Dancing on the edge.

 

"Among Surrealist techniques exploiting the mystique of accident was a kind of collective collage of words or images called the cadavre exquis (exquisite corpse). Based on an old parlor game, it was played by several people, each of whom would write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold the paper to conceal part of it, and pass it on to the next player for his contribution." Quote taken from exquisitecorpse.com

Idea found and brought into the forums by Sir sPECtre.

Note: This game is only open to forum members.

The exquisite corPSe Forum

 

Players Guidelines for exquisite corPSe:

These are guidelines only. They represent a good starting point for a exquisite corPSe match. They game can be altered or enhanced with different rules as long as the players agree before the match begins.

In its simplest form, one person creates an image, and then slices a small strip off the bottom of their image. They then post that strip for the next Player to work on. Player #2 creates an image incorporating this strip at the top of their image, and then posts the bottom 1/2" strip of their piece for Player #3. As the final artist, Player #3 creates the bottom section of the final piece based on the reference strip that was provided by Player #2. Once each player has completed their section, one of the players is chosen to composite them together. Each section is sent to this player, they put them together and post the resulting image in the thread.

The final work showing all three images can create a wild, almost dreamlike result.

To get a better understanding of the concept this game is based on, take a look at exquisitecorpse.com

There can be many variations on this theme – individuals can work off a grid system, dividing up the final image space into four or six sections, and all working simultaneously on the project.

Keep in mind, that matches with many sections can take some time to complete and depend on every players participation.