Art
The peanut butter floor: On the...
While visiting the museum yesterday, one particular exhibit caught my eye, or rather, my nose: the peanut butter floor. It was devised in the 1960s by Wim T. Schippers, a Dutch artist who is probably best-known for voicing Ernie in the Dutch version of Sesame Street. In fact, he, together with Paul Haenen as Bert, does this so well that… Continue »
What I Think About Telltale’s New...
So, a few days ago Telltale unleashed onto everybody a massive lineup of new games that will be coming from them in the future. Do I think that they’re any good?… Continue »
A visit to Boijmans
Boijmans, for the uninitiated, is short for Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, which is, according to Wikipedia, ‘the main art museum in Rotterdam’, my hometown. In this case, I agree with Wikipedia. The museum has a huge collection of artworks from across the ages, and yesterday I was among those for the duration of my visit. That is, I went to… Continue »
Behind the Legends of Sam & Max...
If you’ve been checking, you would have noticed my last 2 articles on art centered around the artists on the Telltale Games Forums, and this one is no different! Stell has contributed her… brain thoughts about art for me to share with you in this exclusive interview! So hold on, because her art certainly is, er… different? CZ: What tools… Continue »
The art of South Africa
The eye of the world is currently on South Africa because of the World Cup, but the country has of course many other things to offer besides football. One of those things is beautiful art, as you can see on this site. I’ve asked some talented South African artists a few questions about their country and their art, so you… Continue »
Behind the Legends of Sam & Max...
A few weeks ago, I presented to the readers of Cultural Zest an interview with one amazing Sam & Max Fanartist, Ginny N. Today, it is my pleasure to bring to you another interview with an equally talented artist, known only to us as light_rises… CZ: What tools do you use to create your masterpieces? LR: I’m going to get… Continue »
Behind the Legends of Sam & Max...
On the Telltale Games Forums, there is a wonderful little thread called the Legendary Sam & Max Fanart Thread, where one whose mind has gone unsatisfied throughout the day can alight and take in the joys of the truly magnificent works of many of the forum community. I recently decided to interview several of the people from around the globe… Continue »
Interview with Mark Darin, Video Game...
Mark Darin, one of the many designers at Telltale Games, started designing video games at his site Pinhead Games while at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and later joined the team at Telltale Games after learning that many of his aspiration figures from the golden days of LucasArts adventure games had decided to form a new company, and he has… Continue »
