Game Art: Patrick LeMieux' "Art Games" (2008-2009)
Between 2008 and 2009, artist and scholar Patrick LeMieux developed
"[A] series of videogames based on the monochromatic paintings of Ad Reinhardt, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Yves Klein, and Andy Warhol. The games are designed to be projected and played on top of original paintings by these five artists. I titled these interventions "art games," referring to a current trend in which videogame designers attempt to promote their games as "art" by shifting their focus from traditional gameplay to the presentation of novel mechanics, stylistic graphics, and social commentary." (Patrick LeMieux)
It's an intriguing, playful and clever project that forces the viewer/player to rethink their assumptions on the so-called ArtWorld. Each Art Game consists of two parts: a monochromatic screen and a minimal arcade console. Art Games was presented in several exhibitions across the US between 2009-2010 and it is alo playable online.
LINKSubmitted by Matteo Bittanti