Draft:Restrictive art

• Comment: just putting "text" is not writing an article. Blogs such as medium.com are generally unreliable sources KylieTastic (talk) 11:49, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

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This page is about art mediums with added restrictions. For the list of art mediums, see art media.

Low poly 3D model of a duck, an example of restrictive digital art

Restrictive art or Constrained art is the collection of art mediums in which the artist is forced to use a limited array of tools, techniques and/or materials.

The restriction can be voluntary, such as in pontilism, or because of the nature of the medium, like in mosaiquism. These types of works became vastly more popular during the late 20th and early 21st centuries with the appearence of digital media and videogames, in which the technology could only afford to display simple graphics, causing the creation of restrictive digital media, particularely pixel art, low poly art and voxel art.

In the modern day it is most common to see this kind of art in the shape of art challenges that spread through social media, like making an artwork using only noodles or painting with an uncommon/difficult material like coffee or tea.

Classification

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Common forms

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Pixel art of a medieval town, an example of restrictive digital art

Digital

• pixel art

• low poly

• voxel art

• low bit music

A mosaic, one of the most common and popular forms of restrictive traditional art

Traditional

• mosaic

• embroidery

• knitting

History

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Purpose and use

Artwork of a bald eagle made using nothing but seeds and rice, an example of restrictive art using uncommon materials

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Artists

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