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Ten Of The Best 8-Bit Retro Creations of 2011

Posted on January 1, 2012 | 2 Comments

HAPPY NEW YEAR 1982!!

Oh, wait, it’s 2012, isn’t it? Of course, I realize that it’s 2012: the year the world ends to those who also believe reality shows aren’t scripted and think the earth is 7,000 years old. But to me, based on what I see out there in popular culture, there is so much love for the 8-bit retro aesthetic, it’s kind of ridiculous and awesome. There is a “simpler time” technology era sentimentality that I can see. The 8-bit squid double-retro image above comes from Chris Zimmerman.

The blinking (click on image to see it animated) 8-bit holiday wreath available from Thinkgeek is pretty cool, I must admit.

Artist Ted Martens created a free 8-bit fireplace application that I’ve already downloaded and enjoyed. There are keywords, like “marshmallow” and “match” that make it interactive.

8-bit costume by someone very cool and smart who’s link I can’t find.

Last week, Gamestop’s HQ in San Francisco creates 8 bit mural with post-its.

Sexy 8-bit panty hose (Via)

8-bit fashion by Kunihiko Morinaga

Swedish artist Lars Arrhenius covers train stations.

8-bit Illustrations by Jude Buffum

Artist Aled Lewis getting kinky.

And of course, 2011′s biggest 8 bit hit was definitely the Nyan Cat, so the Happy Nyan Year Cat was just a matter of time.

You do know Mr. Nyan, right?

Thanks for all the yummy 2011 page hits, imbecile lovers!!

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Posted in Art, Art Review, Film, Gadgets, Non-human Life

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Nyan Cat UPDATE

Posted on June 28, 2011 | 2 Comments

Can I assume that everybody on the Internets knows who or what the Nyan Cat is? Am I the only one who wakes up early in the morning with the Nyan Cat theme song stuck in my head, you know, the repetitious melody that makes stable people unlike myself go Looney Tunes?

I seriously find the whole Nyan Cat craze a very interesting piece of electronic-based sociology where one individual begins a useless campaign of absurdity and quite literally, the rest of the world not only joins in, but creates their own version within some generally unofficial collective boundaries to keep the whole “movement” intact. I realize that comparing this to something like the Dada or Fluxus art movements of the past might seem ridiculous, but it kind of resembles a similar pattern. Boundaries are established but not concrete, people create work both individually and collectively and it grows from a single concept. One big difference is time.

Art movements, when they used to exist, slowly evolved through time, since global travel and electronic communication did not exist, it took much longer than say a week or two. We’re already months into the Nyan Cat movement and although it continues on in mighty force as you will see by the videos below, it is also susceptible to extinction at any time. You probably think that I’m finding too much meaning in an animation of a cat with a pop tart body flying through the air making rainbow trails, but it can be more if you choose to see it that way. I am the Internet curator. I am the Brooklyn Imbecile. Keep reading, my people.