Kristoffer Zetterstrand

Kristoffer Zetterstrand
Born (1973-09-27) 27 September 1973 (age 51)
Stockholm, Sweden
Websitezetterstrand.com

Kristoffer Zetterstrand (born 27 September 1973) is a Swedish surrealist artist, known for creating most of Minecraft's paintings.

Education and work

Kristoffer Zetterstrand studied at Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm and the Facultad de Bellas Artes in Madrid.[1] Zetterstrand's works are influenced by both classical and Renaissance artwork, as well as computer graphics and 3D modeling.[2] His debut exhibition in 2002 consisted of compilations for the game Counter-Strike. In 2010, Markus Persson, Zetterstrand's former brother-in-law, added some of Zetterstrand's paintings in his flagship title, Minecraft,[1] a sandbox and survival game based on Infiniminer, and ever since then the paintings have become an iconic part of the game. In June 2024, Mojang Studios collaborated with Zetterstrand to add fifteen more paintings to Minecraft in commemoration of the game's fifteenth anniversary.[3] His paintings are often based on virtual still lifes and scenography sculpted in 3D applications, and he has broadened his sources of images to include vintage photography and imagery.[4]

Awards

In 2008, Zetterstrand received the IASPIS artist in residency grant. In 2012, he received the Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte Art Award.[5] In 2013, he was awarded the Stora Kakelpriset, an annual prize for the most innovative use of tiles or ceramics in construction in Sweden, for his mosaic Ager Medicinae (The Medical Landscape).[6][7] The work is 340 square metres (3,700 sq ft) in size and was commissioned for the exterior of the parking garage at New Karolinska University Hospital in Solna. It depicts a rough timeline of the development of medicine in pixellated style.[8]

  • The game, 2009
    The game, 2009
  • The stage is set, 2006
    The stage is set, 2006
  • Wanderer, 2008
    Wanderer, 2008
  • The master, 2008
    The master, 2008
  • Dante and the three beasts, 2007
    Dante and the three beasts, 2007
  • Thawing, 2008
    Thawing, 2008
  • Artist and still life, 2007
    Artist and still life, 2007
  • Bonjour Monsieur Courbet, 2008
    Bonjour Monsieur Courbet, 2008
  • Graham, 2003
    Graham, 2003

References

  1. ^ a b Zetterstrand, Kristoffer (2012). "Kristoffer Zetterstrand's CV". Kristoffer Zetterstrand. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012. Pixelpaintings for the game Minecraft, Mojang AB
  2. ^ "Kristoffer Zetterstrand: Nya målningar" (in Swedish). Galleri Mårtenson & Persson. June 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  3. ^ Landin, Per (April 30, 2024). "Painting the Overworld". Minecraft.net.
  4. ^ Olofsson, Anders (August 30, 2012). "Kristoffer Zetterstrand på Peter Bergman" (in Swedish). Konsten.net.
  5. ^ Svanholm, Sofia (June 14, 2012). "30th anniversary of The Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte Arts Fund". Sofia Svanholm. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012. Kristoffer Zetterstrand (b. 1973 in Sweden) in category art/painting
  6. ^ NKS Bygg (November 22, 2013). "Konstverk på NKS vinnare av Stora Kakelpriset" (in Swedish). New Karolinska Solna, Stockholm County Council. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Stora kakelpriset 2013" (in Swedish). Byggkeramikrådet. 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  8. ^ Nordin, Charlotta (September 5, 2013). "First art work at NKS inaugurated". New Karolinska Solna, Stockholm County Council.

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