ABOUT MIROSLAW ROGALA, Ph.D.
PhyGital/ Generative/ Interactive Media Artist, Plotter Drawings, Video/ Media Opera, Post-Photography, Former Chair/ Professor/ Digital Arts (now), Pratt Institute, New York
Miroslaw Rogala’s Studio (2017)
Introduction to his artwork
Miroslaw ROGALA is a Polish-American interactive media artist whose work spans video art, interactive installations, and generative art following the trend started by influential minimalist and conceptual artists from the 70s such as Nam June Paik and John Cage.
Nam June Paik, often regarded as the father of video art, and Cage, a pioneer in experimental music, both explored the boundaries of traditional art forms and incorporated technology into their work.
Rogala has similarly embraced technological advancements, evolving his artistic practices to include computer-generated imagery and generative art. His journey from hand-drawn airbrush works to intricate plotter drawings and now to generative NFTs underscores a profound engagement with the possibilities offered by technology.
Key works include
"Pulso-Funktory" (1975)
Permanent collection of The Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, Poland: An installation featuring electronic components, neon lights, and sound- generating computer boards, allowing tactile engagement from viewers. This work showcases Rogala's early integration of technology and art.
"Airbrush Drawing" (1980-1982)
“Airbrush Drawings the “Pulses” Series displayed on the Platform (1980-1982) are traditional Hand-Drawn works with pen and airbrush
100 historical Plotter Drawings “The Rhythms” series (1982s) displayed on the platform that have been rediscovered. these works explore the use of early computer technology (Hewlett-Packard plotter and computer) to create intricate drawings. They represent a transition from traditional art forms to generative and digital art.
Airbrush Drawing (1981)
PULSES: Untitled White 3 (1981)
NFT ID 6/12 Inventory n°101
Plotter Drawing (1982)
RHYTHMS: Genesis Embrace 1 (1982)
NFT ID 4/6 Inventory n°2
"Divided We Stand" (1993-1997)
An interactive media symphony commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. This piece involves viewers in the artistic process through interactive elements and multimedia components.
Rogala's work emphasizes the interaction between the viewer and the artwork, often incorporating algorithms, automation, and randomness to create evolving pieces.
Permanent collection of Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago)
“The Virtual Wall of China,” 1997
Virtual Sketch #2 Detail from DIVIDED WE STAND
To visit the Museum Page click here : https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/miroslaw-rogala
Rotated Phscologram on Duratrans and Kodalith film; mounted on plexiglass; metal lightbox with easel. Permanent Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL.
Described by the artist as “virtual sketches,” this PHSCologram® presented images and texts that are central to Rogala’s work toward a full-scale, interactive media presentation of his “Divided We Stand” Interactive Media Symphony project, commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. This piece was part of his solo exhibition in 1997.
The work consists of immersive “virtual” installations featuring 3-D, animation, morphing, and sound, which could not be physically realized in traditional sculptural environments. PHSCologram is an acronym for Photography, Holography, Sculpture, and Computer Graphics—a patented process developed by (Art)n Laboratory, a Chicago-area collaborative, including Ellen Sandor, Stephan Meyers, and Janine Fron.
This large-scale light-box mounted work was created through a collaboration between Miroslaw Rogala, (Art)n Laboratory, Alan Cruz, Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois/Chicago, and Ford Oxall, Minds-Eye-View Photography, and Software. The artwork explores the ideas of architectural barriers that serve as boundaries, laden with national symbolism, such as the Great Wall of China, in this complex, three-dimensional imagery.
Miroslaw Rogala's Media Art in Permanent Collections
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago
- Trees are Leaving (1991) Drawing m Video,Mixed Media •The Great Wall of China (1997) Phscologram with Artn
- ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Work: The ZKM holds Lovers Leap Rogala’s interactive media installation, including his CD-ROM (Artintact2)
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Videotape Collection
- Plock Art Center, Poland
- Work: In Poland, Rogala’s work has been included in the permanent collections of Plock Art Center, which features 20 of Digital Generative Post-photography/ Transformed Landscapes.
- Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland
- Pulso-Funktory (1975-1979) Pioneering Pre-Interactive Electronic Sound an Light Sculpture Installation
- National Museum, Warsaw, Poland
- Videotape Collection
- Polish Museum of America, Chicago
- Polish Landscape with the Red Line” (1980) Laser Photograph •“Man in Labirynth” (1979) , Paintin
- WRO/ Wroclaw, Poland
- Videotaped TV’ Kino Nocy”Interview, Videotapes Collection, DVDs, Catalogues
- Art Center, Taichung University, Taiwan
- 10 of Digital Generative Post-photography/ Transformed Landscapes from the solo exhibition in 2006
Video Works: Videotapes, DVDs, CD-ROM, CD
- Video Works
- Anthology Film Archives, New York City, New York
- Arsenal Gallery, BWA Bialystok, Poland
- Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
- Arthouse Multimedia Centre for the Arts, Dublin, Ireland
- Bosgarren Kolectiboa, Tolosa, Spain
- The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- The Center for New Television, Chicago, Illinois
- City of Chicago Public Library, Chicago, Illinois
- Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
- Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland
- Chaoyung University of Technology, Chaoyung, Taiwan
- Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Goethe Institute, Chicago, Illinois
- Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Ko 24 Gallery, Hanover, Germany
- Kolnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany
- Musee National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
- Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
- Museum of Modern Art, Video Study Center, New York City, New York
- Nagoya Multimedia Institution, Nagoya-shi, Japan
- Newport Harbor Museum, Newport Beach, California
- University of Illinois, Champagne/Urbana, Illinois
- Taiwan National Museum of Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
- Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
- Video Data Bank, Chicago, Illinois
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, New York
- Volksbuehne Theater, Berlin, Germany
- Zentrum Fur Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
- Chaoyung University of Technology, Chaoyung, Taiwan
- CD-ROMs Reunion des Musees Nationaux, Lyon, France
- Siemens Kulturprogramm, Munich, Germany
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
- Zentrum Fur Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Centro de La Beneficencia, Valencia, Spain
- Taiwan National Museum of Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
To learn about his chronological biography and career read the recent Interview with Carine Asscher Digital Art N 6 here : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/digital-art-6-interview-miroslaw-rogala-carine-asscher-zmfpe/?trackingId=8oXINMraQHyefj8odwVPnw%3D%3D
For further information please contact Miroslaw Rogala : https://www.linkedin.com/in/miroslawrogala/
Or by email : rogalastudio@gmail.com
