CHAT 2010: The Art of Gaming

A giant banner of Fruit Fucker greets you as you enter the gallery, setting the tone. This is fun stuff. There are many pieces that fall into the illustration category, including several examples of game concept art and a large mixed media sculpture entitled Snot Rocket. A pair of paintings by Andy Foltz celebrate the LMAOness of online gaming chat.

There are a few contemplative pieces, too. 30 Years of Disappointment by Plastic Flame Press has a “seven ages of man” feel to it: a comic-strip lithograph features a young man maturing alongside his video game systems, before finally returning to Pong in middle age. (Jesper Juul, in his talk this afternoon, mentioned a “standard video game model” by which games were sold on the basis of increased complexity and improved graphics, from around 1980 until the explosion of casual games circa 2005).

The art:

1. Penny Landing by Penny Arcade


2. Environmental Concepts by Adam Capps for Spark Plug Games


3. The Gorgon by Adam Capps


4. Love the One You’re With by Jessica Fielhauer


5. Snot Rocket by Lee Williamson


6. The Eyes Have It by Lee Williamson


7. Donkey Kong NYC by Paul Frederick


8. Game Dogs by Jessica Fielhauer and George Palmer for The Escapist


9. Bare Druids by Andy Foltz


10. Caterday Nite is All Rite for Fite by Andy Foltz


11. Make it Rain by Sean Kernick


12. Concept Images from Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time by Insomniac


13. Choose Your Avatar by Marc Russo


14. Points by Adam Capps


15. 30 Years of Disappointment by Plastic Flame Press