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!
Labels: Aleatoric Art, MAMA, publication, smoke photography
