Bacon head? Sausage head? It's art people.
(Credit: Randi Eichenbaum)
Luckily, the crowd skewed heavily in neither direction at the opening of the Otis College exhibit, “The Sims: In the Hands of the Artists.” It was a laid–back affair, and the student work (based on the cultishly popular Sims 2 game) was both striking, and weird.
Highlights included the fashion installation, “Sexy Warrior: A Runway Project 2007,” a trio of elegant, white Grecian-style gowns created to clothe Sims characters. Also noteworthy: a clever series of digital prints titled, “The Sims at Sea.” Because, really, who doesn’t appreciate a scene of pirates on a tropical landscape?
Then there was the guy dressed in an apron with a sausage head, waving a kitchen implement. Maybe you have to play Sims to understand that one. Less cryptic was one woman’s man-nequin of her dreams, titled “How to Create the Perfect Man: The Creation of Frank E. Stein." Sure he was "virtual," but he was still, like, a total fox.
On the surface, the exhibit's gaming theme might seem juvenile or (worse yet) a shameless marketing ploy for the game giant, Electronic Arts. But the experience ultimately poses an interesting question to both gamers and art snobs alike: what would your fantasy life be like? And would it involve sausage heads?
When: Through August 11.
Where: Ben Maltz Gallery at the Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., L.A. 90045.
Why: Get your game fix, while giving your thumbs a break from the console
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