Matteo Bittanti is the co-author of GameScenes, art in the Age of Videogames with Domenico Quaranta. This website, which explores game-based artistic production, distributions, and discussion, was introduced in 2005.
GAME ART
Above is a one minute segment of Phil Solomon's 2008-2009 project Still Raining, Still Dreaming courtesy of Urban Video Project. The video, which has a duration of 12 minutes and 14 seconds, was screened in 2013 at Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse in December 2013. Still Raining,
GAME
With Idle Animation, artist Aaron Hynds documents his gameplay activity through a four-channel video installation. This work was presented at the Digital Perceptions Exhibition in 2014, which took place at the Willard Wankelman Gallery at Bowling Green State University during ArtsX 2014. Idle Animation uses footage from Kentucky Route Zero.
GAME ART
What happens to the body when it adheres to computational logic? With Glitching, artist Beverly Hood examines the movements of sports and action computer games and applies them to humans beings. Created with the use of a Microsoft Kinect 3D sensor, Glitching invites the viewer "to step into the
GAME ART
In this work by Robert Overweg from 2011, a sex worker from Gran Theft Auto IV is seen through the window of a "real" car (read: photo realistic) . Her Name is Candy has an interactive element: viewers can send a text message to the virtual character and receive
GAME ART
With Playing the Other, Australian multi-disciplinary artist Josh Harle creates a fictional videogame that allows for a variety of avatar configurations. The "player" can select his alter ego from a versatile editor whose parameters include ethnicity, gender, and age. The artist used his face as a starting point
EVENT
Chipmusic performance at the Europe in 8-Bits party in Barcelona, Spain. Performance by Meneo, VJ Entter and the avatar of Pope Francis Live. Camera and video edit by Jeremie Delaveau LINK:VJ Entter Submitted by Matteo Bittanti (via VJ Entter)
GAME ART
In his "Then and Now" series, French photographe r and chief editor of infographics at Sciences Avenire Damien Hypolite's juxtaposes the "real" contemporary France to the virtual, ludic urban landscapes of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Unity. This kind of photographic comparison
FLIPBOOK
This fascinating flipbook was presented at the FlipBooKit Show: Brooklyn at Grumpy Bert, which features 45 artists including Aya Kakeda, Andrew Bell, Eleanor Davis, Luke Chueh, Marka27, Mike Egan, and Susie Ghahremani and runs through December 28, 2014. Bear's flipbook is on sale.LINK : Nate BearSubmitted by Matteo
GAME ART
Andr Derain, The Pool of London, 1906, Oil on canvas Remember the Second Life art craze of the mid-Zeroes? A decade later, we're experiencing the same phenomenon, but after the demise of Linden Lab's virtual world, Minecraft has become the new playground of choice for artistic
DOCUMENTARY
New genres meets yellow submarine. A machinima directed by Jacques Cousteau, shot entirely in Grand Theft Auto V by Chaney555. LINK : 8 Bit Bastard Submitted by Matteo Bittanti (via Polygon)
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Killer project from Rhizome, with a little help from the New Museum, which confirms that culturally speaking, New York is the true capital of gaming in the United States. This kickstarter project is not only about Theresa Duncan, but also about game preservati on, game history (or herstory), and technology.
EVENT
Thre e gaming luminaries - more like rockstars - Brenda Laurel, Janet Murray, and Anne Balsamo discuss games at the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU). The video is from S eptember 2013, but in the age of GamerGate, this is as fresh as gelato. Highly recommended. LINK