The 2011 Into The Pixel Collection Winners
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and the Entertainment Software Association have announced the winning pieces of the 2011 Into the Pixel collection. These seventeen works of art, which features notable artists from Valve Software, Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, Bioware, and Big Fish Games, among others, will be unveiled and displayed at this year’s E3 Expo from June 7-9, 2011 in the Concourse Foyer.
Four of the images come from PS3 Exclusive games:
From God of War 3, “Cronos Battle” by Tyler Breon (seen above)
From Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, “The Pelican Inn (Pub)” by Andrew Kim
From Killzone 3, “Stahl Arms” by Jesse van Dijk
From Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, “Oktonok Cay Cannery” by David Guertin
“Now that public institutions have accepted video games as a legitimate form of art, there is no question that video game art has and will continue to have a place in the contemporary art scene,” said Martin Rae, president, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. “The AIAS is pleased to partner with the ESA in this celebration, and is looking forward to continue pushing the recognition of our artist members’ efforts.”
“Into the Pixel is the industry’s premier showcase for the art of computer and video games and celebration of the artists whose talent creates these stunning images,” said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, the trade association representing U.S. computer and video game publishers and the owner of the E3 Expo. “ESA is proud to partner with AIAS to facilitate this valuable intersection between the traditional and digital art worlds.”
“Into the Pixel showcases the incredible creativity, skill and artistic talent that pervades in the video game industry,” said Glenn Phillips, Senior Project Specialist & Consulting Curator, Department of Architecture and Contemporary Art, Getty Research Institute. “You really see that there are great artists working across every genre of video games, and at every stage of the production process.”
The Into the Pixel 2011 Jurors were:
Glenn Phillips, Getty Research Institute, Senior Project Specialist & Consulting Curator, Department of Architecture and Contemporary Art
Nora Dolan – Independent Curator
Ryan Wilkerson, Microsoft Game Studios, Senior Art Director
Matt Hall, Timbuk2 Studios, Senior Partner Production Designer
Brian Moore, Microsoft Game Studios, Art Director
Into the Pixel 2011 Winners:
Title of Artwork
Artist(s)
Game
Company
Amorphous Drake
Lucas Graciano
Legends of Norrath
Sony Online Entertainment
The Bridge
Erik Zaring & Anders Gustafsson
The Dream Machine
Cockroach Inc.
The Cottage
Hamzah Kasom Osman
Drawn 3
Big Fish Games
Cronos Battle
Tyler Breon
God of War® III
SCEA/Santa Monica Studio
Dead Walking
Chris Moffitt, Brad Crow, Nathan Stefan, Bart Tiongson
Orcs Must Die!
Robot Entertainment
The Dragon Play
Brian Thompson and Hamzah Kasom Osman
Drawn: Dark Flight
Big Fish Games
Flemmeth
Matt Rhodes
Dragon Age 2
BioWare
Good Friends
Matthew Halpin, Andrew Matthews, Matthew Preece, Radek Walachnia, John Laws
Kinectimals
Frontier Developments Ltd
Grim Exploits
Colin Foran, Claire Hummel, Ryan Wilkerson
Trenched
Microsoft Game Studio/Doublefine
Incident at the Workshop
Ivan Simoncini
Alien Swarm
Valve Software
Market Fire, Columbia (Shop Sweeper)
Ben Lo
BioShock Infinite
Irrational Games
Normandy
Mikko Kinnunen
Mass Effect 2
BioWare
Oktonok Cay Cannery
David Guertin
Ratchet & Clank®: All 4 One
Insomniac Games
Paper World
Say Oh and Damian Kim
Paper World
Namco Bandai Games
The Pelican Inn (Pub)
Andrew Kim
UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception™
Naughty Dog, Inc.
Stahl Arms
Jesse van Dijk
Killzone® 3
Guerrilla
Swamp Skull
Jeff Haynie
Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull
Big Fish Games
You can see all the winning images at intothepixel.com, and if you’d like high res images to use as a background etc., please let me know and I’ll get you a copy!
Source: Press Release
Via: PS3 Blog and Community | PS3Blog.net – PS3 News, Reviews & Opinions
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