Psychological, that is. Via a new exhibition, Lucasfilm is giving you a chance to get inside the heads of Star Wars‘ most prominent characters. Granted, the mind of Jar-Jar Binks is not a place most of us want to take a casual stroll through, but there’s some potential for psychological complexity among the likes of Anakin Skywalker. Read more »
The Nucleus Gallery in Alhambra, California is currently exhibiting a fantastic selection artwork by professional artists inspired by the Harry Potter books and movies. The exhibition just began on July 9th, and runs through August 1st. Read more »
If you’re in Los Angeles between now and the end of October, you should head over to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which is hosting the life work’s of visionary director Tim Burton, master of the gothic fairy tale. The art exhibition, which contains more than 700 pieces, has been shown in New York City, Melbourne, and Toronto, and now it’s landed in L.A. The Tim Burton retrospective contains all sorts of images, props, costumes, photos, puppets, and storyboards, including everything from handwritten ideas to Johnny Depp’s Edward Scissorhands costume. There are also tons of never-before-seen sketches and artworks from Burton’s personal collection, and when you enter the exhibit Read more »
The debate over whether or not video games are art will probably last for years to come, but there can be no doubt that the conceptual art created for game design easily rivals that made for films. The annual “Into the Pixel” collection celebrates the finest work in video game concept design with an exhibition at E3 in June. This year’s 17 amazing artworks have been announced, and they show off the artsy side of games from the last year — and some yet to come. Personally, I find it interesting that with all the hype about mobile games and social games over the last year, there are no winners Read more »
Regardless of what Roger Ebert thinks, video games are art. And now there’s proof. The Smithsonian American Art Museum is putting together an exhibition for 2012 called “The Art of Video Games.” And they wouldn’t display something that wasn’t art, right? I mean, it’s the Smithsonian, for crying out loud. They even have their own snooty cable TV network. If the Smithsonian says video games are art, then that’s good enough for me. Speaking of this 2012 exhibit, the world-famous museum is looking for your help in deciding the 80 video games that will be put on display. All you have to do is go to the exhibit’s special website, Read more »
I only knew Leonard Nimoy as pointy-eared Spock, who has been on a pedestal ever since I “met” him. That goes to show how much I know. Did you know that he has been a photographer (an accomplished one at that) for almost 40 years? Apparently, Nimoy started dabbling in photography when he was a mere 13 years old – and he did it the old fashioned way. He was (and is) totally serious about photography that he studied with Robert Heinecken at the University of California in Los Angeles. And, in the mid-70s (I was still pure energy then), Nimoy thought about shifting careers – from acting to photography! Read more »
