Power to the Pixel

Overview

Making the leap from computer screens to gallery walls, digital art is here to stay. Tokyo has a whole museum dedicated to it, and now Brisbane Powerhouse is following suit for a month-long showcase.

Displaying in the Visy Foyer and other exhibition spaces, Power to the Pixel runs from Tuesday, January 15 to Sunday, February 17, highlighting the eye-catching work of some of the world's best artists in the medium. Australia, the US, the UK, Brazil and Israel are all represented, with Brisbane games whiz Wren Brier on curation duties. If you've played Jetpack Joyride or Fruit Ninja, then you're familiar with her work.

Other featured artists include Melbourne's Paul Robertson, who's particularly fond of geometry and fractals; American Jubilee, who reinvents landscape images in 8- and 16-bit form; and Brazil's Bruno Moraes, who features characters travelling through space heavily in his work.

Getting up close and admiring every aspect of these pieces is highly recommended — they've been created one pixel at a time, after all.

Image: Paul Robertson.