Exquisite corpse

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Tate glossary definition for cadavre exquis (exquisite corpse): A collaborative drawing approach first used by surrealist artists to create bizarre and intuitive drawings

How to play the fun and collaborative exquisite corpse game. Create portraits by trading drawings and adding new features.

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Exquisite Corpse is a drawing game originating with the surrealists. Three people collaborate on one drawing, each person drawing a different section of the body; head, torso or feet. The key, and brilliance of the game, is that each person draws without seeing what the others have drawn. When the last person is finished, the exquisite corpse is revealed to all. A few years ago, Schwartz & Wade did an exquisite corpse project with their illustrators. I was lucky to be included in the…

A game in which each participant takes turns writing or drawing on a sheet of paper, folding it to conceal his or her contribution, and then passing it to the next player for a further contribution. The game gained popularity in artistic circles during the 1920s when it was adopted as a technique by artists of the Surrealist movement to generate collaborative compositions.

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