As much as people insist on saying that Twitter It is a well of bad rolls – they are not lacking in reason – I like to see it as a cave full of small wonders that little by little are emerging. To show a button, like this Tweet I have discovered the figure of Alex Colville between memes and tears.
“Obsessed with my new discovery of Alex Colville’s paintings, which were painted between the 50s and 70s but look like old computer graphics.”
Investigating about his figure I discover that, with a quirky art style Looking to capture his closest environment, the Canadian painter went from working as a war artist during World War II to auctioning his works for millions of dollars.
Very focused on perspective and avoiding shadows to convey the feeling of being in a magical world, the painting of Colville It might well look like a classic graphics video game capture from the early stages of 3D.
Those who, in addition to video games, can see reflected films by directors such as Kubrick, Wes Anderson or the Coen brothers, will not be very misguided either. There have been many artists who have been inspired by the peculiar world of Colville.
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So that later they say that video games cannot serve as a bridge to other types of arts. Here I leave you with some of the most famous works of Alex ColvilleFrom the Fargo GTA in first person to The Sims Swimming Championship.