a new day

no plans yet

what to do

a thick grey fog

blending city

and sky

everything

you see

is in the past

summer in new york

please

make it stop

Into Time 13 08 13
64 x 48 inches (160 x 120 cm.)

On view this week at the Paddles On! exhibition at Phillips, curated by Lindsay Howard.

The exhibition is a collaboration between Tumblr and Phillips, to promote digital art and get a dialog going between the art and internet communities. 20% of the proceeds will be donated to Rhizome.

Paddles On! at Phillips
October 5 – 12
450 Park Avenue, NYC

Artists in the exhibition:
Silvia Bianchi + Ricardo Juárez, Petra Cortright, Alexandra Gorczynski, Joe Hamilton, Ilja Karilampi, Brenna Murphy, Aude Pariset, Sabrina Ratté, Casey Reas, Rafaël Rozendaal, Nicolas Sassoon, Molly Soda, Kate Steciw, Mark Tribe, Clement Valla, Addie Wagenknecht, Jamie Zigelbaum.

going home

to see christina

smile on my face

waiting for an idea

it’s not here yet

still waiting

a room, almost empty

just a table

and a chair

i try not to worry

but sometimes

it’s just too strong

nothing urgent

just saying hi

no big deal

the smell of pancakes

with apple

and cinnamon

that wonderful place

somewhere between

boredom and stress

storm is coming

dark and loud

no rain yet

is it good

is it bad

at least i tried

not too much

not too little

just right

sent an email

still no answer

what’s wrong?

at the beach

under a big umbrella

staring at the sea

money

more is better

some is ok

in a good mood

for no particular reason

just because

as much as you try

there is always

something

waking up

excited about

breakfast, lunch & dinner

a great idea

wait for it

it’s almost here

computers

should make life

easy

all this stuff

i want to get rid of it

but i can’t

The following conversation was re-published from the book Spheres by Swiss graphic designer Philippe Karrer. Jürg Lehni and I discuss our shared interest in vector graphics, which are based on mathematically-defined geometrical entities such as lines, circles, and points, in contrast with more commonly used bitmap graphics, in which values are assigned to grids of pixels.

Rafaël Rozendaal: Vectors are based on mathematical equations. The equations are perfect. No matter how we try, we can never render a perfect circle in any medium. And even if we did, our imperfect eyes would not be able to register its perfection. Do we have to accept that such shapes can only exist in our mind?

Jürg Lehni: What a start of a conversation! This distinction between the abstract mathematical formulation of geometric shapes, and their realization into concrete, physical forms is pretty much at the core of my fascination (or shall I say obsession?) with vector graphics. The shift is always there, whether it is illuminated pixels being turned on or off, a mark-making tool being moved by motors, or a laser beam being guided by electronically-moved mirrors, burning a line permanently into a physical surface. What it boils down to is the difference between the abstract idea behind something on one hand, and its concrete form when it becomes reality. Plato’s theory of forms comes to mind, with its ideal or archetypal forms that stand behind and define the concrete, physical things.

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Phillips has partnered with Tumblr and curator Lindsay Howard to present Paddles ON!, a groundbreaking auction and exhibition that brings together artists who are using digital technologies to establish the next generation of contemporary art.

The Wall Street Journal wrote a feature about the event.

Auction
10 October 2013

Exhibition
5 – 12 October 2013
450 Park Avenue, New York

Online Auction
Powered by Paddle8
1 – 5 October 2013

Preview + register to bid now

Selected artists: Silvia Bianchi + Ricardo Juárez, Petra Cortright, Alexandra Gorczynski, Joe Hamilton, Ilja Karilampi, Brenna Murphy, Aude Pariset, Sabrina Ratté, Casey Reas, Rafaël Rozendaal, Nicolas Sassoon, Molly Soda, Kate Steciw, Mark Tribe, Clement Valla, Addie Wagenknecht, and Jamie Zigelbaum

People of Amsterdam!

Tomorrow we are launching my book Spheres at San Serriffe Bookshop. There will be music, posters, the book, and lots of fun people. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, September 14, 6 – 9 PM
San Serriffe Bookshop
Sint Annenstraat 30, Amsterdam

Last night I watched this while high, and fuck this guy. Creating
shitty flash animations with abstract colors, and doing the the whole
“It’s an empty room.” artwork bullshit. Again, fuck this guy.

please stop and go get a job. you are annoying.

fuck this asshole

This guy can hardly explain his own ideas.

He’s honest.

Lazy art…

i want to do that

what a load of fucking shite

what the fuck. how does he make a living off that??

What a joke. My buddys toddler has more artistic talent. I sincerely
hope people dont support this pathetic excuse for an “artist”.

shitty haircut

solipsism

what a waste of both resources and time

I just took a shit. Is that art?

It is sad that this is considered “art”.

Completely useless

What a fucking idiot

this guy is cool. i like his stuff.

artsy fartsy unemployed-ey

These arty types all talk in riddles.

This guy has smoked himself retarded

Wtf

stunning

If this is your life…then YOUR LIFE IS SHIT!!!!

This comment is art.

its beautiful

I walk into public farting in peoples faces. It’s art!

cool story bro, tell it again

i think this is really cool.

If I was high I might enjoy his work, but unfortunately I am sober and
can say with a clear mind that this is complete bull shit

suck a bag of dicks
2deep4you…. but no seriously i agree.

so this faggot gets paid to make fart noise? FUCK THE WORLD

video tittle should be “how to make money by selling internet trolling”

This is so edgy.

Do you even art, bro?

Yes, in fact, I just arted in the bathroom 5 minutes ago.

Wikipedia has an very detailed article about the history of the hamburger.

During the life of their leader Genghis Khan (1167–1227), the Mongol army occupied the western portions of the modern-day nations of Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, forming the so-called Golden Horde. This cavalry dominated army was fast moving and sometimes unable to stop for a meal, so they were often forced to eat while riding. They would place a few pieces of meat in the form of fillets under their saddles so that it would crumble with the constant jogging and be cooked by the heat from the animal.

Spheres is a book/catalog/publication I made together with Philippe Karrer. It’s 100 pages of sketches, thoughts, texts, conversations, comments… lots to read and see. I’m excited that it’s selling fast which means we get to create more projects.

Philippe decided to save a few printing sheets, before it was folded into a book. That’s what these posters are. There are six different posters and only 11 copies of each poster exist.

1 signed poster + 1 signed magazine costs 66 Euros. ➫ Buy it here!

I’m excited to let you know about a shirt I made together with menswear brand Sidian, Ersatz & Vanes.

The shirt is for sale ☞ HERE ☜.

(Photo by Christina Latina)

Please check out PIG Quarterly, a magazine from Italy.
They featured my work on the cover of the new issue.

I’m excited to announce I’m participating in this great group show at Kawasaki City Museum:

Being-in-the-Wired-World
July 20-September 29, 2013

Kawasaki City Museum
1-2 Todoroki, Nakahara-ku,
Kawasaki, Japan 211-0052

I’m also participating in a panel talk:
Rafael Rozendaal and Internet Reality Study Group
July 20 (sat) 14:30 – at 3F Sub Theater
To apply, please send your name and phone number to artk(at)kawasaki-museum.jp under the subject line: “New Generation of Artists Talk Event -1 Application.” Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Exhibition ticket (or ticket stub) required.

See you there!