Ninja July 30th, 2008

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.
– Jon M. Gibson, i am 8-bit founder and curator
i am 8-bit returns for its fourth installment this summer. This annual exhibition enlists over one hundred artists to reinterpret their 80’s videogame memories.
i am 8-bit
Opening Night
August 14, 2008
8 p.m. to Midnight
World of Wonder Storefront Gallery
6650 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, Cali.
Runs until Sunday, September 7

Joe Ledbetter

Tessar Lo

Nate Frizzell
i am 8-bit contributing artists include Joe Ledbetter, Scott C, Jim Mahfood, Ashley Wood, Amanda Visell, Jose Emroca Flores, Luke Chueh, 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, David Goldberg, and many others. The show will also feature epic installations from Jason Torchinsky, creator of 2007’s six-foot-tall, giant Atari 2600 controller.
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