Holy Hell. $19.95. From Topatoco via Boing Boing.
Update 2009-02-26: Don’t call this hyperrealistic. Don’t write that its hyperrealistic. Don’t even think that its hyperrealistic otherwise flocks of unemployed art students on break from fry counter at McDonalds will descend and quibble you to death. There is no hyperrealism here. Move along.
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In what way is that hyper-realistic?
“Realistic -adj. resembling or simulating real life.”
Don’t get me wrong, it’s cool and everything, but I don’t think hyper-realistic is what you mean to say.
It is exactly what I meant to say. Realistic, as in those are not cartoonish versions of the Mario brothers, but drawn as if they were real people. ‘Hyper’ suggesting exaggerated features or action.
From Wikipedia:
But thanks for the comment. It was a good excuse to brush up on the differences between Photo-realism and Hyperrealism.
Come on. Silly argument to get into. What you should have said was Mario and Luigi rendered in a more realistic style.
Hyperrealism is something COMPLETELY different. It’s generally a photorealistic image with fantastical elements added.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperrealism_(painting)
mea culpa. For all that had your life ruined and now are considering lawsuits for mental damages due to the misunderstanding with the title I refer you to here for your hyperrealistic Mario fix
That’s a mean comment about art students. =[.
Glad that’s all sorted out then. Right, I better get back to the fry counter before they get soggy and I’ll let you get back to your snidey hack journalism.
Wow, I hope you all feel better for going on a rant about something as pointless as that argument was…
Honestly Weshtery? Hack journalism!? Really? It’s not even an article? It’s just sharing an awesome shirt he found and you assholes jump on him for not using a term right in the title? How empty are your lives?
Noodles, chill out. I don’t know what the heck the issue is here but its a cool t-shirt.
Who cares if its HYPER-REAL or not its definately more real than mario usually is.
Honestly Matthew you could also be a little bit less sarcastic to the people who are your so called customers.
Not sure what you mean by customers, Sean.
Personally I understood exactly what was mean – don’t back down, Matthew! Stand by your comment – retract the scorethrough on the word ‘hyper-real’!
Who gives a f*. Its cool.
Hyperreality is the next logical step of postmodernism. It is the idea that a real experience can consist of copies of something that never existed–mario, for example, is a hero archetype crossed with the collective idea of a plumber (etc), who has been repeatedly reinvented, and two which a culture has become devoted.. A copy of a copy of a copy. In a reality where everything is potentially fake, how do you tell what is real? This is hyperreality.
Diggin the shirt.
And you just got a new “customer” as I will be checking back in on this shirt just in hopes of more squabbles like this art student one (and hopefully some more cool shirts).
And by “checking back in on this shirt” I really mean, “checking back in on this site”
No edit button?…
The comments and matthew.reinbold’s response are the only reason I thumbs-up’ed this page. Good stuff.
hi i just wanted to say cool pic
but i don’t think this is what hyper-realism means
Cody, get a life.
that shirt is so hyper-realistic. haha. yall r so gay
photoshopped
I like that Weshtery actually attempted to use Wikipedia as a reference, which became even more comical when it turned out to be an article filled with unverified claims. I believe that Matthew made the assumption that you work at McDonald’s/are an art student because the typical high school graduate would know not to use Wikipedia in the context of any (attempted) intelligent conversation.
I find it Ironic that this argument is even being question when you consider the name of this site is “Militant” Geek you guys (including the writer) are mental midgets.
@ all the analysis-paralysis retards – especially the OP
I wish posting an angry comment had the same satisfaction as a clean punch to the face. Cus I’d be post-poppin some of you fools.
Way to thwart the nit pickers Matt. Kudos to you sir. Also, this shirt is amazing and I may consider purchasing it.
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