Super Yayoi
Made by Marie Shaw
Made by Marie Shaw
A recreation of a iconic Super Mario scene incorporating the pop art artist Yayoi Kusama.
Created: October 11th, 2015
A recreation of a iconic Super Mario scene incorporating the pop art artist Yayoi Kusama.
Your product looks like a pretty interesting game mod for Super Mario Bros. You mention that the character does not look like Yayoi Kusama, but rather a polka-dot Mario, which I think could be fixed if you chose a newer version of Super Mario. I would like to hear more about the art styles, potentially from class, that influenced you (it seems to be Space Invader). Also, is there anyone else you might have chosen? Or did you just go for Yayoi Kusama? In any case, while I may not buy your product, I would consider downloading it for free, because I'm poor, as a mod for a Mario game.
This project is such a cute idea! I'm a big fan of Kusama's work, and it's cool to see pop art and gaming get mashed up. I don't think it matters so much that your player sprite doesn't look exactly like her, since low-res pixel art never really clearly looks like anyone. Given the context that this is "Super Yayoi", I think the intent about the character comes across. I thought the use of "Mushrooms" was a great choice and really ties together the theme. I would probably suggest making the dots a little big more prominent and also probably hand drawn? I feel like one of the interesting parts about her work is that the dots aren't really perfectly gridded, they're all different sizes and a little bit chaotic. I also probably would suggest more dots on things, but I'm not sure how crazy the visuals could theoretically get before the game loses playability. In any case, like Rachel said, this would make a cute mod for Mario and would totally be marketable. Great job!
You must login before you can post a comment. .