Kristoffer Zetterstrand

Kristoffer Zetterstrand studied at Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm and the Facultad de Bellas Artes in Madrid.{{cite web | url=http://zetterstrand.com/cv.php | title=Kristoffer Zetterstrand's CV | publisher=Kristoffer Zetterstrand | accessdate=August 16, 2012 | author=Zetterstrand, Kristoffer | year=2012 | quote=Pixelpaintings for the game Minecraft, Mojang AB | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234519/http://zetterstrand.com/cv.php | archive-date=December 2, 2013 | url-status=dead }} Zetterstrand's works are influenced by both classical and Renaissance artwork, as well as computer graphics and 3D modeling.{{cite web |url=http://www.gallerimartenson-persson.se/vara-konstnarer/kristoffer-zetterstrand |title=Kristoffer Zetterstrand: Nya målningar |publisher=Galleri Mårtenson & Persson |date=June 2012 |language=Swedish |access-date=2014-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226080936/http://www.gallerimartenson-persson.se/vara-konstnarer/kristoffer-zetterstrand |archive-date=2013-12-26 |url-status=dead }} His debut exhibition in 2002 consisted of compilations for the game Counter-Strike. In 2010, Markus Persson, Zetterstrand's former brother-in-law, included some of Zetterstrand's paintings in his game Minecraft, a sandbox and survival game inspired by Infiniminer. Since then, these 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.{{cite web |last1=Landin |first1=Per |title=Painting the Overworld |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/painting-overworld |website=Minecraft.net |date=April 30, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |last=Olofsson |first=Anders |url=http://konsten.net/?p=8370 |title=Kristoffer Zetterstrand på Peter Bergman |publisher=Konsten.net |date=August 30, 2012 |language=Swedish }}

In 2008, Zetterstrand received the IASPIS artist in residency grant. In 2012, he received the Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte Art Award.{{cite web | url=http://sofiasvanholm.com/30th-anniversary-of-the-marianne-sigvard-bernadotte-arts-fund | title=30th anniversary of The Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte Arts Fund | publisher=Sofia Svanholm | date=June 14, 2012 | accessdate=August 16, 2012 | author=Svanholm, Sofia | quote=Kristoffer Zetterstrand (b. 1973 in Sweden) in category art/painting | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012138/http://sofiasvanholm.com/30th-anniversary-of-the-marianne-sigvard-bernadotte-arts-fund | archive-date=December 3, 2013 | url-status=dead }} 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).{{cite web |author=NKS Bygg |url=http://www.nyakarolinskasolna.se/sv/Det-nya-sjukhuset/Aktuellt/Konstverk-pa-NKS-vinnare-av-Stora-Kakelpriset/ |title=Konstverk på NKS vinnare av Stora Kakelpriset |publisher=New Karolinska Solna, Stockholm County Council |date=November 22, 2013 |language=Swedish |access-date=April 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226080022/http://www.nyakarolinskasolna.se/sv/Det-nya-sjukhuset/Aktuellt/Konstverk-pa-NKS-vinnare-av-Stora-Kakelpriset/ |archive-date=December 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.bkr.se/vinnare-2013.aspx |title=Stora kakelpriset 2013 |publisher=Byggkeramikrådet |date=2013 |accessdate=December 25, 2013 |language=Swedish}} The work is {{convert|340|sqm|sqft}} 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.{{cite web |last=Nordin |first=Charlotta |url=http://www.nyakarolinskasolna.se/en/The-New-Hospital/News-at-NKS/First-art-work-at-NKS-inaugurated/ |title=First art work at NKS inaugurated |publisher=New Karolinska Solna, Stockholm County Council |date=September 5, 2013 }}

File:The game, painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.jpg| The game, 2009

File:The stage is set. by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.jpg| The stage is set, 2006

File:Wanderer, painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.jpg| Wanderer, 2008

File:The master, painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.jpg| The master, 2008

File:Dante and the three beasts, painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.jpg| Dante and the three beasts, 2007

File:Thawing, diptych by Kristoffer Zetterstrand+.jpg| Thawing, 2008

File:Artist and stillife, painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.jpg| Artist and still life, 2007

File:Bonjour monsieur courbet by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.jpg| Bonjour Monsieur Courbet, 2008

File:Graham. Painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.jpg| Graham, 2003

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• {{cite web |last=Jansson |first=Mathias |url=http://www.gamescenes.org/2010/03/interview-from-traditional-painting-to-game-art-kristoffer-zetterstrand.html |title=Interview: From traditional painting to Game Art: Kristoffer Zetterstrand |publisher=Gamescenes |date=March 24, 2010}}
• {{cite web |last=Jansson |first=Mathias |url=http://blog.art21.org/2012/01/19/kristoffer-zetterstrand-king-of-old-school/#.UrtfyOKUMxY |publisher=Art21 magazine |title=Kristoffer Zetterstrand: King of Old School |date=January 19, 2012 }}
• {{cite web |url=http://www.artbabble.org/video/saam/pixels-and-painting-artist-talk-kristoffer-zetterstrand |title=Pixels and Painting: Artist Talk with Kristoffer Zetterstrand |publisher=Art Babble, Indianapolis Museum of Art |series=The Art of Video Games Webcasts |number=6 |date=September 7, 2012 }} (video, 1:06:50)
• {{cite book |last=Zetterstrand |first=Kristoffer |author2=Håkan Nilsson (text) |title=Virtual Artifacts: Works 2002–2009 |location=Bandhagen |publisher=Biondi |year=2009 |isbn=9789197442251 }}

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• [http://www.zetterstrand.com Artist's web site]
• [http://www.steneprojects.se/Kristoffer-Zetterstrand/ Stene Projects gallery]

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