E3Expo, A.I.A.S. and The Graphic Arts Council of LACMA Announce Sixteen Pieces of Art Selected for ``Into the Pixel'' Exhibition of Digital Art from Games.Business/Entertainment Editors & High-Tech Writers E3Expo 2004 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2004 Juried Exhibition at E3Expo 2004 Showcases the Intersection of Digital and Traditional Art Worlds The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3Expo) today announced the artworks to be featured in "Into the Pixel," a juried exhibition of computer and video game art on display at this year's E3Expo. The sixteen featured pieces were selected from more than 120 submissions by a jury of interactive entertainment industry art veterans and experts from the traditional art field. "Into the Pixel" will run May 13-14 in the Concourse Lobby at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , and be accessible to the more than 60,000 interactive entertainment industry executives, designers, developers, animators, journalists and retailers who attend E3Expo. An "online gallery" will feature the artists' work at www.E3Insider.com, beginning May 13. The exhibition is a joint project of E3Expo, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, and The Graphic Arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. Council of LACMA LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA Los Angeles County Medical Association LACMA Latin American and Caribbean Movers Association (LA County Museum of Art), and presented by Spike TV. "With the increasing recognition of computer and video games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine. Computer And Video Games (CVG as an important part of our culture, there is also a growing appreciation for the digital artistry that underlies many games," says Doug Lowenstein Douglas Lowenstein is the founder and former President of the Entertainment Software Association. He resigned on February 12, 2007 [1] to head up the newly formed Private Equity Council [2]. , President of the Entertainment Software Association, the trade association representing U.S. computer and video game publishers and the owner of E3Expo. "This groundbreaking exhibition celebrates the artistic achievements of today's computer and video game artists, and dramatizes the fact that such art deserves to be viewed with the same respect as other more traditional contemporary artistic expression."
"Into the Pixel:" Selected Artworks & Artists
Artwork Title Artist Names Company Game Title
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Autumn Race Joakim Svarling Digital Illusions/ Rallisport
Jonas Norberg Microsoft Challenge 2
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Boiling Point Alan Hunter Reflections/Atari Driv3r
Ali Dogramaci
Clarence Lansang
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Crash Andrey Efimov Vicarious Visions/ Crash Nitro
Nitro Kart Bryan Shutt VUG Kart
Di Davies
Dimitri Yakimovich
Dina Lesovaya
Gap-Yuel Seo
Jason Timmons
Timothy Higgins
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Crimson Keisuke Kikuchi TECMO Fatal Frame 2
Butterfly Hitoshi Hasegawa
Makoto Shibata
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Enzo Ben O'Sullivan Microsoft PGR - 2
in Florence Gren Atherton
Mark Sharratt
Matt Watts
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High Moon Umberto Bossi Sammy Studios Darkwatch
Chris Hung
Daniel Herrera
Farzad Varahramyan
Francis Co
Francis Tsai
Hyon "Mario" Kim
Ivan Power
J.R. Salazar
Marc Mackin
Mohammed Davoudian
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Jak Zoomer Bob Rafei Naughty_Dog Jak 2
Jason Martinsen
Jeremy Lai-Yates
Reuben Shah
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MechAssault Josh Nizzi Day 1 Studios MechAssault
2 Pilot 2 : Lone Wolf
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Merchant Bobby Wolfe Tesseraction/ Enigma:
Raider Howard Day DreamCatcher Rising Tide
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Nova Harley Huggins Blizzard StarCraft:
Ghost
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Ryu Tomonobu Itagaki TECMO Ninja Gaiden
Hayabusa Hiroaki Matsui
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SNK vs. Falcoon SNK NEOGEO SNK vs.
Capcom: USA Consumer Corp. Capcom:
SVC Chaos SVC Chaos
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Sore Throat Charlie Wen Sony Computer God of War
Entertainment America
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Spirit Strike Ryan Wilkerson Climax/Microsoft Sudeki
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Swamp Team Ubi Soft Myst:
Revalations
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Vince Beep Industries Beep Industries/ Voodoo Vince
Microsoft
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"The hundred twenty or so submissions for this art show had a wide range of subjects and artistic approaches," says juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. Matt Gleason. "I looked at each as if it were a painting. The pieces I chose, many of which made the final cut, all shared a sophisticated sense of composition. It became a quick study in what techniques were being taught to designers and which were being invented by artists." For more information about "Into the Pixel" art, artist and jurors, please refer to www.e3artexpo.com. "Spike TV is proud to sponsor such a worthy event which celebrates the incredible achievements in video game artwork," said Albie Hecht, President, Spike TV, and the presenting sponsor of "Into the Pixel." Into the Pixel Jury: Matt Gleason, COAGULA Coagula (real name Kate Godwin, birth name Clark Godwin) is a former member of Doom Patrol. Kate is a male-to-female transsexual, and was one of the first transsexual characters in comics. She remains one of the only transsexual super-heroines. Art Journal Matt Gleason founded Coagula Art Journal in 1992 and continues as its editor and publisher today. The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times described him as a famously provocative Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. art critic Noun 1. art critic - a critic of paintings critic - a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art , while the L.A. Weekly once referred to him as a cranky crank·y 1 adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est 1. Having a bad disposition; peevish. 2. Having eccentric ways; odd. 3. , self-exiled gossipmonger gos·sip·mon·ger n. One who relates gossip. Noun 1. gossipmonger - a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others gossiper, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, gossip . Along with John Baldessari John Baldessari, (b. June 17 1931, National City, California) is a conceptual artist. His work often attempts to point out irony in contemporary art theory and practices or reduce it to absurdity. His art has been featured in more than 120 solo exhibitions in the U.S. , Dave Hickey For the football player of same name, see . Dave Hickey is one of the best known American art and cultural critics practising today. He has written for many major American publications including Rolling Stone, Art News, Art in America, and Agnes Martin, Gleason starred in the 1998 art world documentary "Art City: Simplicity." Celia Pierce, Associate Director, Univ. of Calif. Game Culture & Technology Lab Celia Pearce is the Associate Director of the University of California's Game Culture & Technology Lab and Media Arts Research Manager for the UC Irvine division of California Institute for Telecommunication and Information Technology. She has spent the past twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. as game designer, artist, researcher, teacher and author. She is a member of the Interactive Game Developer's Association (IGDA IGDA International Game Developers Association IGDA Interactive Graphics and Data Analysis ) a founding board member of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA), and a regular contributor to Game Studies Journal. David Perry, Shiny Entertainment David Perry, the president and founder of Shiny Entertainment, has been a gaming industry visionary for the past 20 years. Shiny's most recent project was "Enter the Matrix," based on the sequel to the blockbuster action thriller "The Matrix" from Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . and directors Larry and Andy Wachowski. Jason Rubin, Executive Juror, Naughty Dog Jason Rubin, co-founder of Naughty Dog, has developed games since 1985. Rubin, partner Andy Gavin and the Naughty Dog team are responsible for the creation and development of the first four "Crash Bandicoot" titles. Billy Shire, La Luz de Jesus Gallery Native Los Angeleno Billy Shire is best known as the prodigious owner of the Soap Plant, Wacko stores and La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Shire's gallery, La Luz de Jesus, is one of the most important, groundbreaking galleries in Los Angeles and has garnered a considerable reputation with collectors, galleries and artists around the world. Sponsors: "Into the Pixel" is presented by Spike TV, with generous donations from Progressive Beverages/Han Soju, Palm Bay Imports/Cavit Wine and Fuze fuze n. & v. Variant of fuse1. Noun 1. fuze - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant fuse, primer, priming, fuzee, fusee Beverages. About E3Expo E3Expo is the world's premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show, now in its 10th year, is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA 1. (architecture) ESA - Enterprise Systems Architecture. 2. (body) ESA - European Space Agency. ), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies publishing interactive games for video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. , handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. For more information, please visit www.e3expo.com or www.theesa.com. About the Graphic Arts Council Established as an independent institution in 1965, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. , LACMA, has assembled a permanent collection that includes approximately 100,000 works of art representing regions throughout the world from ancient times to the present, making it the premier encyclopedic en·cy·clo·pe·dic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encyclopedia. 2. Embracing many subjects; comprehensive: "an ignorance almost as encyclopedic as his erudition" visual arts museum in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . LACMA has organized its curatorial departments into innovative centers for art that foster multidisciplinary collaboration across the museum. Located in the heart of one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, the museum uses its collection and resources to provide a variety of educational, aesthetic, intellectual, and cultural experiences for the people who live in, work in, and visit Los Angeles. The Graphic Arts Council supports the Department of Prints and Drawings and encourages appreciation in the field of original works of art on paper. About the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences The AIAS AIAS American Institute of Architecture Students AIAS Associazione Italiana Assistenza Spastici AIAS Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences AIAS American International Assistance Service AIAS American Institute of Applied Science is a non-profit member organization of over 3500 members, solely dedicated to serving the entertainment software industry. The Academy's board includes senior executives from the major videogame companies, including Sony, Nintendo, EA, Microsoft, Atari, Take Two, Activision, THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters and Ubisoft. Current members represent such varied fields as: art and graphics, animation, acting, interactive design, production, software engineering, sound design and music, testing and quality assurance, video and special effects, editorial and storyline writing, as well as the business segment of the industry. The mission of the Academy is to: Promote and advance common interests in the worldwide entertainment software community, recognize outstanding achievement in interactive content and the entertainment software community and conduct an annual awards show and enhance the image and awareness of entertainment software. Note to reporters/editors: To view and download the selected artwork, please go to: http://www.e3artexpo.com/selected.php |
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