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
Erin Rose, "Chris, KrogerSentinel, member of the Holy Toledo Clan, C-Print, 2008Erin Rose, "Dave, lBladeRunnerl, member of the Holy Toledo and Darkling Clans", C-Print, 2008 Erin Rose, "Joshua. YSU, member of Holy Toledo and Darkling Clan", C-Print, 2008 Portraits of Xbox 360
GAME ART
James Rajotte, Blasted, C-Print, 2006 (selection) "A portrait project intended to show a simultaneous moment in which people feel a heightened sense of self in a non-reality" (Rajotte) "With blasted James joins the ranks of photographers working as sociologists, including, but not limited to, Phillip
Videogame
GAME FACE. The Art of Photographing Game Players (2000-2021)A selection of photographic portraits of video game players, spanning two decades, created by artists and photographers.In all cases, the emphasis on the gamer, rather than the game. The order is chronological. Suggestions always welcome!BEATE GEISSLER & OLIVER
PERFORMANCE
We wrote about Jordan Wayne Long's performance here and on WIRED magazine. The artist was shipped in a cargo container on July 1 2011 and shipped across the country. Long was finally released from his cage on July 7 2011 at 7 pm @ fourteen 30contemporary, an an art
EVENT
Bryan Von Reuter presents a live Tetris tournament with music by Microfiche, White Cloud, and Middle D @ The Lab 2948 16th StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103p: 415.864.8855 Saturday, December 12; 8:00 pm, doors open at 7:30 pm $5-$15 sliding scale or FREE with membership "Bryan
ART GAME
"COIN-OP TV interviews artists at the 'Old School Video Game Show' opening night at Gallery 1988 in Venice, CA. Interviews with the gallery owner Jensen Karp and artists Joey Spiotto, Misha, N.C. Winters, and Ellen Schinderman. Find out what retro video games inspired their art
Digital Print
Krista Wortendyke, (re): media-untitled_020, (re): media-untitled_016, (re): media-untitled_011, Digital print, 2009 "Although most of us have never experienced war, we are surrounded by its imagery. This project is an exploration of the way that imagery and information from movies, videogames, the newspaper, and
Digital Print
A selection of photographic portraits of videogame players, spanning more than a decade (2000-2011). The emphasis on the gamer, rather than the game. See the full feature here. James Rajotte, "Scott" from Blasted, C-Print, 2008. Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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"Video Game based on Pong Model: 3 sections including custom audio, video and programming where pong is the metaphor for all human and state interaction. A conversation in pong." (Richard Harrod) "A more profound, multilayered perception is investigated in The Evolution of Closed Systems and Other Propagandas,
GAME ART
'Menagerie" is a series of 10 polygonal animal paintings inspired by my love of nature and classic video games." (Laura Bifano) Link: Laura Bifano Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
MUSIC
"Obsolete is a collective of musicians and artists bringing new life to obsolete gaming technologies through music. They host monthly events in the downtown Los Angeles area. To learn more about them, visit obsolete.fm" Link: Obsolete Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
FILM
"This latest addition to the gamer-doc genre tracks down the top world-record-holding Tetris players as they prepare to compete in the 2010 Classic Tetris World Championship. Witness the Masters as they reveal their secrets, recount their decades-long obsession with the game, and enter the transcendental