“The Golden Apple” is a digital artwork crafted by Kristoffer Zetterstrand in 2006. It belongs to the art movement known as Digital Art. With dimensions of 120 x 100 cm, it is categorized within the genres of figurative and landscape art.
The artwork depicts a surreal and imaginative scene set against a mountainous backdrop under a blue sky. Dominating the foreground is a leafless tree bearing a single golden apple, positioned on a wooden deck. An ancient, seemingly ruinous stone structure ascends in the left portion of the piece, adorned with foliage and leading upwards via a set of steps. To the right, a ladder stands propped against a stark, dark building. Near the base of the ladder, an 8-bit-style humanoid figure gazes towards the central tree. The contrast between the digitally rendered figure and the almost painterly quality of the remaining elements creates a striking juxtaposition, enhancing the imaginative and narrative potential of the scenery.
