Artist Larry Achiampong On How Nintendo And Gaming Influenced His Art

"That’s where my film language comes from".

Video games, at least in the 'modern' term as we know it, is a young creative industry compared to other artistic forms. Since becoming more mainstream in the mid-late 1980s - and earlier if you account for successes like Atari in North America - it's naturally influenced and inspired a lot of creators, and we're increasingly seeing the impact of gaming across other artforms.

An interesting recent example is from Larry Achiampong, a British Ghanaian artist who has produced varied work from painted collages, to sculptural art and most recently film, with more besides. In an interview with The Guardian the artist talks about their most recent film, Wayfinder, and the conversation goes to some interesting points about sources of inspiration.

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