Minecraft has released a new video sharing more about the process of creating the paintings available in the game. Though the function of paintings in the game is purely decorative, there is a great appreciation in the Minecraft community for these items.

Paintings were first seen with the release of the "Minecraft Indev" update in February 2010. At the time, Minecraft added 19 paintings of different sizes, with iconic illustrations such as "Skull and Roses," "Bust," and "The Void." Years later, with the release of the Tricky Trials update, Mojang decided to celebrate Minecraft's 15th anniversary by adding 15 new paintings, increasing the list of available artworks to 46. To once again celebrate this item, Minecraft dropped a new video about its paintings.

Mojang reveals more about how its paintings are made in a new vídeo. The footage features an interview with Kristoffer Zetterstrand, the artist who created the paintings for the Tricky Trials update, and others such as "Creebet" and "Fighters." Zetterstrand talks about how he got in touch with Minecraft, and the invitation to work with Mojang, and showcases his creative process to bring the paintings to life. Sarah Boeving, another artist responsible for paintings such as "Meditative," "Baroque," and the famous "Unpacked," shares her vision and the references used in her works.

Minecraft director Jasper Boerstra comments in the video that, for him, the popularity of paintings comes from their significant abstraction. Boerstra explains that "different players see different things in the paintings," which is reflected in "really interesting conversations." As well as making very inventive use of Minecraft paintings in their builds, it's not uncommon to see players going the other way and recreating Minecraft paintings in real life.



While abstraction may be one reason for the paintings' popularity among Minecraft players, it's not the only one. They also hide interesting references, such as "Graham," whose inspiration is the painting "Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber" by the Spanish painter Juan Sánchez Cotán. A more recent example is "Humble," a Minecraft painting with a neat reference to American Gothic by the American painter Grant Wood, a work of art widely parodied in pop culture. But there are references to Minecraft, such as the Creeper's head in Creebet, the rose, one of the game's old items, in "Meditative," and "Wither," the first Minecraft painting without a connection to real-life artwork. Overall, the video is an extremely interesting look at an iconic feature from a beloved game.

Posted: Jul 18, 2024 12:06 pm
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