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NVIDIA and CGSociety Announce NVArt Award Winners - Press Release - 5 February 2008
Digital Art Challenge Celebrates the Intersection of Art and Technology
SANTA CLARA, CA and ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA-FEBRUARY 4, 2008-NVIDIA (Nasdaq:
NVDA) and CGSociety today announced the winners of the NVArt digital art
challenge, the first in a series of worldwide competitions to be held during
2008.
The theme of the inaugural challenge was "Amazing Creations." Artists were
invited to submit computer-generated imagery that could exist only in a
virtual, imaginary world. The winning art was unveiled at a reception at the
San Jose Museum of Art on February 1. The event was keynoted by NVIDIA CEO
Jen-Hsun Huang and featured remarks from digital arts gurus Lorne Lanning of
Oddworld Inhabitants and Mark Snoswell of CGSociety.
"The digital arts community and NVIDIA are natural partners. As NVIDIA
graphics technology becomes increasingly programmable, it provides artists
with an infinite palette for expressing their ideas," commented Mr. Huang. "NVIDIA has always been inspired by the incredible creativity of 3D artists
and content creators. NVArt is our way of celebrating and recognizing their
creativity."
"Throughout the ages, artists have been dreamers and visionaries, creating
truly amazing and inspiring works of art," added Mark Snoswell, president of
CGSociety, a global organization for digital artists. "But they have been
limited by the physical media in which they work. The NVArt ompetition
embodies the attraction of digital art: the opportunity to create compelling
images free from physical limitations."
The winning art will be displayed at the San Jose Museum of Art through
February 8. The art is available for viewing online at
http://events.cgsociety.org/NVArt/01/winners.php
Award Winners
1st place:
"Growth of Cubic Bacteria" by Václav Pajkrt, Czech
Republic
2nd place:
"Corner Fire" by Brett Keyes, Canada
3rd place:
"Leopardo" by Najeeb El-Faith, Saudi Arabia
Honorable mentions:
- "Fractalissimo" by François Coulon, France
- "Many Ways" by Ramiro Amilcar Fernandez, Argentina
- "The Birth of Crystal - The Begin II" by Alvin Tea, New Zealand
- "Alien Biomechanical Shapes 00.2 - Alien Core" by Maciej Frolow,
Poland
- "Torn" by Monsit Jangariyawong, Thailand
- "Coral Sim" by Brett Keyes, Canada
- "Rest of Sinews" by Václav Pajkrt, Czech Republic
Judging
The submissions were reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges, including:
* Pascal Blanche, Ubisoft
* Francisco Cortina, 3D Artist
* Lorne Lanning, Oddworld Inhabitants
* Stephan Martinere, Midway Games
* JoAnne Northrup, San Jose Museum of Art
* Shelley Page, Dreamworks
* Mark Snoswell, CGSociety
* Steven Stahlberg, Androidblues
* David Wright, NVIDIA
About NVArt
The first NVArt challenge was launched in October 2007 with the "Amazing
Creations" theme. The next NVArt challenge theme is "Architecture and
Landscape." Submissions are due on March 10, 2008. For more information, go
to http://events.cgsociety.org
About the San Jose Museum of Art
Established in 1969, the San Jose Museum of Art is a distinct voice in the
San Francisco Bay Area arts community. The Museum is recognized for its
contemporary collection, which reflects the West Coast contextualized by
national and international visual art. The collection exhibits the unique
evolution of the institution from a small civic art gallery to a museum in
the tenth largest city in the United States. For more information, visit www.sanjosemuseumofart.org
About CGSociety
CGSociety is a respected and accessible global organization for creative
digital artists. CGSociety supports artists at every level by offering a
range of services to connect, inform, educate, and promote, by celebrating
achievement, excellence, and innovation in all aspects of digital art.
CGSociety, along with Ballistic Publishing, is a division of Ballistic
Media. For more information, visit www.cgsociety.org
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA is the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor
of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates breathtaking,
interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and
mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its
GeForce® products, the professional design and visualization market with its
Quadro® products, and the high-performance computing market with its
Tesla(tm) products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has
offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information,
visit www.nvidia.com |
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