Adam Lister’s 8-Bit Inspired Paintings of Iconic Images

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Adam Lister, an artist based in Beacon, NY, makes geometric 8-bit inspired versions based off classic paintings and iconic images from pop culture.

Lister recently released limited edition prints of 40 new paintings. The giclee prints, priced at $40 each, are made with archival inks and will come signed, numbered and dated by the artist.

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8 Bit Violin

Ranjit Bhatnagar’s violin may be 8 bit, but one can coax uncompressed, analog music off its strings. Snip from the description: A working violin made from maple and oak craft…

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Nude Track By Radiohead Played With Obsolete Gadgets

In response to Radiohead’s online contest to remix the ‘Nude’ track, James Houston rigged together some outdated and obsolete computer devices and peripherals to recreate the song, and a brilliant music video.

He used a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (which I owned, and spent frustratingly long hours loading and playing the 8-bit Batman game with) for rhythm and lead guitars, an Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer for drums, an HP Scanner for bass guitar, and old and dying hard drives were used as speakers to reproduce the vocals.

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