wonderfully nostalgic and makes a great connection between the interactive memories we have and the urban landscapes we know. It also makes a great point about the bitification (?) and concurrent rebuilding/destruction of everything that we [...]
