Shaun of Rage by Aled Lewis

I am getting super pumped up for the upcoming Crazy 4 Cult show here in NYC. The Gallery 1988 show opens this Thursday at the Gallery 1988 pop up shop and will run until September 1st. These shows always feature amazing mashup pieces from some of the greatest artists in the game and blow my mind consistently. The first piece I am featuring from the show (pieces are already starting to leak online) comes from Aled Lewis (one of the best doing it right now) and is a mashup of the side scrolling fighting game classic Streets of Rage with Edgar Wright's awesome zombie thriller Shaun of the Dead. I love seeing Shaun and Ed kicking zombie ass outside of the Winchester Pub. Sick piece from a sick collection. Can't wait to see the show opening night on Thursday!!!! Check out Lewis's piece after the jump...

It's Not 'Game Over' For Artist Aled Lewis... He's Just Getting Fired Up!

A few short weeks ago we showcased the reality meets 8-bit genius that is the work of artist Aled Lewis

Since than, Lewis has been keeping himself busy creating new bits and pieces featuring 8-bit characters in more humorous predicaments. I've gathered up most below...but you can see the rest HERE. The princess may be in another castle Aled but, keep up the great work! 

Has Mario been caught with his overalls down?..........

'Private Time'

Whoever smelt it dealt it but, Super Marios squids 'Bloopers' seem to be passing the buck in this one....

'Blame Game'

The 'Scream' film villain meets 'The Super Mario Bros' in this one.....

'Nobody Suspects the Shy Guy'

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Video Games vs. Real Life Volume 2

You may have seen the original artwork of Aled Lewis gracing the chests of many Threadless.com tee shirts but, I came upon a few of these great works of his through various websites, tumblrs and blogspots for a previous post a couple of weeks ago and was amazed to find out they were attributed to the same artist. In his works, Lewis has transposed some of our favorite video game characters into existing real life web photos. Since my original post, Aled Lewis hasn't let up. Mashing up new images almost daily. Sometimes comedy ensues and all times the result is pretty damn cool. Follow him on Flickr.com and let us know if any new ones pop-up! Maybe he'll take requests? I just can't get enough of them!

'Land Speed Record Attempt' (Sonic the Hedgehog)

'Base Jumper' (Lemmings)

'Gorilla in the Mist' (Donkey Kong)

'Off the Dirt Track' (Excitebike)

Video Games vs. Real Life

You may have seen the original artwork of Aled Lewis gracing the chests of many Threadless.com tee shirts but, I came upon a few of these great works of his through various websites, tumblrs and blogspots and was amazed to find out they were attributed to the same artist. In these works, Lewis has transposed some of our favorite video game characters into existing real life web photos. Sometimes comedy ensues and all times the result is pretty damn cool. Follow him on Flickr.com and let us know if any new ones pop-up! Maybe he'll take requests?

'Hyrule Field' (The Legend of Zelda)

'We Need A Montage' (Super Punch-Out)

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