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'I Am 8-Bit' Gallery Showcases Art Inspired By Classic Video Games

by Evan Shamoon on August 16, 2008 at 01:21 AM

The fourth annual I Am 8-Bit art show took place on Thursday in Los Angeles, with opening night festivities kicking off at 8 PM on the 14th day of the 2008's 8th month, and featuring, once again, art inspired by classic 8-bit video games (no relation). This year, the shenanigans took place smack in the middle of Hollywood, at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery on Hollywood Boulevard -- amidst the intoxicated, swirling chaos of a sweaty summer weekend night in the city of the stars.

Lines were even longer than those of years past, with hipsters queuing up for several blocks in a cloud of anticipation (and Parliament Lights smoke), patiently waiting for their moment to be ushered into the art-stuffed sweatbox. And the two-hour wait was almost strictly for perusing: the vast majority of artwork on hand had been sold to a collector before the doors even opened to the public.

As in the past, the walls were adorned with mostly Nintendo characters -- Mario, Donkey Kong, Samus (from Metroid) and Link (from The Legend of Zelda) were all over the place, as any child of the Nintendo Generation would expect. Some cameos were made by Bionic Commando, Earthworm Jim, and the like, and Computer Jay, DJ R-Rated and Leeni provided the evening's chiptunes-centric soundtrack.

Check out the gallery and see what caught our eye.

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