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Weekly Geek's Furniss cannibalizes game boxes for the sake of art photo

Chris Furniss is a monster. You might know him as a frequent guest on Podtoid, friend of the site and lord and master of the Weekly Geek Show, but I'm about to introduce to you a darker side of Furniss, a side that -- God help me, I must find courage to type these words -- ripped apart a beautiful collection of GBA game boxes to make art. Such tragedy! Such horror! Such -- oh, screw it, I'll let him explain. From his post on Weekly Geek

This is a piece entitled "Obsessed" that I did as part of my degree back in 2005. It was a combination digital/analog piece, with two parts. The first part is the painting/collage, comprised of all my Game Boy Advance game boxes and manuals I had saved up over the years. I am a compulsive box-saver, and it was quite the sacrifice to cut them all up, I tell you what.

Sure, it looks pretty damn cool, but think of all those game boxes that would've had swell homes with me. Anyway, if you're intrigued or want to see the collage in its full glory, go check it out at his site. And if the appeal of the wholesale murder of beautiful game packaging for art gets your motor running, you can even bid on it on eBay. Savages!


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Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2007 19:08
Mxyzptlk
Nice work, I would never part with that myself. Hopefully it goes to a good home, and not one where it's parents drink all the time and put out cigarettes on it's back. Speaking of which, I should call mom and dad.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2007 19:25
bluemeep
Interesting idea, but the perspective on the Gameboy is really freaking me out.
SLiFE's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2007 19:25
SLiFE
Savages indeed.
But savages with excellent taste.
ChrisFurniss's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2007 19:58
ChrisFurniss
It's abstract! Perspectives don't matter!

I was considering coming up with a new one, but they just don't ship games in cardboard boxes anymore. Sigh.
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2007 20:01
CannibalCalvin
Hey! I cannibalize things round huur
Caecilius's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2007 20:50
Caecilius
Awesome stuff. This is why artists get laid more often than nerds (not that the two are mutually exclusive).
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2007 04:40
wardrox
@Caecilius: thats why artists get laid.

Kinda like putting dear heads on a wall.
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