Tom L (1983) - #Inception Spinning Top 35mm | Analog Pixel Art - Backlit

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Tom L (1983), France, presents '#Inception Spinning Top 35mm | Analog Pixel Art - Backlit', a limited edition (50) mixed‑media artwork combining collage and digital painting, 40×30 cm, hand signed, in excellent condition and sold with frame directly from the artist.

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• Tom L (1983) France
• #Inception Spinning Top 35mm, 2026, mixed media: paper print, cut-out, collage, and backlit 35mm film cells from Christopher Nolan's *Inception*
• Analog Pixel Art / Corpus Analog-Digital Cooperation / Pixel Project series
• Signed in gold marker at the bottom right (edition of 50)
• Certificate of authenticity and numbering on the back of the frame
• Excellent condition
• Artwork shipped framed; frame size 40x30 cm
• Wireless lighting system with battery pack on the back (3xAA) and an additional USB cable for direct connection

As a projectionist and artist, I create Pop-style artworks using original 35mm film stock. I employ a process I call "analog pixel art," where each 35mm cell functions like a pixel, aiming to rediscover light in our increasingly digital and dematerialized world. The "Pixel Project" series—a collaboration between analog and digital mediums—involves a digital pixelation process scaled to 35x19 mm to accommodate actual 35mm cells, thereby paying tribute to both the specific film and the medium itself.

Featured here is the spinning top from the movie *Inception*—an object that has become a symbol of how we perceive reality. Constructed from actual 35mm film cells set against a pixelated background, the artwork prompts us to question our reality in an era where AI-generated images can appear more lifelike than reality itself. Analog film—which holds the raw, undistorted essence of cinema—adopts a digital form to invite reflection on a real world that is nonetheless saturated with algorithms.

• Tom L (1983) France
• #Inception Spinning Top 35mm, 2026, mixed media: paper print, cut-out, collage, and backlit 35mm film cells from Christopher Nolan's *Inception*
• Analog Pixel Art / Corpus Analog-Digital Cooperation / Pixel Project series
• Signed in gold marker at the bottom right (edition of 50)
• Certificate of authenticity and numbering on the back of the frame
• Excellent condition
• Artwork shipped framed; frame size 40x30 cm
• Wireless lighting system with battery pack on the back (3xAA) and an additional USB cable for direct connection

As a projectionist and artist, I create Pop-style artworks using original 35mm film stock. I employ a process I call "analog pixel art," where each 35mm cell functions like a pixel, aiming to rediscover light in our increasingly digital and dematerialized world. The "Pixel Project" series—a collaboration between analog and digital mediums—involves a digital pixelation process scaled to 35x19 mm to accommodate actual 35mm cells, thereby paying tribute to both the specific film and the medium itself.

Featured here is the spinning top from the movie *Inception*—an object that has become a symbol of how we perceive reality. Constructed from actual 35mm film cells set against a pixelated background, the artwork prompts us to question our reality in an era where AI-generated images can appear more lifelike than reality itself. Analog film—which holds the raw, undistorted essence of cinema—adopts a digital form to invite reflection on a real world that is nonetheless saturated with algorithms.

Details

Artist
Tom L (1983)
Sold with frame
Yes
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
50
Title of artwork
#Inception Spinning Top 35mm | Analog Pixel Art - Backlit
Technique
Collage, Digital painting, Mixed media, Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
40 cm
Width
30 cm
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Pop Art
Period
2000-2010
Sold by
FranceVerified
Private

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