Pixel Joint Forum: Fine art and Pixel Art?

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Seaman
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Topic: Fine art and Pixel Art?
Posted: 20 November 2011 at 5:03pm

Hello!!

I am new to the whole pixel art world. I have a BFA and was classically trained in painting and drawing. I am looking to branch out and try something new with my artwork. Pixel art seems perfect but I was wondering if anyone else utilizes it in their artwork (non digital) or if there are any artists I should know about. Sorry if this is a crap post, it is my first!

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jeremy
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Posted: 20 November 2011 at 6:20pm

Are you talking about incorporating PA into painting?

Chuck Close comes immediately to mind, as do Pointillists.

Dalí's Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean is pretty interesting too (pixelated portrait of Abe Lincoln)

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Seaman
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Posted: 20 November 2011 at 6:35pm

these two are amazing works. I love Chuck Close! Thanks! I love the wall peeling away to reveal pixelation in the Dali. So awesome.

I am trying to recreate portions of Klimt's landscapes using a pixel style. I want to see the best way to create depth.

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cure
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Posted: 19 February 2012 at 12:22pm

The "duo collages" of Hans Arp and Sophie Taeuber (Dada artists from Zurich):

"In 1918, the pair produced in collaboration a group of "duo-collages", which stand among the first rigorous grids in the history of twentieth-century art, preceding by several months even Piet Mondrian's experiment with the form. Arp's description of the process of making duo-collages stesses the artists' pursuit of a mechanical impersonality... The grid itself further minimized the subjective choice of the artist, creating instead a model of the artist as a restricted actor within a variable system."

The pair's embroidery work also comes to mind:

Intentional use of a low-brow or "craft" art form as a fine art medium. Embroidery was about as "fine art" then as pixel art is today.

Naturally, Mondrian comes to mind as well. "Broadway Boogie Woogie" shown here:

As far as ancient art goes, mosaic is probably the closest they came (other than woven textiles I guess):

Lacks the grid, but still retains aspects of pixelart (working in small units typically of a single color, meant to read illusionistically at a distance).

Then of course there's contemporary work that's directly influenced by pixel art. Such as the video game-inspired "I Am 8-Bit" shows, and the graffiti artist Space Invader. Borderline fine art though.

Edited by cure - 19 February 2012 at 12:27pm

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Mille
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Posted: 02 May 2012 at 8:12pm

this video shows a pice by Feng Mengbo exhibited at the new york moma, it's a video game depicting a parodic red army chinese soldier fighting more or less everything with a lot of collage from other video games and a lot of capitalism vs communism references... well you get the idea, it's pretty critical of China right now. And it was displayed on huge walls in a dark room.
That would be a good example of pixel art in contemporary art, as the other example are more classical/modern painting.

Also this guy's work is a mix of pixel art and painting, which is not uninteresting but maybe a bit straightforward for my taste. The paintings in minecraft are actually from his stuff.

Edited by Mille - 02 May 2012 at 8:18pm

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internetcoward Seaman Joined: 20 November 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Topic: Fine art and Pixel Art? Posted: 20 November 2011 at 5:03pm
	Hello!! I am new to the whole pixel art world. I have a BFA and was classically trained in painting and drawing. I am looking to branch out and try something new with my artwork. Pixel art seems perfect but I was wondering if anyone else utilizes it in their artwork (non digital) or if there are any artists I should know about. Sorry if this is a crap post, it is my first!
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jeremy Rear Admiral Joined: 25 November 2024 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1704	Posted: 20 November 2011 at 6:20pm
	Are you talking about incorporating PA into painting? Chuck Close comes immediately to mind, as do Pointillists. Dalí's Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean is pretty interesting too (pixelated portrait of Abe Lincoln)
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internetcoward Seaman Joined: 20 November 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 20 November 2011 at 6:35pm
	these two are amazing works. I love Chuck Close! Thanks! I love the wall peeling away to reveal pixelation in the Dali. So awesome. I am trying to recreate portions of Klimt's landscapes using a pixel style. I want to see the best way to create depth.
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 19 February 2012 at 12:22pm
	The "duo collages" of Hans Arp and Sophie Taeuber (Dada artists from Zurich): "In 1918, the pair produced in collaboration a group of "duo-collages", which stand among the first rigorous grids in the history of twentieth-century art, preceding by several months even Piet Mondrian's experiment with the form. Arp's description of the process of making duo-collages stesses the artists' pursuit of a mechanical impersonality... The grid itself further minimized the subjective choice of the artist, creating instead a model of the artist as a restricted actor within a variable system." The pair's embroidery work also comes to mind: Intentional use of a low-brow or "craft" art form as a fine art medium. Embroidery was about as "fine art" then as pixel art is today. Naturally, Mondrian comes to mind as well. "Broadway Boogie Woogie" shown here: As far as ancient art goes, mosaic is probably the closest they came (other than woven textiles I guess): Lacks the grid, but still retains aspects of pixelart (working in small units typically of a single color, meant to read illusionistically at a distance). Then of course there's contemporary work that's directly influenced by pixel art. Such as the video game-inspired "I Am 8-Bit" shows, and the graffiti artist Space Invader. Borderline fine art though. Edited by cure - 19 February 2012 at 12:27pm
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Mille Midshipman Joined: 26 March 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 51	Posted: 02 May 2012 at 8:12pm
	this video shows a pice by Feng Mengbo exhibited at the new york moma, it's a video game depicting a parodic red army chinese soldier fighting more or less everything with a lot of collage from other video games and a lot of capitalism vs communism references... well you get the idea, it's pretty critical of China right now. And it was displayed on huge walls in a dark room. That would be a good example of pixel art in contemporary art, as the other example are more classical/modern painting. Also this guy's work is a mix of pixel art and painting, which is not uninteresting but maybe a bit straightforward for my taste. The paintings in minecraft are actually from his stuff. Edited by Mille - 02 May 2012 at 8:18pm
	Une signature? Comme Zorro ou Batman?
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