A software developer has
dived into its pool of creative
talent and organised an art
exhibition for the Brighton
Festival.
Relentless Software, famous for
making the Buzz! series of quiz
computer games, is displaying
paintings, photographs, animations
and sculpture, created by 11 members
of staff.
Many of the people working for
the company, based in Air Street,
Brighton, have art backgrounds
and it wants to use the exhibition to
display their talents.
But project director Stuart
Dodman said: "Although we are
paying for the space and it will be
Relentless branded, this is not a
marketing exercise.
"It's just a chance for some of our
highly creative staff to express
themselves and have fun."
The high quality of the exhibits
has already been noted by festival
organisers.
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A satirical sculpture of a figure
made from oil drums has been
nominated for the visual arts prize
and will later be displayed at the
Joogleberry Theatre.
It is the work of Kim Stockton, 22,
who joined Relentless after
studying 3D design at university.
The 22-year-old, who specialises
in environmental design, said: "It
was great to do something different.
It's pretty cool to be shortlisted for
a cash prize as well.
"It's the first time I have done
something like this but it could
become a hobby and possibly even a
way to earn some extra money, which would be nice."
Not everyone providing the work
has a strong art background. Former
City College Brighton and
Hove student Amy Watson, 21,
works at Relentless as a production
assistant and is exhibiting a
painting on canvas.
She said: "It was a great change
from working with spreadsheets
and databases all day. I studied art
at A-level but is has been about four
years since I did a painting like this.
It's great to work for a company
that gives you these kinds of opportunities."
Mr Dodman said the idea for the
exhibition was one of many
designed to improve camaraderie at
Relentless.
He said: "As a company we
always try to give our staff the
opportunity to do stuff outside
work. The games industry is highly
competitive so it is really important
to retain staff - this helps us do so.
"We have got the usual things
like a football team and we try to get
everyone together on occasions.
"You need to like the people you
work with and these events let
them get together without having
to talk about work."
The Relentless exhibition is at
the former Model Zone shop, Imperial
Arcade, Brighton, from today
until Sunday.
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