TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology

TzAR (Tezos Art Review): Pixel Art Anthology has two main goals: to showcase the extraordinary diversity of approaches to the pixel art medium, and to celebrate an exciting cross-section of the Tezos art community representative of the special culture we are producing together in this corner of the digital art world. Featuring more than fifty artists from all around the globe and a Foreword by Adrian Pocobelli, TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology is a colorful crash course in the pixel art underground, where styles are born, techniques refined, and the boundaries are being redrawn.

With art by: 0xEdwoods, Ailadi, Armilk88, bitebybit, Bombadil, braindead.gif, cap'n, Dan Anthony Kelly, desultor, Ed Marola, Element Lee, femiki, Francoise Gamma, Gio Mariani, Glitch Town Arcade, GodLike, Gogolitus, Gordon Zuchhold, Green Ginger, Greg Nikshumika, Guandanarian, Gulce Kuter, hAyDiRoKeT, Itzel Reyna, Kit Valo, Kristen Roos, kxrly miyagi, Kyle Flemmer, Lubitel Bliznih, Manytle, Mariana Ju, Mazin, MEK.txt, Myujii, Nicholas Dietrich, NiftyMonki, Noodler, PAMILO CEIRONE, Pinkyblu, Pixel Dreamz, Poppel, rata, Renato Marini, Sabato Visconti, Sachcoo the Arty, silvasantuz, Spøgelsesmaskinen, Stalomir, stipinpixel, SV3ZR, time, Tornado Rodriguez, V5MT, Víctor Arce, Woc, Yuran Yakon, and Zennyan.

Paperback
Edition of 200
The Blasted Tree
2025
978-1-998817-27-6
$30

The Blasted Tree

Paperback
Edition of 200
The Blasted Tree
2025
978-1-998817-27-6
$30

The Blasted Tree

Foreword

"There’s something almost philosophical about a digital art form rooted in the visual aesthetic of the pixel: the primary, irreducible unit of digital visual representation. So, as you explore the works collected here, I encourage you to suspend any preconceived notions or biases about pixel art you might have, as I had to learn to do myself. In doing so, you might discover a significant art movement that’s been hiding right before our eyes."

— Adrian Pocobelli

Gallery

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TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology held by the editor.

TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology title page spread.

TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology introduction page spread.

TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology artist page spread.

Publication History

Twelve excerpts from TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology were published on the Electric Chronicles blog throughout the first half 2025. Electric Chronicles spotlights art on the Tezos blockchain. It is produced by Cyberforms online gallery and supported by TriliTech Ltd. The series appeared under the title TzAR: Pixel Art Profiles and each post featured work by three artists participating in the anthology and provided a quick introduction to an important issue in pixel art.

The launch of TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology was supported by a Spaces event on August 13, 2025 co-hosted by Adrian Pocobelli. A recording of the event can be listened to on X.com. The lauch was also supported by the release of a curation on objkt.com featuring all 171 artworks included in the anthology.

Curation

Art on Tezos: Berlin 2025

November 6 - 9, 2025
SCHLACHTER 151, Berlin, Germany

Art on Tezos brought artists, curators, and digital art platforms together in Berlin for a three-day series of exhibitions, performances, screenings, and more. I participated in the Community Curation, selecting ten works by pixel artists from all around the world for TzAR: Pixels on Tezos, which screened on rotation at SCHLACHTER 151 throughout the event.