Stefan Roloff
Encyclopedia
Stefan Roloff is a painter
, video art
ist and filmmaker, living and working in New York and Berlin. He is a pioneer of digital video and photography.
. Here, he created FACE (1984), his first Moving Painting which, produced by Peter Gabriel
, was the predecessor of his video SLEDGEHAMMER
(1986). In 1989, he received a Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts
for his digital work.
Stefan Roloff continues to combine his paintings and videos in collaborations with musicians like Martin Rev
, Jim O’Rourke
and Andrew Cyrille
. He has produced and directed numerous videos and two documentary films. Each film is accompanied by an art installation, providing a three-dimensional space which the viewers can enter for a direct experience of the subject matter. His documentary film The Red Orchestra is a portrait of his late father, Helmut Roloff
, a resistance fighter against the Nazis. It was nominated for best foreign film 2005 by the US Women Critics Circle.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, video art
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
ist and filmmaker, living and working in New York and Berlin. He is a pioneer of digital video and photography.
Life
In 1984, Stefan Roloff was invited to experiment on prototypes of digital video and imaging computers at the New York Institute of TechnologyNew York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research...
. Here, he created FACE (1984), his first Moving Painting which, produced by Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
, was the predecessor of his video SLEDGEHAMMER
Sledgehammer (song)
"Sledgehammer" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It hit number one in Canada on 21 July 1986 where it spent four weeks; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986; and number four in the UK singles chart, thanks in part to a...
(1986). In 1989, he received a Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts
New York Foundation for the Arts
The New York Foundation for the Arts was created in conjunction the in 1971. The organization gives grants to individual artists and writers and developing arts organizations with a mission to '.'-NYFA's Programs:...
for his digital work.
Stefan Roloff continues to combine his paintings and videos in collaborations with musicians like Martin Rev
Martin Rev
Martin Rev is an American musician and the instrumentalist in the electronic proto-punk band, Suicide. He also has a solo career and has released several solo albums for a number of labels, including ROIR and Puu...
, Jim O’Rourke
Jim O'Rourke (musician)
Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
and Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Charles Cyrille is an avant-garde jazz drummer.Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, New York into a family with a mother from Haiti. He began studying science at St...
. He has produced and directed numerous videos and two documentary films. Each film is accompanied by an art installation, providing a three-dimensional space which the viewers can enter for a direct experience of the subject matter. His documentary film The Red Orchestra is a portrait of his late father, Helmut Roloff
Helmut Roloff
Helmut Roloff was a German pianist and teacher.Roloff was born in Giessen where his father was a university history professor who was a staunch anti-Nazi. Roloff entered the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin in 1935, studying with Richard Rüssler...
, a resistance fighter against the Nazis. It was nominated for best foreign film 2005 by the US Women Critics Circle.
Selected exhibitions
- XVII Rohkunstbau, Schloss Marquardt, Germany (2010)
- Lindenhotel, Kindenstr. 54, Potsdam, Germany (2010)
- Layers, Galerie Deschler, Berlin, Germany (2009)
- Stefan Roloff, Pierogi Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (2008)
- Prinz Albrecht Str. 8, Altes Rathaus, Potsdam, Germany (2007)
- Eins Plus Eins, SPI Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany (2005)
- Altered States, Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche|Kunsthalle Osnabrück, Germany (2004)
- So Into You, Galerie Deschler, Berlin, Germany (2003)
- When 6 Is 9, Deutsch Amerikanisches Institut in Saarbrücken, Tübingen, Nürnberg, Germany (2001/2002)
- When 6 Is 9, Galerie Deschler, Berlin, Germany (1999)
- Pence Springs Resort, Thread Waxing Space, NYC, USA (1995)
- Our Daily Planet, Casa de Cultura Basauri, Bilbao, Spain (1992)
- Stefan Roloff. 1982-1992,The Seed Hall, Tokyo, Japan (1992)
- Niveles, Palau Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (1991)
- Methamorphosis, Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (1990)
- Still Life and Methamorphosis,Evan Janis Fine Art, NYC, USA (1990)
- Photomorphosis, Montgomery College, Maryland, USA (1990)
- Moving Painting, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (1989)
- Paper Murals, Fashion ModaFashion ModaFashion Moda is a cultural concept. As a museum of science, art, invention, technology and fantasy in its South Bronx location from 1978-1993 it combined aspects of a community arts centre and a worldwide progressive arts organization.-History:...
, NYC, USA (1983) - Gedankengut in Öl und Gummi, Schloß GartowGartowGartow is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the easternmost tip of Lower Saxony, on the river Elbe, approx. 30 km northeast of Salzwedel, and 20 km west of Wittenberge...
, Gartow, Germany (1982)
Video Compilations
- 2004: Play - Peter Gabriel
- 1992: US - Peter Gabriel
- 1990: Black Box - Suicide
Filmografie
- 2011 Das Schweigen - When 6 is 9 Productions
- 2010 Lindenhotel - When 6 is 9 Productions
- 2009 Let There be Light - When 6 is 9 Productions, Rohkunstbau
- 2007 Memory Breakdown - When 6 is 9 Productions, Musik: Martin RevMartin RevMartin Rev is an American musician and the instrumentalist in the electronic proto-punk band, Suicide. He also has a solo career and has released several solo albums for a number of labels, including ROIR and Puu...
- 2004 Die Rote Kapelle - ZDF, When 6 is 9 Productions, Hybrid Films, Musik: Martin Rev
- 1999 Cabezera Raquel - Hervè Hachuel
- 1999 Seeds - Audra Allen, Stefan Roloff, Musik: Peter Gordon
- 1997 Mirage - When 6 is 9 Productions, WW Productions, Musik: Martin Rev
- 1997 Liquid - When 6 is 9 Productions, WW Productions, Musik: Martin Rev
- 1995 The Year of the Stone - Audra Allen, Stefan Roloff
- 1993 Meditation in the Roaring Twenties - Eva Müller, When 6 is 9 Productions
- 1992 What's Going on? - Stageways Productions, Musik: Martin Rev
- 1992 The Visit -REBO High Definition Studio, Stefan Roloff, Musik: Martin Rev
- 1989 Dominic Christ - Video zur SuicideSuicideSuicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
LD "A Way of Life", When 6 is 9 Productions - 1989 Surrender - Video zur Suicide LP "A Way of Life", When 6 is 9 Productions
- 1989 ZAAR - Video der Peter Gabriel LP "Passion"
- 1989 Fireball - Stefan Roloff, Eric Spiegel, Musik: Jim O’RourkeJim O'Rourke (musician)Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
- 1989 Still Life- When 6 is 9 Productions, Eric Spiegel, Musik: Martin Rev
- 1987 Lunch - When 6 is 9 Productions, Eric Spiegel
- 1987 Leben und Tod von Ludwig van Beethoven - When 6 is 9 Productions, Musik: Joe Robiller
- 1987 The Room Mate, When 6 is 9 Productions, Musik: Walter Steding
- 1985 Big Fire - NYIT, Stefan Roloff, Musik: Andrew CyrilleAndrew CyrilleAndrew Charles Cyrille is an avant-garde jazz drummer.Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, New York into a family with a mother from Haiti. He began studying science at St...
- 1984 The Face - NYIT, Peter Gabriel, Stefan Roloff
- 1980 Fopo Fever - Stefan Roloff, Musik: Anja Kiessling, Leo Lehr, Kurt Herkenberg
- 1978 Die Dicke - Stefan Roloff, Musik: Joe Robiller, Anja Kiessling, Leo Lehr
Books
- Linden Hotel, Postdam Museum and Fördergemeinschaft Lindentrasse 54 (2010)
- XVII Rohkunstbau', Berlin (2010), ISBN 978-3-89930-306-3
- Stefan Roloff, Videos 1978–2008, Galerie Deschler, Berlin (2008), ISBN 3000268855
- Stefan Roloff: Veränderte Zustände/Altered States, Rasch Verlag, Bramsche (2004), ISBN 3899460197
- Rote Kapelle. Die Widerstandsgruppe im Dritten Reich und die Geschichte Helmut Roloffs., Econ Ullstein List Verlag, München (2002), ISBN 355007543x
- When 6 Is 9, Galerie Deschler, Berlin (2001)
- Volume Three, Pierogi Press, New York (1999)
- Transsexual Exprès, Bilboarte, Bilbao (1998)
- Pence Springs Resort, Thread Waxing Space, New York (1995)
- Nuestro Planeta Cotidiano, Casa de Cultura Basauri, Bilbao (1992)
- Stefan Roloff, Works, 1982-92 The Seed Hall, Tokyo(1992)
- Atlas, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Canada (1990)
- The Photography of Invention, National Museum of American Art, Washington DC (1989)
- Dritte VideonaleVideonaleVideonale is an annual international festival and competition for art videos in Bonn, Germany, held since 1984.-History:Since its beginnings, the festival has constantly been altered. Apart from the competition, the Videonale presents a large exhibition of installation art and panel discussions on...
, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn (1988) - The Second Emerging Expression Biennial, Bronx Museum, New York (1988)
- Stefan Roloff, Ausstellungen Schinckestraße, Berlin (1987)
- Digital Visions, Everson Museum, New York (1987)
- Zweite Videonale, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn (1986)
- Stefan Roloff, Art Palace, New York (1984)
- Internationales Plastik Symposium, Städtisches Museum Lindau, Lindau (1983)
- Dimensionen des Plastischen, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Berlin (1981)
- Gedankengut in Öl und Gummi, Schloß Gartow, Gartow (1981)
External links
- Stefan Roloff, Videografie
- zdf.de
- Art project
- Stefan Roloff: video.saatchigallery.com]
- Susan Hapgood: Stefan Roloff at Thread Waxing Space - New York, New York - Review of Exhibitions - Brief Article, Art in America, February 1996
- Ned Martel: Fighting the Dangerous Fight Under the Nazis New York Times, March 2, 2005
- www.when6is9.com
- Castle GnomeCastle GnomeCastle Gnome is a virtual art project by Stefan Roloff. It was developed in a team effort with the web marketer Diego Gomez, the photographer Christian Jungeblodt and the 3D animator Frank Kunkel with music by Martin Rev and Johannes Roloff. Roloff’s inspiration arose from the heated debate about...
Virtual Monument by Stefan Roloff - http://www.berlin-stadtschloss.com Website, virtual monument