What started as a gag within the general chat of the BAYC Discord server regarding pixelated monke memes organically evolved into a boutique ape abstraction art style. After creating my ape in this style and half-jokingly offering to give the same treatment to other apes upon request, demand grew and more abstract pixelated apes were born. Early on, several apes began referring to them as "Ape Blocks", or "Williams".

They are created for free upon request by the respective ape holder and are subsequently offered as NFTs via private sale.

(Created using a combination of tools across Polarr, GoDaddy Studio, and Procreate)