Observed arrival · 2026-08-21
A/W — An Artist Archive for Small Worlds
Andrew Van Wagner’s independent portfolio gathers video games, music, drawings, paintings, and macro photography in one carefully composed archive.
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The site moves from a retro arcade builder and pixel-art games to bedroom pop, paintings, and photographs of toads, flies, and beetles. Its guiding line—“Making small worlds to get lost in.”—is both a mission statement and an accurate description of the collection.
Andrew Van Wagner’s independent portfolio gathers video games, music, drawings, paintings, and macro photography in one carefully composed archive.
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