Kristoffer Zetterstrand
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Kristoffer Zetterstrand is a Swedish artist.
Kristoffer Zetterstrand studied at Royal University College of Fine Arts
in Stockholm and the Facultad de Bellas Artes in Madrid
. Zetterstrand works in a classical painting tradition, but his works are often influenced by both arthistory, pixelated old school computer graphics and 3D worlds. His debut exhibition in 2002 consisted of paintings based on the online computer game Counter-Strike
. His paintings are often based on virtual still life
s and scenography sculpted in 3D software. He is represented by Peter Bergman gallery
in Stockholm. In 2008 he received the IASPIS
artist in residency grant.
Some of Zetterstrand's paintings can be found in Minecraft
, a game created by his brother-in-law Markus Persson
.
Kristoffer Zetterstrand studied at Royal University College of Fine Arts
Royal University College of Fine Arts
The Royal Institute of Art is an institution in Stockholm, Sweden for higher education in art, founded in 1735. The school was part of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, until 1978 when it was made independent. It is under the supervision of the Ministry of Education.-External links:*...
in Stockholm and the Facultad de Bellas Artes in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. Zetterstrand works in a classical painting tradition, but his works are often influenced by both arthistory, pixelated old school computer graphics and 3D worlds. His debut exhibition in 2002 consisted of paintings based on the online computer game Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation which originated from a Half-Life modification by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe...
. His paintings are often based on virtual still life
Still life
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
s and scenography sculpted in 3D software. He is represented by Peter Bergman gallery
Peter Bergman gallery
Peter Bergman gallery is a Swedish art gallery in Stockholm opened in 2002 by Peter Bergman. It currently represents the following artists : Anna Bjerger, Peter Ern, Roger Hansson, Paul Housley, Daniel Jensen, Oskar Korsár, Katarina Lönnby, Lisa D. Manner, Martin Mannig, Stefan Otto, Helén...
in Stockholm. In 2008 he received the IASPIS
IASPIS
IASPIS, The International Artists Studio Program in Stockholm, is an exchange program financed by the Swedish Government.IASPIS facilitates a creative dialogue between visual artists in Sweden and other countries...
artist in residency grant.
Some of Zetterstrand's paintings can be found in Minecraft
Minecraft
Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...
, a game created by his brother-in-law Markus Persson
Markus Persson
Markus Alexej Persson is a Swedish indie game developer and founder of Mojang AB. He is best known for creating the sandbox building game Minecraft.- Biography :...
.