Bizarre But Awesome: Hexquisite Corpse Collab
July 3, 2009 4:00 PM | Eric Caoili
Over 91 members of pixel art community Way of the Pixel worked in concert to create this hallucinatory piece. Each artist staked their claim on a tile from the hex grid, using a 16-color limit and outlines from adjacent grids to guide their own contributions -- because of how the project was structured, the participants didn't even see each other's completed work until the entire field was published.
As a result, you'll see a nest of birds next to a mechanical hand with a chainsaw, a plate of spaghetti turning into a head of hair belonging to a topless girl, and other odd juxtapositions. You can see the full piece below, but you should really head to the forum to see a much bigger version. I've also included a poster version that one artist printed out.
[Via Minusbaby]
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As one of the artists that contributed a few times to the Pixelation board collabs, I have to say that it is one of the most satisfying things to partake in, hands down. Anticipating the last few sections awaiting completion so it could be unveiled was agonizing even for spectators because it was just to bizarre. We HAD to see what the hell was under the mask.
And for your information, I thought I would include that there was, since this linked hexquisite corpse, there was another collaboration with a new color scheme but still just as weird, as well as the creation of the Tzigla boards that any ol' person can participate in.
Carl Douglas | January 18, 2011 1:21 AM