welcome, to the bird museum

March 15, 2020 2:47 PM

The Bird Museum: [itch.io] a place to serenely enjoy over 1000 birds by artists on twitter, every time a different visit, i hope you enjoy, these birds! [Game Trailer] “Last September, Louie Zong (@everydaylouie) put out a Twitter call to action. Using his modest social media clout in possibly the only way one should, he convinced thousands of followers to email him rough pictures of birds for The Bird Museum – an “ever-changing selection of bad, crowdsourced bird art”. Prospective pieces didn’t have to be good – in fact, Zong felt it better they weren’t. Zong promptly found himself buried in an avalanche of chicken sketches, crow doodles, swan sculptures and otherwise. The final gallery is a fascinating clash of skill levels and mediums –” [via: Rock Paper Shotgun]
posted by Fizz (1 comment total)

Well, that is completely and utterly fabulous.

I love both the practice of mastery and the appreciation of the discipline and labor that goes into well-honed craft, and also the imperfect, the amateur, the quick and unstudied. I am a firm believer that there is value in all art, however imperfect (or even unapologetically crap!), and I deeply love this game (game?), this museum, that celebrates all this unpolished art.

Of birds, which is, indeed, the best thing ever.

This is marvellous, and I'm so glad you posted it. Thank you so much for sharing it with us, fizz!
posted by kristi at 4:59 PM on March 15, 2020 [1 favorite]