Here are some fantastic photos, capturing my live art performance at the recent Capcom Fight Club: Los Angeles. These were shot by the extremely talented Love Ablan (loveablan.com). There's also a solid Flickr album of photos from that night, by the skillful Dave Tada: Dave Tada's Fight Club photos. Many thanks to Love and Dave, Jon & Taylor and the I AM 8-BIT crew, Capcom, and all the other fine folks who made that such a memorable night of video game and art action!
"Hurry, little children, run this way! I have got a beast at bay!" - King Gum Crosland
Dave Crosland (aka King Gum) is an American illustrator whose stylized art is a harmonious collision of traditional aesthetics with modern sensibilities. His art has graced the walls of galleries in the USA and abroad, comic books, album covers, apparel, concert posters, and beyond. Most recently, Dave spent a year working as a designer on Disney XD's Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, at Titmouse Inc. Crosland's other notable works include Yo Gabba Gabba! Comic Book Time and Scarface: Scarred For Life, art for the pop group Gym Class Heroes' gold album "As Cruel As School Children", and illustrations for the Kick-Ass video game for Sony’s PS3. His clients have included MTV, Warner Brothers Animation, Ride Snowboards, Atlantic Records, IDW Publishing, Walt Disney Animation, Oni Press and more. Dave can currently be found living in Los Angeles, toiling away at book projects, animation concepts and a body of new fine art works.