IAM8BIT/Call Of Duty Office Mural Video

Those coolest of cool kids at iam8bit have done it again! This project was under wraps for the longest time, but the cat is finally out of the bag.

Last winter, they brought me on for a monstrous project - painting a giant mural dedicated to the Call Of Duty video game series, in the offices of the game's developer, Treyarch!

The hallway mural is approximately 70ft long, with each patch of wall depicting scenes from the different installments of the world-renowned first-person shooter -- from the North African desert campaign & Allied invasion of occupied France, to the clandestine operations of The Cold War & the zombie onslaught featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops!

Being the media-savvy gang that they are, iam8bit put together the awesome video above, showing off the finished work. I also have lots of still photos from when I painted this beast, and will have them posted soon.

"War is the BOOM of impending doom. War fills history books & fills tombs."
- David C.

"8-Bit Champions" Paris Art Show

The Autumn Society recently invited me to participate in their first exhibition in Paris, France -- 8-Bit Champions! I submitted my collage & acrylic piece "Super," inspired by the original Super Mario Bros arcade game.


You may remember this painting from IAM8BIT in Los Angeles circa 2008, as well as the recently released SUPER IAM8BIT art book. Long story short, "Super" just happened to be the required size for the show (12" x 12"). It seemed demanded by kismet that I pack up my little Fire Mario, and ship him off to join the fracas in France.

The Autumn Society presents:
8-Bit Champions
La Flaq Gallery
36 rue Quincampoix / 75004 Paris, France
*opening reception Thurs, Sept 15 @ 7pm*
More info online

If you live in the Paris area, stop by the opening reception and show some European love!

"We got the mother & the kids. We got the guy & his date. We all gettin' mad. We all gettin' late."
- Dave Crosland, aka King Gum

SUPER IAM8BIT Book Signing & Closing Event

This is the final week of the monster group exhibit, SUPER IAM8BIT. To celebrate the successful closing of the show, IAM8BIT is holding a book signing event this Saturday, September 10th, from noon to 3pm. Many of the artists represented in the sparkling new SUPER IAM8BIT book will be on hand during the signing, including myself. It's sure to be a rousing afternoon or raw nerddom!

In the meantime, you've got from now until Saturday evening to check out 80's gaming-themed exhibition, with works by over 100 artists from around the world. That includes my work for the show -- a Tecmo Bowl inspired piece called "Running The Gridiron Gauntlet," and my two customized Galaga arcade cabinets. Also on display are the finished live art panels that I rocked with wunderkind Jose Garibaldi, during the opening reception.

SUPER IAM8BIT book signing
@ The IAM8BIT Gallery
2147 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, Sept 10, noon - 3pm
www.iam8bit.com

"Rap snitches! Tellin' all they bidness! Sit in the court & be they own star witness!"
- King Gum

SUPER IAM8BIT Video Recaps!

Dig this awesome video coverage of the SUPER IAM8BIT opening reception!





"We've had enough of the lackluster. Trust us, we get the type of games you can't rent at Blockbuster!"
- Dave Gum

SUPER IAM8BIT Live Art w/ Crosland & Garibaldi

These are photos from the live art performance by myself and the talented Jose Garibaldi, during the SUPER IAM8BIT opening reception.













The finished panels will remain on display throughout the exhibit. For more info, visit www.iam8bit.com

"Let me tell ya 'bout the Protoculture! If ya don't know the culture, here's the whole structure!"
- Dave

FINAL FANTASY VII Custom Rock Band Guitar

These are progress shots of another Rock Band guitar controller I was hired to customize. This one is themed after Final Fantasy VII, specifically the character Cloud. I can't even tell you how many kids I've seen cosplaying as this guy, complete with spiky blonde hair and ginormous broadsword. Of course, those costumed dudes were carrying fake swords made of spray-painted cardboard and paper towel tubes. But hey, it all comes down to imagination, right?

"Color me Maximillian, cause I'm that crazy robot, teetering on the edge of outer space, spittin' buckshot 'til black holes surround me, ya found me!"
- King Gum Crosland