From the land down under comes news of a new Art Exhibit called Atari Abstract .

On display now through November 4th, at the Flinders Street Gallery, Surry Hills, Syndey are the works of artist Tom Langlands.

From the article: "Langlands says he was drawn to rudimentary computer graphics because they reminded him of the work of Australian abstract painters from the '60s. "I just liked the very minimal aesthetic and the spatial elements, especially in the games from the very early '80s when they hadn't fully developed the graphics," he says."

I find it interesting that what was once just a bunch of pixels on the screen has now turned to a pop-culture art fanfaire as those of us who grew up during the era of video games coming into their own now see them as masterpieces and works of art.

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