Adam Lister’s 8-Bit Art

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If there’s a master of 8-bit art, Adam Lister would be the candidate. Taking famous works of art and recreating them in simplistic Nintendo-esque graphic form, his paintings are done in watercolor and have a strangely warm and human quality, despite them being chunky and blocky and sometimes hard to decipher. Via Colossal.

New ‘8 Bit Watercolor Paintings Inspired by Atari and Nintendo Graphics by Adam Lister watercolor pop culture painting

New ‘8 Bit Watercolor Paintings Inspired by Atari and Nintendo Graphics by Adam Lister watercolor pop culture painting

New ‘8 Bit Watercolor Paintings Inspired by Atari and Nintendo Graphics by Adam Lister watercolor pop culture painting

New ‘8 Bit Watercolor Paintings Inspired by Atari and Nintendo Graphics by Adam Lister watercolor pop culture painting

New ‘8 Bit Watercolor Paintings Inspired by Atari and Nintendo Graphics by Adam Lister watercolor pop culture painting