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Roman Verostko, born in Western Pennsylvania in 1929, maintains an experimental studio in Minneapolis where he has developed original algorithmic procedures for creating his art. Active as an exhibiting artist since 1963, his earliest use of electronics consisted of synchronized audio-visual programs dating from 1967-68. Aware of the awesome power of algorithmic procedure he began experimenting with code and exhibited his first coded art programs in the early 1980's.  In 1987 he modified his software with interactive routines to drive paint brushes mounted on a pen plotter’s drawing arm.
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'''Roman Verostko''' (1929-2024), maintained an experimental studio in Minneapolis where he has developed original algorithmic procedures for creating his art. A year after graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh (1949) he entered monastic life at St Vincent Archabbey where he studied philosophy & theology, was ordained a priest, and followed post graduate studies in New York & Paris.  He taught at St. Vincent College and served as Staff Editor for Art & Architecture for the first edition of the New Catholic Encyclopedia (McGraw Hill, 1967).
  
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Recipient of the 1994 Golden Plotter First Prize (Germany), his work has been included in many international exhibitions including the "The Algorithmic Revolution" (ZKM, 2005), and the Ars Electronica shows on “Code: the language of our time” (2003) and "Genetic Art- Artificial Life" (1993). Projects include an illustrated limited edition of George Boole's "Derivation of the Laws..." (1990); a 40 foot mural for the new Science and Engineering Center at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN (1997); a 24 foot installation, The Flowers of Learning, at Spalding University's Academic Learning Center, Louisville, KY, (2006); and WIM: The Upsidedown Mural, spanning 2 storeys in the new Fred Rogers Center at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA, (2008).
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Art works from his monastic period included The "New City Paintings" and  "BROTHER", an 8 foot load-bearing wall cast in concrete for the newly constructed St. Vincent Monastery (1967.  During this same period he created electronically  synchronized audio-visual programs for spiritual retreats.  
  
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He departed from monastic life in 1968, married Alice Wagstaff, and joined the humanities faculty at the Minneapolis School of Art now known as the Minneapolis College of Art & Design.  Aware of the awesome power of algorithmic procedure he began experimenting with code and exhibited his first coded art program, the Magic Hand of Chance in 1982.  In 1987 he modified his software with interactive routines to drive paint brushes mounted on a pen plotter drawing arm.
  
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http://www.verostko.com
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Notable Items: SIGGRAPH ACADEMY (Aug, 2018); "Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement (SIGGRAPH, 2009), Golden Plotter Award, 1994 (Germany). Invitationals:  "Digital Pioneers", V&A, London, 2009; "The Algorithmic Revolution" (ZKM, Karlsruhe, 2005), “Code: the language of our time” (2003, Linz, Austria), Artec 1995, Nagoya, Japan) and "Genetic Art-Artificial Life" (1993, Linz, Austria). [http://www.verostko.com/resume-all.html (Source)]
  
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* [http://www.verostko.com Website]
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* Tribute: [https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_02579 Edmond Allmond] (Leonardo).
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Latest revision as of 10:18, 29 December 2024

Roman Verostko (1929-2024), maintained an experimental studio in Minneapolis where he has developed original algorithmic procedures for creating his art. A year after graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh (1949) he entered monastic life at St Vincent Archabbey where he studied philosophy & theology, was ordained a priest, and followed post graduate studies in New York & Paris. He taught at St. Vincent College and served as Staff Editor for Art & Architecture for the first edition of the New Catholic Encyclopedia (McGraw Hill, 1967).

Art works from his monastic period included The "New City Paintings" and "BROTHER", an 8 foot load-bearing wall cast in concrete for the newly constructed St. Vincent Monastery (1967. During this same period he created electronically synchronized audio-visual programs for spiritual retreats.

He departed from monastic life in 1968, married Alice Wagstaff, and joined the humanities faculty at the Minneapolis School of Art now known as the Minneapolis College of Art & Design. Aware of the awesome power of algorithmic procedure he began experimenting with code and exhibited his first coded art program, the Magic Hand of Chance in 1982. In 1987 he modified his software with interactive routines to drive paint brushes mounted on a pen plotter drawing arm.

Notable Items: SIGGRAPH ACADEMY (Aug, 2018); "Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement (SIGGRAPH, 2009), Golden Plotter Award, 1994 (Germany). Invitationals: "Digital Pioneers", V&A, London, 2009; "The Algorithmic Revolution" (ZKM, Karlsruhe, 2005), “Code: the language of our time” (2003, Linz, Austria), Artec 1995, Nagoya, Japan) and "Genetic Art-Artificial Life" (1993, Linz, Austria). (Source)

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