Dearest Aspiring Molecular Scientists, We've teamed up with our pals at Square Enix to create a rather crazy experiment... and need your help! It's all in conjunction with this summer's release of Quantum Conundrum, a new puzzle game from super-creative designer and co-creator of PORTAL™, Kim Swift, and developer Airtight Games. While we can't give away too many details, if you're chosen to participate (as only 50 lucky people will be), it's quite possible you'll be transported to another dimension, all in the name of science. Seriously, we're not messing around. And that's all we can say! Apply Here to Become a Part of Dimension-Rifting History!
Jason Brockert's paintings for his solo show, AMERICAN ICONS, just arrived... and hot damn, are they really fucking beautiful! Since we're suckers for documenting everything, Nick grabbed his camera as I (carefully) Xacto'd and peeled away dozens of layers of cellophane to reveal all 30 original paintings.
We had a blast working with Bethesda on rallying fans for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim launch party. Thank you so much to all that came out! We also had a blast building a custom photo playset for everyone to have fun in. You can check out the full gallery here on Facebook! But you know we has some fun of our own.
The opening of Licorice Flix is almost here and our excitement has reached an all-time new high. Artist Jason Mecier has immortalized some of the best moments in Hollywood history using Red Vines, a movie night classic.
We're getting the gallery ready for our Red Vines sponsored show Licorice Flix by Jason Mecier. Somewhere along the way, Amanda and Taylor decided that they could eat a metric ton of Red Vines on their own... .. OK maybe not. But we're almost ready to show off our third gallery show! Be there for the opening Friday, Nov 4 from 7 - 10pm. As always, it's a free celebration of art! Click here for more info.
Hello there! For all you LA locals out there, you may have heard about the cancellation of Sunset Junction. Well, in the last 24 hours, we've been working diligently with our local community of businesses, and have very speedily formed a weekend event hereby known as ECHO PARK RISING. It's an assemblage of many things: PERFORMANCES, with many of the bands and DJs left in the wake of Sunset Junction taking refuge at several wonderful Echo Park venues SHOPS & GALLERIES, with plenty of places around Echo Park offering exclusives deals and discounts RESTAURANTS & BARS, each offering drink specials, free treats and the like For performances, the lineup is incredibly strong and still growing: Butthole Surfers, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, DNTEL, Part Time Punks (w Craft Spells) 400 Blows, Barrio Tiger, Charles Bradley, Chasing Kings, Davis Fetter, Dios, DJ C-Minus, Frith, Funky Sole, Geotic, Hands, Grave Babies, Keegan...
Finally, we can share the news! Quietly, we've been toiling with one of our most favorite companies, the mad geniuses of quality at ASTRO Gaming, to bring you the ultimate collaborative project. Beyond just their sheer excellence in engineering, the coolest aspect of ASTRO's A30 and A40 headsets is the ability to customize the "speaker tags" with any image you want. So in concert with our audio-obsessed pals at ASTRO, we'd like to formally announce the "SPEAKER TAG DESIGN COMPETITION". Rather than barrage you with details, we've created a tidy home for the contest on Facebook. The best part is, EVERYONE gets to vote on the winning designs, and those with the most outrageously positive responses will walk away with plenty ASTRO and iam8bit "limited edition" gear! Trust us, it's worth a few nights of sketching for the bountiful prize packs that await. Now get designing! The competition ends on September...
Everyone! Thank you so much! Opening night for SUPER iam8bit was amazing, awesome and amazingawesome. Huge props to the over 1,000 people who came and checked out all of the madness in person. And if you couldn't make it, remember we're open Thursdays through Sundays until September 10! Click here to find out more about the iam8bit gallery and SUPER iam8bit, including directions and hours. And of course, admission is always free. Also check out just some images from the night thanks to the super talented Dave Tada.
ithout further ruckus, we've got a very exciting announcement to make: The group art show that ravished the world of all its precious, videogame retro-ness four times in a row is returning for a fifth go at it. Since this is such a seminal number (five shows, that is), we've decided to upgrade the name a little bit: SUPER iam8bit Opening Night Extravaganza August 11, 2011 7pm to 11pm All-night ambiance by DJ R-Rated With special performances by Leeni and A_Rival We'll be hosting the event at the recently renovated iam8bit headquarters in glorious Echo Park: - 2147 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 - It's going to be bigger and bolder than ever before, as we have over 4,500 sq. ft. of event space (that's nearly 5 times the size of the original show in 2005)! Over 100 artists will reimagine their 80's gaming fantasies, delusions and secret desires...
We're super excited to announce that our next book, SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired By Classic Video Games of the ’80s, is being printed as you read this (unless you're reading this a few days from when it was posted, then you're just late). Much like the first book, this edition will let your inner geek and art nerd join as one in printed nirvana. Like Voltron. We'll be taking pre-orders very soon here on iam8bit.com, and the book will also be available in our new store and gallery in August (at a soon to be disclosed location in Los Angeles). Until then, check out the link below that our buddies at Hexanine put together for an awesome, behind-the-scenes sneak peek. They're the fine fellas who designed this entire second volume, and they're also co-publishing it with us via their Plastic Highway imprint. CLICK TO READ!
