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For Sale One for any art fanciers

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FF95C0D7-DB37-4AF1-A11B-EB5A82A9193E.jpeg 94E6CE19-0802-4DD1-ADFA-5C687EB83FCD.jpeg Hey all

My mate runs a galley up in London and has a few new artists on his books.

He recently signed up this new artist who specialises in knitted artwork , the stuff is pretty epic and takes the dude months .
There is a print run of this piece it’s called “ love trumps hate “ it’s a low run.

Anyway he asked me to share it here as it may appeal to some arcade folks , I have bought one as I like to buy from new artists.
The prices and what he sent me is below and a pic.




“ original and prints.

Love trumps hate
released sat 28th April 6pm bst
But for your guys I can pre order ;)


Giclee print on velvet Somerset 310gsm paper
60cm x80cm approx
Edition 39
Special offer, pre order and show evening discount £85 (normally £150)

Original is 3k”
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Paul said:
Overpriced Tat - Would take my mum an hour to do - she's ace at Cross-stitch (which this is)!! And i can Guarantee It would cost less than £3k!!
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Don’t shoot the messenger ;)
Some said that about banksy wouldn’t mind buying one of his pieces for 3k today :thumbs:
 
2781303A-EEBC-480D-91C4-B906848F763C.jpeg He stitched all this as well ... I am in no way a knitting fan :) but can see the craft and time spent .
 
How much for a knitted 'Big Bang Bar'? Quite interested in that as it will be even rarer than the real thing and at least I will know I'll get consistent scores on it.
 
You will all be sorry , the documentary on knitted art will come out and they will ask my mate who bought knittted artwork and who passed up the opertunity ... you lot will be all grey and sad and so upset about passing up such a once in a lifetime chance to own a pac man knitted piece of artwork.
I will be there to tell the story about how the artist and I was mocked by a bunch of mugs on here .
So screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew you mother flickers and fook off ya mugs
:D:D:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:D:D

Laters bitches
Will out
 
Cross-stitch rendering like this is a question of time and repetition. You have to make people truly ill with the time investment, or dizzy from the complexity, to make something impressive out of minimalist stuff like this alone - and even then you still have the discussion of art versus achievement.

As it stands nobody is getting sold on the image itself and it's not especially wild in terms of size or scope, so I can't rate it, sorry.
 
Tell your mate Banksey II if he decides to do a range of highly ironic xmas jumpers I might be interested. Get knitting....
 
Will said:
You will all be sorry , the documentary on knitted art will come out and they will ask my mate who bought knittted artwork and who passed up the opertunity ... you lot will be all grey and sad and so upset about passing up such a once in a lifetime chance to own a pac man knitted piece of artwork.
I will be there to tell the story about how the artist and I was mocked by a bunch of mugs on here .
So screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew you mother flickers and fook off ya mugs
:D:D:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:D:D

Laters bitches
Will out
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Bull - They will be available at your local car boot (or equivalent!) for 10p in 10 years.... ;)
 
I dont get it.

What does Pac man have to do with a whole "Heal the World" message. If it was just a pacman level screen it would be better but this just boggles me. It would be right at home next to one of those crap "Live, Laugh, Love" signs.

I've produced art for an artshow before, mostly because my buddy needed to fill space at a gallery. I used some T-shirt designs that never made it to print and a couple of things i made the week before it.
I wasnt asking for £85 for a print of them, i'll tell you that much!
 
jack burton said:
I dont get it.

What does Pac man have to do with a whole "Heal the World" message.
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Because Pacman is a healing influence.

Frankly I'm astonished that those on this forum cannot see the deep significance of this work.

The artist here is showing us that “Life is just a Simple Game” (Four Tops).

The game Pacman as a whole represents the symbiotic struggle between the world forces of good and evil: whilst our hero is terrified of those forces and runs from them, he/she is able to able to turn the tables and defeat the evil that surrounds us all.

And, of course, the hearts show that there is love to be found in this maze called life if only we have the courage to go out and seek it.

Even the names used in Pacman are deeply significant. Here's an extract from an onomastic study by Ashley Davis found on www.destructoid.com:

"The names of the four ghost enemies are some of the most widely recognizable names in gaming history, but these famous monikers are merely nicknames. As displayed on the introductory screen, the ghosts' real names are Shadow, Speedy, Bashful, and Pokey. But these names are so simple, what significance could they possibly contain? A lot more than you would think.

The spectres may appear to behave in the exact same way, but they have their own unique personalities and behaviors. This defines who each ghost is and helps explain their different approaches towards Pac-Man. All of this information can be found within their names.

That being said, Clyde's name is actually a little bit misleading. Pokey suggests sluggish movement ("to poke around"), but his speed isn't much different than that of the other ghosts. To delve deeper into his personality, we must also look at his Japanese title. Overseas, he is known as Otoboke, which translates to something like "stupid" or "dopey"; while Americans would have likely thought a character named Stupid to be unnecessarily mean, the name does fit the bill a whole lot better. Pokey is not slow as he navigates the maze, but slow-thinking.

Paying close attention to the way that Clyde moves about each maze, you will begin to realize that he is not at all in hot pursuit of the enemy. He goes where he pleases, not even really giving chase if he happens to accidentally stumble upon Pac-Man's location. Because of his disinterest in engaging the enemy, it can be assumed that perhaps he does not feel dislike towards Pac-Man as the other ghosts seem to. Or, he could just be too dim to really care one way or the other. Clyde is truly the idiot of the group, and the ghost to be least worried about.

An odd note about Clyde was that while the other ghosts kept their original names for Ms. Pac-Man, he was renamed Sue in order to give the female Pac some same-gender competition. His personality remained intact, but you have to wonder if his gender did as well.
Like Clyde, Inky also moves about somewhat erratically, though it is not due to a lack of brains. He can very well navigate the maze and help the other two ghosts trap Pac-Man, but he chooses not to because of a bad case of social anxiety. As the name Bashful implies, Inky's shyness leads to attempts to avoid all the action going on around him. However, if he does accidentally edge too close to where Pac-Man is located, he will give chase for a little while.

It seems that something about being near to Pac-Man temporarily brings out the bloodlust in Inky that is always in the forefront for Pinky and Blinky. This is a strange occurrence that a name simply cannot explain. Maybe Inky's social awkwardness is only a ploy to lull Pac-Man into a false sense of security.
Pinky, despite his real name being Speedy, is no really no faster than his brethren. The name could be more of a reference to his knack for covering more of the map than any other ghost. At first glance, his moves may appear to make no sense, but Pinky has a method to his madness. He is just taking the most roundabout path he possibly can to get to Pac-Man.

Pinky's real name also lost a lot of its meaning in translation. In Japan, Pinky is known as Machibuse ("ambusher"), which makes a lot more sense when contrasted with his actions. He is unable to work alone, and instead employs the help of his red brother Blinky to help him ambush Pac-Man and trap him in corners. While Blinky gives constant chase, Pinky covers all corners of the map to cut down Pac-Man's choices of where to hide. Because of his ability to strategize, one can assume that Pinky is the most intelligent ghost of the group, and one to be very wary of.

As far as personality goes, Blinky seems to be a whole lot more simple than his brethren. His real name is Shadow, a very fitting name, as he is the most aggressive chaser of Pac-Man. During most of the game, it is Blinky who remains stuck to the hind end of the rotund hero as if he were the shadow beneath him. There is not much to the guy except for the fact that he plain hates Pac-Man. This hatred is what fuels his constant mad pursuit, making him unquestionably the deadliest ghost of the four.

But there is a little more to Blinky than what meets the eye. Perhaps the name Shadow also serves as an allusion to an even darker side of the angry red ghost. As we all know, there are pellets scattered around each maze that Pac-Man gobbles down as he passes them by. Once a certain number of pellets are eaten (this number decreases as you progress), it causes a change in Blinky. Experts call this phenomenon Cruise Elroy Mode. Once transformed, Blinky is also known as Cruise Elroy. "What is the origin of the name Cruise Elroy?". There are a few theories there as to what the name refers to, but there is no solid information on what inspired the name. "Cruise Elroy" is a pretty nonsensical phrase, and nothing can really be taken from it like the normal ghost names. But a little name research can help to slightly clear the mystery of this special ghost.

From its Irish origins, the name Elroy means "red haired youth". This is a valid description of the ghost, for although they have no hair, Cruise Elroy/Blinky is most certainly red in color. Elroy also has roots in old French, where it is a variant of Leroy, a name which means "the king". This is a title that also fits the bill, as he can be considered the greatest of the ghosts in terms of ability. The reasoning behind using "cruise" in his name is not quite as clear. Cruise Elroy retains Blinky's tendency to stick close to Pac-Man, but can run (float?) at a much faster speed than his normal self. While it does represent movement, "cruise" is not a word more often applied to casual movement. What it most likely refers to is his ease in keeping up with his target."

I, for one, am considering selling my AC/DC Pro Vault so I can raise funds to acquire this important work of art.

 
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Seeing Space Invaders and Donkey Kong shirts in Primark, would that be considered *doing it to death* :rofl:

I get tagged in ****ty multiarcade posts on Facebook aswell all the time. Seems like everyone with a saw and a hammer is trying to make a killing out of hacking together a bit of mdf and a raspberry pi. They try and sell these cabs for prices that you could get a nice pin for.
 
“If I spit, they will take my spit and frame it as great art.”

Pablo Picasso
 
DRD said:
“If I spit, they will take my spit and frame it as great art.”

Pablo Picasso
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I've got a couple of Picasso's. They're next to worthless. Also got a collection of 2000AD original cover ink and pencil artworks by Boo Cook, Simon Bisley etc...you never know one day...
 
“If I ****, they will take my **** and frame it as great art.”

is what he actually said...
 
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