Kristoffer Zetterstrand (born September 27, 1973, in
Stockholm
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,
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) is a
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surreal
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artist.
Education and work
Kristoffer Zetterstrand studied at
Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm and the
Facultad de Bellas Artes in
Madrid
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.
Zetterstrand's works are influenced by both classical and Renaissance artwork, as well as computer graphics and 3D modeling. His debut exhibition in 2002 consisted of compilations for the game ''
Counter-Strike
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.'' In 2010,
Markus Persson
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Perss ...
added some of Zetterstrand's paintings in his flagship title, ''
Minecraft
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'',
a sandbox and survival simulator based on
Infiniminer
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, and ever since then the paintings have become an iconic part of the game. His paintings are often based on virtual
still life
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s and scenography sculpted in 3D applications, and he has broadened his sources of images to include vintage photography and imagery.
Awards
In 2008 Zetterstrand received the
IASPIS IASPIS, ''The International Artists Studio Program in Stockholm'', is a cultural exchange program financed by the Swedish Government.
IASPIS facilitates a creative dialogue between visual artist
The visual arts are art forms such as paintin ...
artist in residency grant. In 2012 he received the
Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte Art Award. 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). The work is in size and was commissioned for the exterior of the parking garage at
New Karolinska University Hospital in
Solna
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. It depicts a rough timeline of the development of medicine in pixellated style.
References
Further information
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External links
Artist's web siteStene Projects gallery
1973 births
Living people
Swedish people of Canadian descent
Swedish people of English descent
Swedish people of Norwegian descent
20th-century Swedish painters
Swedish male painters
21st-century Swedish painters
20th-century Swedish male artists
21st-century Swedish male artists
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