Espen André Øverdahl - Nintendo Street-Art

Nintendo Street-Art

Thursday, June 21, 2007 7:46:59 PM

Some bloke under the alias "Fredrik" (original, huh?) is apparently doing a Nintendo guerrilla art movement on various locations here in Oslo (and Bergen), Norway. I haven't seen 'em yet, but I've recognised some of the spots and will go scouting this weekend (pictures coming). There has been speculations whether or not the pictures are photoshopped, but to be honest I don't care. It's a great initiative, and I wish more people would do cool retro stuff like this. For more pictures, click here.

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Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe # Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:04:06 PM

They sure look photoshoped, but then again, someo of them has traces of what looks like real artifacts on them, like the air bubles, or shadows, which would both imply that they where glued on the walls, and windows. But then on some of them it looks like they are painted, since the "icon" seems a bit transparent and you can see the texture of the material through the icons.

No matter what they did, it sure looks impressive. But we would need higher resolution pictures to tell for sure. Or we need you spending your weekend taking the bus all over the city. I vote for the latter one

PS: Sorry for having to "steal" your pictures to prove my "point".

- ØØ -

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO # Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:09:09 PM

I will defo go to Frognerparken and scout for this. If the weather is nice I think this will be an excellent weekend!

Could it be that the transparency on the Mario icon in fact is traces from the wall - and that the sticker (or whatever they've used) is semi-transparent in its consistency?

Hm ...

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe # Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:19:57 PM

I don't even dare to guess. I am always wrong about these things

. I constantly get surprised about what people can do on their computers. I do sure hope they are not computer generated in any way though.

While you are out looking for pictures, you should take a trip down to "Aker Brygge" as well. They have an other one of those "Animals in the world" photo exhibitions. Truly amazing photos at the moment.

- ØØ -

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO # Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:23:17 PM

Thanks for the tip. If I survive my IKEA trip I will head down to Aker Brygge.

Henrik HelmersHelmers # Friday, June 22, 2007 12:48:25 PM

They're awesome, really makes me smile (even in this pouring rain)

.edDotEd # Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:12:18 AM

ah! i love it!

i wish they were more creatively placed!

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe # Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:35:15 AM

So Espen. Did you go out in the end. Right before I left Oslo, it was pissing down.

- ØØ -

Dustin WilsonKhadgar # Sunday, July 1, 2007 4:50:36 AM

Fredrik? Is the artist's surname Andersson

? *laughs*

Eric Rodríguez Ruizmanatito # Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:47:10 PM

Wooow... this is one of the most beautiful thinks I've seen this week (even they are photoshoped or not)!!!

Here in Mexico (particularly in Balbuena Zone) they started doing something like this but using only the Mushrooms and Mario's face as stickers, in black and white, and placing them (that's the think I didn't like that much) in signs as STOP, TURN LEFT/RIGHT, MAX. SPEED, etc.

I'll be looking for those stickers and picturing them... ;)

Eric

Zhivilov Alekseyonlylife # Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:46:24 AM

I collected stickers like this last summer. It calls stencil-art.
I've seen some Mario, Packman and other oldschool games on Berlin streets.

Eric Rodríguez Ruizmanatito # Thursday, July 12, 2007 1:02:03 PM

Stencil-art!!! That's the name!!

Thanks OnlyLife!!

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe # Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:37:28 PM

I have proof that this is real. But for some reason I can't connect my phone to my computer to transfer it. Bhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

- ØØ -

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe # Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:47:50 PM

Well that is what you have mobile blogging for isn't it

[Edit]Changed the link, and rotated picture. Sorry for poor quality. Shit phone.
http://my.opera.com/NoteMe/albums/showpic.dml?album=290324&picture=4631171

I saw this on my way home early sunday morning, when I was on my way home

- ØØ -

Eivind Figenschau SkjellumEivindFS # Friday, August 3, 2007 1:53:21 PM

I have seen these things all over the place walking through the city.

Some examples:
- On a transistor box by the crosswalk going from Colosseum Cinema to Majorstua T-bane station.
- On the wall by the wooden bridge where all the drug dealers hang out next to Mecca (I think that's the third one, the one with Mario carrying the green shell)
- The one on one of the pictures here, by the two red benches in the park by the river in Grünerløkka, further up from Blå, right next to a kindergarten.

Yes, they're all cool.

You got to pay more attention guys :-)

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe # Friday, August 3, 2007 2:14:00 PM

I tend to look at girls, not Super Mario...

Eivind Figenschau SkjellumEivindFS # Friday, August 3, 2007 2:35:59 PM

Come on man, discipline yourself!

hehe, I sympathize :-)

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO # Friday, August 3, 2007 7:41:42 PM

Actually I saw one close to Opera the other day. If you walk down the Aker river there's a Mario character close to the first tunnel. Good stuff!