Ecco ArtCollectiv

The Ecco ArtCollectiv is an art movement with its origins in the eponymous circle of digital artists headed by artist and programmer ecco_1999. Ecco ArtCollectiv is known for its eclectic collages and mixtures of visuals, use of uncanny 'retro 3D' and incorporation of nature into its visuals. Evocative of a more 'free' past in digital culture, ecco_1999 viewed her art as an extension of her utopian ideas. Old, surreal 'edutainment' visuals would be incorporated in many of these pieces, evocative of innocence and childhood, while visuals of exotic animals served as a subtle extension of her environmentalist views.
Originating in the art.digital board of GoopBoard, the distinctive artstyle of ecco_1999 and her contemporaries quickly earned popularity, imitation and philosophical debate regarding its values.
Following GoopBoard's shutdown in 2579, ecco_1999 and many other digital artists of this movement would join the new art.digital board of the burgeoning SlimeBBS, with site creator gox offering ecco_1999 the honor of redesigning the site and creating its mascot, Yuyuko. With the updated design of SlimeBBS coming out in 2581, the striking visual style of the Ecco ArtCollectiv became ubiquitous with the site's aesthetic and culture.
Ecco_1999 would join with VISIO0N in 2582, founding the Cybergaia Movement and beginning her work on Project Cybergaia, a virtual world that reflected her desire to create a digital utopia where man coexisted wtih nature. Though not all would follow in ecco_1999's footsteps, her work on Project Cybergaia remained influential to the broader art movement well past her death in 2631. The Ecco ArtCollectiv, and, to an extent, Project Cybergaia, are believed to have had an influence on the aesthetics and philosophy of the virtual world Cyberia.
Today, the visuals of Ecco ArtCollectiv have become synonymous with 'free' digital culture, remaining incredibly common on SlimeBBS. Though faced with a decline between the 2630s and 2680s, there has been a recent resurgence of Ecco ArtCollectiv among younger generations in the Coalition, with the movement's visual language becoming viewed as a 'nostalgic' time capsule of an optimistic period that has since become influential in modern InfoScape cyberculture.
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