:: so it begins/bird flying high/house looms over/butterflies and mitochondria ::
by Dax, patrickbeverley, gydnew, and peterleroux
::| an.exquisite.corpse : discussion : 25 |::
WOW. This is now my favorite favorite.
Sein und Zeit at January 11, 2006 8:40 AM
Really cool.
gydnew at January 11, 2006 9:38 AM
I really LOVE the flow in this one
Lazy Badger at January 11, 2006 9:56 AM
I want to go there!
FogBaron at January 11, 2006 10:05 AM
Yeah, this is amazingly good. Kudos all.
Shae at January 11, 2006 12:04 PM
Oh wow. I'm really impressed by how this came out. Thank you so much Dax, gydnew and peterlerou, for making this into such a great corpse.
"Bird flying high, you know how I feel,
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel,
Reeds driftin' on by, you know how I feel,
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me
And I'm feeling good
"Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean don't you know,
Butterflies all having fun, you know what I mean,
Sleep in peace when day is done, that's what I mean,
And this old world is a new world and a bold world
For me"
So much in this corpse relates to Feelin' Good. And I'm feelin' good. Enough of that now, I'm off to look for my Nina Simone CDs. Cheers!
Patrick Beverley at January 11, 2006 12:09 PM
Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful!
Miroje at January 11, 2006 1:54 PM
I suspect that these four were in cahoots.
Teriffic job! love the flow!
Zounds Padang at January 11, 2006 2:01 PM
That's just insane! My first corpse, and it's pretty cool- thanks to Dax, patrickbeverley and gydnew. That was fun!
The flying animals theme is a bit uncanny- and the flow across the 4 panels is really tidy. My macro photography and my girlfriend's light microscopy worked out being pretty useful.
Peter le Roux at January 11, 2006 4:14 PM
cool
bone at January 11, 2006 5:15 PM
The house in the third panel is particularly striking.
Cicada at January 11, 2006 8:08 PM
wow. that is so strong. I'm particularly liking the silhouettes all over.
burnunit at January 11, 2006 8:52 PM
this might just be the most absolutely cohesive thing we've ever done around here. pretty darn amazing.
unapologetic at January 11, 2006 10:37 PM
So...nobody (Shae? unapologetic?) has said anything about Patrick's seam (1 to 2). On my screen, the yellows near the moon don't match at all, being much darker on Patrick's piece than on Dax's. Is this a problem with my monitor, or do others see it? Patrick, do you see the abrupt change in color?
Other than that seam, the corpse is perfect.
doctormatt at January 12, 2006 4:08 PM
Wow, guys...you really made somethng of this! I was going through a lunar flight experience when the request from the CMS came over the ether but I am truly gobsmacked with the results!
Gydnew, your house is nothing short of inspired - I never imagined this would flow so amazingly!
Thanks gang...my first 'first piece' and you made it a masterpiece :)
Dax at January 12, 2006 6:49 PM
dm, I see a pretty hardcore seam, but - can't put my finger on why - it doesn't bother me.
Jim at January 13, 2006 9:34 AM
Yes, doctormatt, I see a seam. But I also see 13 positive comments above your own by people who clearly don't care about the seam and are happy to enjoy the corpse. Maybe you should become a critic.
Patrick Beverley at January 14, 2006 1:57 AM
What's really good about this one is that it has a lot of focus. Everyone involved paid careful attention and no one tried to overly embellish their piece. Perhaps seams bother people when the corpse has less artistic value as a whole and the only thing that's actually interesting is whether or not there are seams.
thekeyofsee at January 14, 2006 12:14 PM
Patrick, no, no, I'm not really bothered by the seam (though I think the corpse would be better without it). I'm trying to figure out why others are not bothered by the seam, when they have been bothered by seams in the past. I'm curious if this is a shift in the desired aesthetic among the corpse crowd, and I'll be very interested to see if this shift continues. (I was actually wondering if perhaps my monitor wasn't working properly - apparently it is okay.)
I'm very curious about the construction of visible seams - how do they occur? To find out, I see no more direct way than saying "hey, you made a visible seam: why? how? what's the story behind that seam?". As such, I would really appreciate it, Patrick, if you could describe your process, particularly describing why you decided to make such a visible seam.
Thanks, thekeyofsee, I think you have hit on an important point. This corpse is quite good: people clearly were thoughtful and made their pieces well. Certainly, seams in such cases are less bothersome.
As for being a critic, Patrick, I'd appreciate a retraction of that insult. I have contributed many pieces and many positive comments to this site. I do not drag people down, insult their skills, or suggest that people should leave. In this instance, I am simply trying to understand, in order to be a better player in this game. I am trying to help: if seams are bad, then I would like to help people not make them. I don't think the instructions on this site give any clue to the inexperienced of how to make a seamless transition, and I'd like to see that information on the site. It is just a game, of course, but, for me, one of the most fun things about the game is making a smooth transition, and I think it's natural for me to want others to share in this fun. Please read my comments under
http://anexquisitecorpse.net/crypt/2006/01/aint_misbehavin.php
for more on this theme.
doctormatt at January 14, 2006 1:46 PM
Why did I decide to make such a visible seam?
Simple answer: I didn't.
Complex answer: When this corpse was sent to me, I had refused the last six I was sent simply because I had too little time to complete them. I didn't have a lot of time to do this one either, but seeing a slice that looked easy to build on, and that used my favourite colour combination (yellow and black), persuaded me to try it anyway. When I constructed the top bit of my piece (just below the slice), I used big blocks of one colour, painted in. I was aware of the seam, but had neither the time nor the corpsing skill for a pixel-by-pixel reconfiguration of it to fit perfectly. I was very proud of the piece when I finished it, and I thought (correctly by the look of most of these comments) that a seam so slight would not bother many people.
Doctormatt, I wholeheartedly apologise for the 'critic' comment, but look at the situation: This is one of the few corpses I have worked on that could be called a really good corpse, and the first of those in which my piece could be considered a major part of what made the corpse good. I judged you rashly, but as I'm sure you understand, at the time I felt my parade had been thoroughly pissed on.
Patrick Beverley at January 15, 2006 4:37 AM
Oh, and I must also apologise to the other three corpsers for commenting so briefly on your pieces and at such length on mine. May I say to Dax, gydnew and peterleroux that your pieces each have a great amount of artfulness and character, and that the feel of piece 1, the composition of piece 3 and the excellence of the experimental idea behind piece 4 (light microscopy and macro photography being made to work in a corpse in a way I would never have thought possible) are all among the best things I have been lucky enough to see, let alone become a participant in, on this site.
Patrick Beverley at January 15, 2006 4:44 AM
Just a comment about the visible "seam": It looks like a reflection off of water. Like the sun setting over a big lake. Totally changes the perspective. Gorgeous. Kudos all.
mattb at January 15, 2006 4:19 PM
I like that explanation.
Patrick Beverley at January 16, 2006 4:09 PM
Spooky, mattb - when I began my piece I was thinking of the sun setting over a lake or the sea...
Dax at January 17, 2006 7:26 PM
oooh - now THIS is why the "corpse in history" bit was invented!
Such a contrast to some recent corpses, I absolutely adore it!
quackling at September 19, 2006 3:41 PM
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