'Into The Pixel' 2009 Art Celebrated at Special Jury Panel Event/Reception at E3 Expo
Digital art exhibition honors talented artists, their work created for video games
LOS ANGELES, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 16 works of art have been selected from a field of more than 200 submissions from around the world for the 2009 Into The Pixel Art collection. In its sixth year, Into the Pixel (ITP) is the only juried digital art exhibition that brings together experts from the traditional fine art world and the interactive entertainment industry to display and discuss the art of the video game. Into the Pixel is a joint effort of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, the Entertainment Software Association and the Prints & Drawings Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The 2009 ITP collection will be discussed and celebrated tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2, during E3 Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
"Into The Pixel is strong evidence that videogames are an integral part of today's contemporary art scene," said Joseph Olin, president of The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. "The talented artists, whose works make up the collection, demonstrate why interactive entertainment's influences are so prevalent. The Academy looks forward to the continued evolution of our medium's artists."
"The Into the Pixel exhibition is the premiere event celebrating the creative achievements of computer game artists as selected by their peers, the public and the fine art world," said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO, Entertainment Software Association. "Into the Pixel provides a visionary platform that both elevates and supports the often artistic genius of the interactive entertainment industry."
"I am impressed not only by the breadth of imagination and depth of skill but also by the fact that every year we receive many dozens of images that could rightly qualify for a place in the top 16., said Louis Marchesano, Getty Museum. "From the beautifully sublime to the ironically humorous-- it's all here."
Art in this year's collection features a wide array of genres, including landscape and anime to fantasy. For more information about Into the Pixel art, artists and jurors, please refer to www.IntoThePixel.com.
Into the Pixel 2009 Art & Artists:
Name of Artwork Artist Game Company Country
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Snow Battle Kekai Kotaki Guild Wars 2 ArenaNet USA
The End of the James Ellis Shatter Sidhe NZ
World
Construction Daniel Dociu Guild Wars ArenaNet USA
Site
Media Molecule
Ltd; Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Craft Cosmos Kareem Ettouney LittleBigPlanet Europe UK
Chinese Bar Stephane Belin Army of Electronic Arts Canada
TWO: The 40th
Day
Over Hill, Over Matt Nava Flower thatgamecompany USA
Dale
Radiance Nicole Cardiff Legends of Sony Online USA
Norrath-Against Entertainment
the Void
Enhanced Chris Dien Legends of Sony Online USA
Steamsuit Norrath-Against Entertainment
the Void
To The Moon Lu Yang Rabbids Go Home Ubisoft USA
Night of The Guillaume Menuel Rayman Raving Ubisoft France Zombidz Rabbids TV
Party
Dirk Dagger Henrik Dirk Dagger Jadestone Sweden
Pulp Oettersson
Landing Corey Butler Halo Wars Ensemble USA
Studios/Blur
Drink Cart Luc Allenet Wanted: Weapons Universal USA
Pindown of Fate Interactive
Viper Caverns David Guertin Ratchet & Clank Sony Computer USA
(Cave Concept) Future: Quest Entertainment
for Booty
"I Think You Mike McCarthy Fable 2: Lionhead UK
Knew My Downloadable Studios
Father, Sir!" Content 2
Ford Pursued Bob Nelson The Conduit High Voltage USA
Into The Pixel 2009 Jurors:
Kevin Salatino, Curator and Department Head, Prints & Drawings, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Louis Marchesano, Curator of Prints & Drawings, Getty Museum
Glenn Phillips, Consulting Curator, Department of Contemporary Programs & Research, Getty Research Institute
Kiki Wolfkill, Executive Producer, Microsoft Game Studios
Jeremy Bennett, Artist, Valve Corporation
Jason Manley, President, Massive Black
Stephan Martiniere, Artist, ID Software
Peter Raad, Professor & Executive Director, Guildhall at SMU
Thomas Haegele, Professor & Institute Director, Filmakademie Bader-Wurttemberg GmbH
About Into The Pixel:
ITP has established itself as the one annual opportunity for computer and video game artists to receive critical review of their creative achievements by peers in the both digital interactive world and traditional fine art experts. The 2008 collection was recently displayed at the Design Center in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. In addition, the ITP collection has been on exhibit at the European Festival of Art in Nottingham England, the Toronto International Film Festival, The Bradford Animation Festival, the San Jose Tech Museum, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the D.I.C.E. Summit conference in Las Vegas and The Cable Show.
