Check out Game of Thrones-inspired art commissioned by HBO

One of the best things about the final run up to a new Game of Thrones season is when outlets start paying attention to the artists who are inspired by the show to make amazing pieces. This season has been especially good for them, with HBO itself commissioning pieces with its Art The Throne campaign. The New York Observer recently went to check out the resulting exhibit, which is on display at the Angel Orensanz Center.

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 20: The view of atmosphere at HBO’s Art the Throne: Immersive Art Experience at The Angel Orensanz Foundation on April 20, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for HBO)

On the subject of Pop Chart’s “Red Wedding” display:

Pop Chart Lab’s illuminated manuscript, stood as the most intimidating piece of the night. The installation was inspired by season three’s infamously bloody Red Wedding, in which fan favorite RobbStark, along with his mother Catelyn and a whole host of innocent Tullys, were slaughtered at the order of Walder Frey.

And on my personal favorite piece, Jeff Nishinaka’s paper art Night’s King:

The leader of the fearsome White Walkers instead stood off in the corner, greeting attendees in his now-trademark “Come at me, Snow” pose from Season 5’s “Hardhome.” Squint and peer a little closer, perhaps like this, and you’ll notice this White Walker sculpture from Jeff Nishinaka is made entirely of paper.

Speaking of paper art, check out this partial recreation the show’s opening credits, from Moleskine.

This video was done to introduce Moleskine’s limited edition Game of Thrones notebook collection. From the press release:

The covers were created by graphic designer Levente Szabo and feature previously unreleased silkscreen prints. There’s a Lannister, Targaryen and two Stark covers that pay tribute to each of the most powerful families in Westeros. Moleskine will also release a four book box set that comes in a lovely packaging depicting the Iron Throne.

Elsewhere, The Economist has once again released its opinion on Westeros’ sovereign debt crisis, and the monetary outlook for Winter looks grim. “Cersei’s predicament, it turns out, largely derives from her failure to understand the nature of international credit… The Lannisters’ gold mines have been exhausted, and the family motto, “A Lannister always pays his debts”, is rapidly losing currency.”

It’s not much better across the Narrow Sea:

Dragon Queen Daenerys Targaryen is busy abolishing slavery in every city she conquers. It’s a controversial policy, to say the least. “This arrogant child has taken it upon herself to smash the slave trade, but that traffic was never confined to Slaver’s Bay. It was part of the sea of trade that spanned the world, and the Dragon Queen has clouded the water,” observes Qavo, a customs officer in the Free City of Volantis. Since Volantis has five people in chains for every person who’s not, Daenerys’s ideological challenge to slavery is deeply disquieting – at least, to freeborns like Qavo. A coalition of Essos-based mercenaries, hired with the aim of resurrecting the trade in human beings that underpins the continent’s economy, is on the march against Daenerys’s city of Meereen. Interfering with globalised capitalist forces is a dangerous business.

And for those who prefer music to money, Spotify has gone and created playlists for all of the major Game of Thrones characters. Apparently, my penchant for listening to progressive trance music while writing gives me something in common with Daenerys Targaryen, who must listen to it when attempting to quell uprisings in Slaver’s Bay or riding on dragon-back.

You can head to Spotify and check out all 31 playlists. Characters who got the playlist treatment include Tyrion Lannister (lots of classical music, plus a few indie pop pieces like Mumford and Son’s “Little Lion Man”) and Ned Stark (all classic rock, all the time.) Some other observations:

Khal Drogo: Extreme Metalhead, including Napalm Death
Cersei Lannister: A totally bi-polar playlists that ranges from Metallica and Queens of the Stone Age to Kelly Clarkson and Whitney Houston
Joffrey Baratheon: American rock, like My Chemical Romance and Thirty Seconds to Mars
Varys: Goth and Electronica, including Aphex Twin
Littlefinger: All jazz and blue eyed soul, all the time, from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra
Margaery Tyrell: Female soul music, including Adele, Joss Stone, Alicia Keys
Sansa Stark: She listens to what’s hot right now in the GoT-verse, with lots of Of Monsters and Men
Arya Stark: 90s girl grunge, including L7 and Hole
Jon Snow: Lots of UK and Scottish rock, including Deftones
Hodor: Lots of Dance floor EDM. Also listens to some guy named Kristian Narin

And finally, Meagan Trainor’s “No” gets a Game of Thrones parody.

I think we’re all ready for Season 6 to begin now.

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Check out Game of Thrones-inspired art, GoT character music playlists, and more

By Ani Bundel | Apr 22, 2016