steampunk pac-gentleman sculpture
posted by the scholar on November 2nd, 2007filed under: art, mixed media
look at the wonderful details on this crazy steampunk “pac-gentleman” sculpture from uk artist doktor a. this description written by the artist says all ye need to know about this 9″ wonder:
“when this game was first released in 1880 it was so hugely popular in taverns and inns that the bank of england was forced to mint more threepenny bits to keep up with demand. the game was created by messrs. nam & nam and co. as a novelty pastime for the masses. outdoing the previous top public house game of shove ha’penny. “
very clever and very funny!
this piece is part of the spit and polish toy show through november 30th at cardboard spaceship in santa cruz.
see more paintings and sculptures on doktor a’s website.
via technabob
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Now if Doktor A could get that Pac-Man text adventure to run on there…
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:13 pm
hah!
November 3rd, 2007 at 2:38 pm
I love this. Absolutely love it.
November 3rd, 2007 at 3:45 pm
hi terry,
isn’t this amazing? i love the “video screen” and the brass details…
thanks for the visit!
November 5th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
So much fun! My husband showed this to me on, I think, boingboing.net the other night. Such imagination. If you like this, you should rent “Steamboy”, if you haven’t yet.
November 6th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
hi bri,
yes, this doktor has a vivid imagination. i love that thing. now i have to put steamboy on the netflix list…
thanks for the comment!
November 8th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Oooo, let me know if you see Steamboy. It is anime, but good anime.
November 8th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
will do!