Purchase 8-Bit Calavera NES Art Online!

Hi everyone!

Now you can own a one-of-a-kind masterpiece painted on an old-school NES game!

In November 2010, we participated in an amazing & unique art installation @ Ground Kontrol (Classic Arcade)  – 40 of our Autumn Society members hand-painted on 40 NES cartridges in celebration of the Mexican holiday, Día de los Muertos. Those not familiar with Ground Kontrol, it is the # 1 place in the country to get your Classic Arcade fix! You can also purchase old games & consoles in the nintendo, super nintendo, and other 8-bit / 16-bit formats!

Check out Ground Kontrol's virtual 8-Bit Calavera display & store to view the submissions and purchase one today!

www.groundkontrol.com / www.theautumnsociety.com

8-BIT CALAVERA - INSTALLATION REVEALED!

Photo by Isaac Sonnenburg

Hi Everyone,

Thank-you to those who participated in the 8-bit Calavera Show!, which took place @ Ground Kontrol (Classic Arcade). A special thank-you to Art Santana for his help and cooperation with this entire project. Please click on the photo above to view some awesome Hi-res photos of the Installation! A video coming soon too!

8-BIT CALAVERA - POSTER (THIS THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 4th)

This Thursday will be the premiere of the Autumn Society's 8-BIT CALAVERA Art Show / Installation Project @ Ground Kontrol (Classic Arcade), premiering this Thursday, November 4th. I will personally be flying out to the show for coverage, so stay tuned! 

ABOUT 8-BIT CALAVERA

8-BIT CALAVERA is an Art Show Installation in collaboration between The Autumn Society & Ground Kontrol (Classic Arcade). Consisting of 40 NES CARTRIDGES (with painted skull designs in tribute to DIA DE LOS MUERTOS) acting as pixels to create a final skull design / installation.

ABOUT GROUND KONTROL (CLASSIC ARCADE)

Ground Kontrol is a bar and video arcade in Portland, Oregon, United States. Recognized as one of the best arcades in the US it is known for preserving games from the Golden Age of Video Arcade Games. It also serves as a venue for DJs, live bands and Rock Band events. Also of note is its collection of 28 pinball tables. Ground Kontrol is meant to be a social experience blending the hard core and casual gamer with video games and pinball machines both new and old.

ABOUT THE AUTUMN SOCIETY

The Autumn Society is a collective of Illustrators from around the world. From art galleries, art books, to fundraisers, the Autumn Society will rise to any creative need or challenge.

Chogrin

8-BIT CALAVERA by Nick Jennings

The Autumn Society proudly presents an exclusive "calavera" by the fantastic, Nick Jennings, for our upcoming "8-BIT Calavera" installation at GROUND KONTROL (Classic Arcade) in Portland, Oregon.

Nick has art directed and worked on several animated shows like....Adventure Time, Spongebob Squarepants, and Rocko's Modern Life. Check some more of Nick's work HERE!

8-bit Calavera

Hey All. Here is my piece for the 8-bit Calavera show. It's a mixed media piece involving a Van Dyke brown print which is hand tinted. Gotta bring the printmaker nerd in me to the Nintendo nerd.

I'm looking forward to checking out everyone's work! This has definitely been a fun project. However I'm pouring one out for the Adventures of Bayou Billy cartridge. R.I.P. Billy.

8-BIT CALAVERA SHOW

"MUERTO PERO NO OLVIDADO"
by Matthew "matK" Kerfren

Hi everyone! This is a mixed media piece of sculpture, acrylic, pencil, tech pen and dirt (yes, dirt). I was nervous about taking on this project, but ended up really enjoying it and I am sad to see it go. A nice little unplanned side effect of the dirt mounds happened - it's stands on it's on with a built in base - it's a nice plus for display options if anyone buys it at the show.

I've really enjoyed seeing everyone's pieces so far on the blog with all the different styles. I look fwd to seeing them all together for the bigger, final skull presentation. Thanks Joe for setting this up with Ground Kontrol, it was a blast!

more pics, details, etc on my blog HERE

Hasta Luego

My entry into the 8-Bit Calavera show. I was dreading this project for awhile but once I got underway, I had a blast working on it. R.I.P Super Spike V'ball game cartridge.

The Autumn Society + Ground Kontrol = 8-Bit Calavera

MORE COMING SOON!