You know something? This is the first time I've noticed that people treat pixel art so odd. Thank you for pointing this out. I guess I have the same background assumptions as everyone else when it comes to games and art. Games are definitely still dismissed by art critics as much as early movies were. You would think they would learn their lesson...
It is THE Gembok. When you said that I just imagined the most swagger gemsbok out in the desert with some shades on speaking into a studio mic haha. Too cool.
Anyone who thinks pixel art is inferior to "real art" are the same people who support millionaires and billionaires in treating the art industry as personal bank accounts.
You have future as a critic, man. I really like your content and I'm very glad that you are converting your essays to the video format.
Thanks so much for saying so!
I think this format works much better for the game essays (and maybe the film essays as well, at some point).
You know something? This is the first time I've noticed that people treat pixel art so odd. Thank you for pointing this out. I guess I have the same background assumptions as everyone else when it comes to games and art. Games are definitely still dismissed by art critics as much as early movies were. You would think they would learn their lesson...
It is THE Gembok. When you said that I just imagined the most swagger gemsbok out in the desert with some shades on speaking into a studio mic haha. Too cool.
More accurate than you know.
Anyone who thinks pixel art is inferior to "real art" are the same people who support millionaires and billionaires in treating the art industry as personal bank accounts.
GOOD WORDS
Also, may be less of an art movement and more of the most economical easily repeatable tool that just requires quality skills in symmetry
I think you're exactly right, about part of its origin. But it has come a long way since then.
It's because pixel art is a bad name for an art movement. Should be something like dotmetric motif.