More on Aqua Art Miami

As you can see on the screenshot, we're featured on the AquaArt Miami website now, under AleatoricArt

My smoke pictures will be shown in the AleatoricArt booth (41) among art of Martin Waugh, J Coleman-Miller, Ray Cabarga, Ted Lincoln, Allan Rodewald, Volborth/Miller, Reed Ghazala, Howard Pugh and professor Alex Volborth, who passsed away on October 30th; the show will have a retrospective of some of his art.

Take some time to have a look at these sites and be amazed. Also check out the other AleatoricArt artists, whose work will be displayed on 2 large flatscreens as well in booth 41.

Smoke Photography on Aqua Art Miami

The location for the exhibition changed from the Marlin Hotel to Aqua Art Miami 2009 - Booth 41 !


If you're going to Art Basel Miami 2009 from December 3rd to 6th, don't forget to drop by Aqua Art Miami for a great exhibition of Aleatoric Art The Movement of Aleatoric Modern Artists is doing its first group show to introduce the movement and its artists to the public and the art world. Among the works of about 10 artists you will also be able to see (and buy) my smoke photography.
With over 60,000 art lovers visiting Art Basel Miami, this is a great opportunity for a lot of people to discover our work.. and my smoke art! If you're near Miami, make sure to come by, and tell everyone you know !


If you want to have a sneak preview of the artists and some of their work, take a look at our catalog (if you wish to purchase a copy of this book, let me know)

Smoke picture selected for cover of Aleatoric Art catalog

The Movement of Aleatoric Modern Artists (MAMA) has created a catalog to represent some of the work of its members. My work 'Boy and his new Balloon' was selected for the cover of the publication.

Inside the catalog each page has a work and some text, and next to Boy and his new Balloon, this is the text, written by Ray Cabarga:

A patient stalker of moments

The law of averages dictates that even amidst confusion and chaos, there is an equal change that perfection and harmony prevail- if only for a fleeting instant.

Imagine if your perception was so acute that you could divide every thought in your mind an infinite number of times and observe the process of thinking itself. You might discover, with every thought, one instant where you were a genius and another in which you were insane. And what if you could see every possibility in every moment and had the time to choose the right one.

Stoffel De Roover's smoke art photography transcends time and space to effectively capture the intangible and allow us to appreciate what otherwise would have been lost forever in an endless procession of moments in transition. He will stake out a billow of smoke and, with laser precision, ambush the ephemeral gauze at the precise moment when it unwittingly does his bidding.

You can see the online copy of the catalog here

Featured on Aleatoric Art website - MAMA: Movement of Aleatoric Modern Artists

Since the beginning of this week I am featured on www.aleatoricart.com with my smoke photography as one of the so far 12 artists. The site and the man behind it, artist J. Coleman Miller, will promote Aleatoric Art to the art community starting from early 2009, and the site is being geared up to offer some visibility on our work.

Some of the text:

Take a deep breath of pure creativity as you venture into the smoky corners of the uniquely creative mind of Stoffel De Roover. Do not pass up this great opportunity to see one of the most basic elements of natural aleatoric composition rendered like you have never seen before. This artist proves that nobody does fractals like mother nature!
There are a lot of artists blowing smoke out there, but De Roover's level of abstraction, using little manipulation and employing creative use of titles, elevates his work to the realm of fine art.

and on the Artist Page:

The talented man at left is, at this point in time, floating in a creative
haze... One look at this artist's beautiful abstract prints will definitely put
you under the influence of his unique imagination.

In 2007, Stoffel was taken by surprise by a simple wisp of smoke he had
just photographed... There in the fog was the outline of a woman, the
first breathtaking image (and the catalyst) of the resulting onslaught of his
superbly crafted series of aleatoric artwork.

Addicted to his newfound palette of ever changing and never ending
content, the artist lit up the incense and snapped away, as nature herself
composed with a free hand. A true aleatoric artist never knows what his
next piece will be, and with subject matter ranging from beautiful
goddesses to scary creatures, this series is an incredible collection of
chance art that must be seen!

De Roover was born in Leuven, Belgium, where he began his studies. He
moved around, first to the Netherlands, then to the United States and on
to France where he lived for about 7 years, earning his MSc, before moving
with his wife and two children to Montreal in 2006, where he now resides.

Since he unveiled his Smoke Photography in 2007, De Roover's work has
been featured in SNAP Magazine, UK, a NYC restaurant, on Southern Rock
band Widespread Panic's T-shirts, and on LifeInTheFastLane.com, where
we at AleatoricArt found him. Learn more about this smokin' hot artist at
his website and blog by clicking HERE.

check out the Aleatoric Art website yourself!