Game Over, Man.
2 little gouache paintings for the Game Over III show at Giant Robot SF.
from ICO:
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I’m liking this loose way of using pencils, inks, and gouache together – lots of happy accidents. When I look at these paintings close up, I see some “oh shit no” moments that actually turned out pretty nice-looking.
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Can we talk about Grim Fandango for a second? The above painting is a mashed-perspective version of that scene where Glottis (right, big orange) is tooling around on the piano in Manny’s (left, skeleton) hotel lounge. Manny has been scouring the Land of the Dead for a woman he wronged, and he settles in this port city to wait for her. He gets a job there as a hotel janitor but is so restless that he can’t help but work his way towards owning the hotel. Here Manny takes a break from running things and hangs out with his friend Glottis, whose fingers pluck out some half-melodies from the keys. On the game’s soundtrack, Glottis’s music is looped. But by the way the scene is staged, the music feels continuous and improvised. If Manny stands idle for too long he pulls out a cigarette and just listens. You could leave the game on this scene for an indefinite time and it persists like a fishtank screensaver, except ten billion times more amazing. This game be art at its finest, maign.
The show:
March 12th, 2010 at 10:02 AM
These are great, and not “typical” of your many styles. I especially like the Grim Fandango one (see? I finally learned the name of the game), and the backstory makes it even more likeable. Congrats on the GRSF show. So that means you have to come up and see them right?!
March 20th, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Oh man, both pieces are out of this world crazy goodness. I want the ICO piece!
March 25th, 2010 at 10:55 PM
Wow man these pieces are beauuutiful. I loved ICO, and I have Grim Fandango but my computer’s too damn smooth to run it lol.
April 24th, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Jenn: I missed the show on my last visit but at least I saw Y’ALL. That jiggling beef was good.
Sukh: Thanks dude:)
Stuart: My version of Grim Fandango crashes every 20-30 minutes or so, but it’s worth it!
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