Mistigram: mixing things up a little, here’s a #Lego #pixelart portrait of #DwayneJohnson, better known as #theRock, created by @lego48x48. This piece was also included in last summer’s television-themed MIST0719 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_okJN4AgIZ/
Mistigram: here’s another #WWF #teletext portrait by @horsenburger, who offers up more of the same in this month’s #wrestling-themed @blocktronics artpack collection. Here’s #theUndertaker! This piece was included in last summer’s television-themed MIST0719 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_oj2t6AbYl/
Mistigram: @horsenburger, the tail that wagged the Mistigris dog into monthly artpack releases, has some awesome #teletext portraits up in the latest, amazing professional #wrestling-themed @blocktronics artpack collection. We shared some of his screens on similar themes - such as this picture of #JohnCena - in our television-themed MIST0719 artpack collection released last summer. https://instagr.am/p/B_ojY_Cg1BT/
MiSTiGRAM: @kalchano also had his own take on #LHOOQ, #MarcelDuchamp’s vandalised version of #LeonardoDaVinci’s #MonaLisa. This one is drawn in his trademark #Shift_JIS textmode, and I can see it tosses a bone to Duchamp’s fountain-sculpting alter ego #RMutt. This piece was included in the fine art-themed MIST0120 artpack collection released three months ago. https://instagr.am/p/B_kOaGsHSM0/
MiSTiGRAM: From our fine art-themed MIST0120 artpack collection released three months ago, @pixard_neh has animated in #pixelart one of the greatest punks in art history, the transition between #LeonardoDaVinci’s #MonaLisa and #MarcelDuchamp’s #LHOOQ, which looks exactly the same except that a wisp of facial hair has been added.
MiSTiGRAM: @8bit_poet uses the medium of the humble icon to tell a simple but well executed gag about a far-ranging game of fetch between a #pixelart boy and his dog. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_iFEAUHum5/
MiStiGRAM: Onyx never intended this baffling Akira meme for mass consumption, but in the wake of the Covid-19 postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics, it nonetheless rings resonant with a kind of confusing cosmic truth. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_iEO6OHtxu/
MiSTiGRAM: tasked with coming up with a dense but iconic #ANSIart image summarizing the arbitrary and inexplicable April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection, CoaXCable came up with this… old man with pizza being surprised. Why? Ehh, why not? We included it in the infofiles. https://instagr.am/p/B_iCr-0HJW1/
MiSTiGRAM: this glitzy @blippypixel #BBCMicro hirez screen commemorates a day in March where the UK reported 89 daily Covid-19 fatalities, a very inauspicious number. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection.
MiSTiGRAM: the pix2pix AI was trained to interpret user doodle input and produce pictures of adorable cats as output, but they never anticipated Mist Classic alumnus and art historian Ice Cream Emperor would go full #JacksonPollock on them. That’s quite a cat! This piece was included in the MiST0417 April Fool’s artpack collection released three years ago this month. https://instagr.am/p/B_dj2s2HLGP/
MiSTiGRAM: while @pinguinokolb would presumably be able to provide the necessary context informing the existence of this proctological #unicorn image… isn’t it kind of better without? This piece was included in the MiST0418 April Fool’s artpack collection released two years ago this month. https://instagr.am/p/B_djZGxH6mY/
MiSTiGRAM: this unflattering @jellica_______ #teletext gig poster template was actually picked up by @flashparty.ar, who also used his promotional designs last year, to promote the next, online-only installment of their computer arts celebration. This screen was included in last year’s MiST0419 April Fool’s artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_di_MjHqPn/
MiSTiGRAM: this #teletext screen by @illarterate comes with its own perplexing ratings notice. This piece was included in last year’s MiST0419 April Fool’s artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_bHfxcHJ6L/
MiSTiGRAM: one of the all-time great mash-ups that never were, @taffi_louis showed us a glimpse into this marvellous Amalgam alternate reality where #Devo and #BelBivDeVoe were all one band. This piece was included in the MiST0418 April Fool’s artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_afc7dHeem/
MiSTiGRAM: here’s a trivial #ANSIart scrap drawn by Cthulu in 2001 of #ExplodingDog’s iconic #RedRobot, by way of #DieselSweeties. This piece was eventually included in the MiST0415 April Fool’s artpack collection released five years ago this month. https://instagr.am/p/B_aLVi_n9hH/
MiSTiGRAM: here’s a little more bogus profundity from Orangeboxman, once again juxtaposing stock photo imagery with a deceptively wise aphorism. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_Yb1nxHkaJ/
MiSTiGRAM: I know, you may be wondering just what makes this #aardvark such a star, but then you haven’t witnessed it chewing up the stage on the Masked Singer! This drawing was made by @starstew and included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_Ybo4RHSGn/
MiSTiGRAM: how much polish is a gag due, having stated its case? @picrotoxin sketched out the #ANSIart basics of this quarantine-themed #Beavis, in toilet paper-seeking #Cornholio mode. If anyone wanted to flesh it out with colours and shading they could, but the joke’s not going to be getting any funnier. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection - and probably would not have aged gracefully completed and set aside for next year’s. https://instagr.am/p/B_YbMyDncUL/
MiSTiGRAM: @picrotoxin cooked up this Apple II-alike #ANSIart screen from a hitherto unknown ending to MECC’s #OregonTrail, 2020 edition. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_XW6dTHvwF/
MiSTiGRAM: according to @blippypixel, the catastrophes of the year 2020 were foretold in the prophecies of #Nostradamus, as illustrated by this animated #BBCMicro hirez screen. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection.
Mistigram: another #ANSIart entry by @theoddfirecat for a different round of this past weekend’s Blender competition, here is his attempt to interpret its challenge subjects of “monkey”, “rescue” and “between realities”. You can see all entries online at 16colo.rs! https://instagr.am/p/B_TR9LlnTpE/
Mistigram: too late to compete in this weekend’s final round of the Blender improvised art game, @bigredcanuck nonetheless whipped up this high resolution collage to illustrate what he saw in his head while contemplating the final compo’s three topics of “monkey”, “rescue” and “between realities”. Catch them all over at 16colo.rs! https://instagr.am/p/B_TNIKynBKP/
Mistigram: @GentlemanNikki drew this #teletext screen for the final round of the Blender improvised art competition this weekend, fudging a scene to illustrate the topics “monkey”, “rescue” and “between realities”. You can find the complete proceedings up at 16colo.rs https://instagr.am/p/B_TMqxgH8km/
Mistigram: from this past weekend’s second Blender competition, challenging artists to make art engaging themes of “cowboy”, “sushi”, and “kiddie pool”. @pinguinokolb breezed in during the last ten minutes of the compo and whipped this doodle up, taking home third place in the short form category. You can see the complete set of Blender entries up 16colo.rs! https://instagr.am/p/B_TLVqpnCXz/
Mistigram: this weekend we hosted our annual revival of a venerable underground computer artscene tradition, the Blender IRC impromptu art competition. This is an #ANSIart specimen by @theoddfirecat from the warm-up round, which required artists to make art on the three themes of ROBOTS / TRAINING / VIRTUAL REALITY. You can enjoy the complete set of contest entries up at @sixteen_colors’ gallery at 16colo.rs. https://instagr.am/p/B_RZ3oSHrRe/
MiSTiGRAM: Orangeboxman wows everyone again with another unexpected pairing of pithy wisdom with stock photography, included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_OcmV1HlzK/
MiSTiGRAM: if you make a #SuperNintendo out of breakfast condiments, could you call it a… Super JAM-icon? I’ll just see myself out. This delicious console was made, for reasons known only to herself, by @Bhaal_Spawn. It was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_ON1GDHrkU/
MiSTiGRAM: @picrotoxin reveals a cynical streak in this #ANSIart adaptation of a work from a month earlier. Then, the man was at a voting booth, while now he is conducting an equivalently weighted act at a urinal… except the current activity might be more effective at bringing relief to his condition. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_ONGjEHdHL/
MiSTiGRAM: with all the dignity we could muster for the occasion, we leaned on @JellicaJake to celebrate the 20th day of April. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection.
MiSTiGRAM: last year’s MiST0419 April Fool’s artpack collection was an attempt to gather together some of the stupidest, most ridiculous works of computer art together in one place and for sheer stupidity this piece is hard to beat, the President of the United States signing off on an executive order enshrining his affection for erotic #ASCIIart. https://instagr.am/p/B_Llig-nvEm/
MiSTiGRAM: from last year’s MiST0419 April Fool’s artpack collection, here’s a trademark @illarterate Adbusters/Wacky Packs #teletext advertisement for a ridiculous fictitious product abd/or service, in this case the Alabama Beefmart. https://instagr.am/p/B_LkvorHrxb/
MiSTiGRAM: setting a new high water mark for emotional expressionisn in #ANSIart, capturing the psychological essence of its subject without making an accurate visual representation, here is a period portrait of the Laughing Fool, from Cthulu’s review of the b0nkmeet v1.0 he hosted to repair and build the renowned foam boffers with which he won the Crash ‘97 wild compo. It was included in the MiST0496 April Fool’s artpack collection released 24 years ago this month. https://instagr.am/p/B_LkRVBnwx5/
MiSTiGRAM: a memorable cyberspace meme by @taffi_louis, this scene imagines what it might be like if the #LawnmowerMan took place in a contemporary context and set a… somewhat lower bar for online terror. This piece was included in the MiST0417 April Fool’s artpack collection released three years ago this month. https://instagr.am/p/B_Jc7YWnuIG/
MiSTiGRAM: for our first April Fool’s artpack release (and indeed, our first release of any kind) following our revival in 2014, our founder Cthulu pulled out all the stops with a guided tour juxtaposing high and lowlights of computer graphics history. The #UtahTeapot is an important milestone in 3-D rendering, achieved here in #ANSIart through the forbidden #GIF2ANS conversion software… a cake iced with “lame” stock typography shipped with TheDraw, the ANSI art editor of the Public Domain. This piece was included in the MiST0415 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_JcNLsnBut/
MiSTiGRAM: You know him as the author of the longtime PabloDraw #ANSIart program, but did you know that Eto is also an accomplished ANSI artist? Controversially he prefers the 80x50 screen mode, and violates the precepts of Burps’ “no tocare” style guidelines, but he didn’t let that hold him back! This screen was included in the M-9804 April Fool’s artpack collection released 22 long years ago! https://instagr.am/p/B_JbWcYHB21/
MiSTiGRAM: here’s a patently false claim, cooked up via giphy integration with Slack. (Yes, Mistigris has a Slack. It has totaled about a dozen posts in the last four years. Visit our Discord instead!) it was included in the MiST0416 April Fool’s artpack collection.
MiSTiGRAM: Bookending today’s posts, here’s another #teletext rendition of #GrouchoMarx, as seen in the 1983 #ZXSpectrum video game My Name is Uncle Groucho You Win a Fat Cigar, by Automata UK of Pimania fame. It was drawn by @carlos_teletextr and included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection.
MiSTiGRAM: here’s a genuinely subversive piece of #ANSIart by @picrotoxin, juxtaposing the intellectual brand of #TEDTalks (like Mistigris, based out of Vancouver) with #IndustrialSocietyAndItsFuture, the manifesto of this Weird Al Yankovic-looking dude, the original social isolator - #TedKaczynski, the #Unabomber. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_Gho7AHMbl/
MiSTiGRAM: an incredible work of photocollage, this tableau by @fentanyl_beauty_, far-reaching in its profound implications, is titled “When You With Your Girls @ The Club And You Realize You’re All Just #FMurrayAbraham”. It was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_GgyhLnTsw/
MiSTiGRAM: were he still alive, we would definitely extend #GrouchoMarx membership in Mistigris - and he would definitely decline, refusing involvement in any club with low enough standards as to include him among its ranks. This #teletext portrait was drawn by Uglifruit and included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_GegqGH3pA/
MiSTiGRAM: this #ASCIIart panel represents one of @xtcomics’ most concrete poetry efforts. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_ER9jkHPsj/
MiSTiGRAM: before and after - first @theoddfirecat drew an #ANSIart version of #MaurizioCattelan’s famous #Comedian, renowned for its high sale price at Art Basel considering that it was just a banana duct taped to the wall. But it took the dada genius of Cthulu to update the piece, reflecting the banana’s subsequent consumption by #DavidDatuna. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_ERlfwnpI7/
MiSTiGRAM: Phatal thinks that we shouldn’t blame the monkey’s paw twisting of the genie’s wish fulfillment for the emergence of the coronavirus - it was truly the only way to fulfil all those wishes simultaneously. This comic was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_ERB2uH0Ka/
MiSTiGRAM: @BlippyPixel held Boris Johnson’s “herd immunity” approach to pandemic management to be somewhat lacking, as evidenced by this animated #BBCMicro hirez sarcastic throwback to the popular WWII “#keepcalm and carry on” signage. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection.
MiSTiGRAM: Orangeboxman’s shaggy dog setup to this bizarre punchline is so rigorous it’s a sheer pleasure just to watch the maestro at work, rendering wholly secondary the question of whether or not the joke is actually funny. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_B6jvenFN-/
MiSTiGRAM: @BlippyPixel took on #SalvadorDali’s 1931 #PersistenceOfMemory in our fine art-themed MIST0120 artpack collection three months ago but he returned to the well for this #coronavirus-themed work of #BBCMicro hirez - the Persistence of Panicking. In addition to the bog roll fluttering magnificently in the plague breeze are two staples of British cuisine, Heinz ketchup and tinned baked beans, all three of them unobtainable in supermarkets. This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_B58p2HCzN/
MiSTiGRAM: I know about the Alan Smithee phenomenon in cinema, but it seems something similar is in effect in computer art - Cthulu suggested a visual metaphor of one of the oldest jokes in computing, #spaghetticode (with meatballs), and some anonymous wag obliged in our networked Moebius server, unwilling to accept credit for their workmanlike delivery of the gag. They can have little-a #ANSIart, as a treat. This screen was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B_B10HgngxX/
MiSTiGRAM: if these corny gags won’t sell you on the merits of the #teletext medium, then Uglifruit is utterly out of other ideas. This screen was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B-_QFiwnOeu/
MiSTiGRAM: @xtcomics has taken the #tinyhouse movement and used #ASCIIart and emoji to deliberately misinterpret the emphasis of those words to humorous effect - just look at that tiny house moving! Yow, there it goes! This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B-_PzxpHTLZ/
MiSTiGRAM: last seen in the environs of #Office97, notorious desktop assistant #Clippy is back and he’s ready to give you unhelpful advice for #ANSIart drawing. This piece was created by @picrotoxin and included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B-_DMv-nRgt/
MiSTiGRAM: truthers step up, Orangeboxman is back with his most provocative juxtaposition of pseudoprofound quip and stock photography imagery yet! And think of the ramifications on computer science! This piece was included in this month’s April Fool’s MiST0420 artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B-_B2A5HYPZ/
MiSTiGRAM: horse, cow, goose… eventually the bizarre #teletext series of aeronautical farmyard animals would lead us to the #pig. Wrong “plane”, though! This screen was drawn by @carlos_teletextr and included in last year’s MiST0419 April Fool’s artpack collection. https://instagr.am/p/B-8T5grHwbT/
