Question of the Day, September 15, 2010

[The Escapist Staff]

Question of the Day, September 15, 2010



The Smithsonian Art Museum is hosting its very own alternate reality game [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103466-Alternate-Reality-Game-Turns-Museum-Into-Capture-the-Flag-RPG], pitting museum-goers against one another as the fictional Staves or Knaves. To hear more about the story, you'll have to visit the museum, but it's likely to do with protecting humanity's precious and rare works of art. Which famous work of art would you save from destruction?

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[viranimus]

Artistics
Killer 7
Shadow of the collossus
Indgio prophecy

Super mario brothers 1 + duck hunt
Super mario brothers 3
Doom
Halo
Final fantasy 1
Final fantasy 7
Knights of the old republic


Oh wait.. art comes in non game form?

Uhh.. Saturn eating his children by Goya?

 

[Jack_Uzi]

I chose Guernica, I would have named it if it wasn't on the list. It was nice to see that it was an option to vote on.

 

[rees263]

I'd have to go for Michelangelo's David. It's a classic work of art for a number of reasons. Plus I'm still imature enough to look at it and think "Hur hur... he's naked!"

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

The Scream. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, The Scream.

It's the most fun to parody, too!

 

[laryri]

Definately the Portrait of Sebastian de Morra.

Spoiler: Portrait of Sebastian de Morra

 

[I want to leave because extra credits is gone]

The Lady of Shalott: William Holman Hunt (1827-1910).

 

[Hippobatman]

The Sistine Chapel. It's a magnificent piece of art.

In my other hand I'd take Munch's Scream.

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

The last copy of Metro 2033 the book.

It needs to be saved D:

 

[InsaneFool]

Starry Night is one of my favourite paintings of all time.
If I had to choose something else I would pick Relativity by M.C. Escher.

 

[Unrulyhandbag]

save as in put into a virtual reality reality?

Well most of those can be saved pretty easily and are fairly well looked after now but the roof of the Sistine chapel is something that has to be seen to be appreciated .

It's size means it can't really be moved and if (when) something happens to the building then it'll be gone and the fact it's a roof would make it pretty awkward to maintain.

Besides how cool would it be to use alternate reality to look up and see the chapels roof as though it were really there any-time you wanted, or flick it down to the floor or a wall to look at details. Very cool that's how much.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

It's not technically a work of 'art' in the strictest sense of the word, but I'd go with the Bayeux Tapestry. It has been described as the first example of narrative art in existence, and it is a beautifully crafted graphical chronicle of one of the most influencial periods of British European history.

 

[niege]

Vincent van gogh's starry night hands down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM

 

[Kyp]

The School of Athens by Raphael

The sheer amount of detail and hidden meaning is amazing.

 

[octafish]

I chose Guernica, it is a warning and a reminder of the horrors of war. While the other works are beautiful and skillful, only Guernica carries an angry shocking message that is still poignant today.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Shadow of the Colossus.

... Whaaaaat?

 

[Marter]

Can I just let them all be destroyed? No.

Okay, I'll save Scream then. I guess I like it better than the others.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Michelangelo's David

It shows us that it's okay for such an Adonis to have a small penis.

 

[Jared]

Toss up between the Sistine Chapel and Starry Night - Both works have such great history, and, especilly Van Gogh piece which is full of epic emotions!