Waneella: Decade

$45.00

The debut monograph from renowned pixel artist Waneella, showcasing a decade of her transporting and meticulously crafted artworks alongside detailed insight into her working process.

Waneella came to pixel art in 2013, when she became fascinated with the hyper-minimalistic, yet incredibly detailed, world portrayed in the game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. She loved that, in pixel art, everything is suggestive, that the imperfections and simplicity imposed by the restrictive medium ‘leaves space for the imagination to make it look just perfect’. In this way, every scene is a collaboration between artist and audience. She works mostly from her imagination, but also draws on a rich treasure trove of visual and musical influences – from Wong Kar Wai, David Lynch, Studio Ghibli and Liam Wong to Mazzy Star, Broadcast and Portishead – incorporating photographic lighting, subtle animation and ambient music into her pieces.

Moving chronologically, Decade provides an unparalleled opportunity to see the progression of Waneella’s craft over time. The artworks are interspersed with detailed step-by-step case studies throughout, showing works-in-progress that lay bare the mechanics of the meticulous process of creating pixel art, with Waneella’s personal insight and guidance.

Waneella’s first monograph is a must-have portal into the world of her pixel art, charting a decade of work as well as exploring the technical detail and inspiration behind her astounding craft.

Crowdfunded on Volume in 2024, this exclusive Read-Only Memory edition of Decade is available in limited numbers.