Shibuya Pixar Art 2018 Collaborate with "Invaders" this year to jack in the streets
A festival of pixel art "Shibuya Pixar Art 2018" that catchphrase "Shibuya Ward to Masakaku" was held in the Omotesando · Cat Street neighborhood on July 21 (Saturday) and 22 (Monday), 2018 .
"PIXEL (pixel)" is the smallest unit when displaying images on computers, so-called "dots (small points of a square)". Pictures and works drawn with that dot are called "pixel art". Shibuya where IT venture gathered around 2000 was called "bit valley" against "Silicon Valley", but from such a historical background Shibuya is a city with a very high affinity with pixel art and I can say. The idea of "Pixel Art in Bit Valley!" Became a challenge for planning and was held for the first time last year.
Following last year, this second event, which will be the second event this year, will collaborate with "Space Invaders" called the original pixel art in the video game which will celebrate this year's 40th anniversary, and the town of Shibuya will be extensively rendered with pixel art such as invaders An attempt is made to jack into.
At Cat Street, the main venue, works of artists awarded in the "Pixel Art Contest" held in March this year will be displayed prior to this event. In addition, a lot of Invaders' pixel art is posted in the Kaita shopping district, and people who go to the town and event participants can enjoy walking around the city while taking a picture of each invader, enjoying playful art appreciation.
In addition, "MEDICOM TOY EXHIBITION '18" to be held at the basement floor of Omotesando Hills, "Space Invaders Gigamax ~ BE @ RBRICK Special Collaboration ~" (entrance fee of 300 yen), which can play 10 invaders games simultaneously Has appeared, in the hotel "TRUNK" in Jingumae, two days, full of highlights, such as hotel lounges and rooms transformed into space invader specifications.
Shibuya Pixar Art 2018
〇日時:2018年7月21日(土)・22日(日)11時〜19時前後
〇アトラクション&開催会場:
1.【ART&案内ゾーン】
シブヤピクセルアート・スクエアーヨンデル像周辺
2.【ART&MARKETゾーン】
「選ばれしピクセルアーティスト×スペースインベーダーコラボ展」ーThe Flat
3.【ARTゾーン】
インベーダーハント!×穏田キャットストリート商店街ー旧渋谷川・穏田地区
4.【GAMEゾーン】
「スペースインベーダーギガマックス〜BE@RBRICKスペシャルコラボバージョン〜」
ースペース オー(表参道ヒルズ本館地下3階)
5.【GAMEゾーン】
「スペースインベーダー仕様のホテル!」ーTRUNK(HOTEL)
6.【ART&MUSICゾーン】
音電(穏田)ピクセルアートナイト powered by Space Invaders!ーTRUNK(HOTEL)
〇主催:シブヤピクセルアート実行委員会
〇公式:Http://pixel-art.jp