Retina, a unique work by Rafael Rozendaal, references a 1960 painting by the French artist François Morellet, which is in the collection of MOMA. Morellet was a cofounder of the Paris-based Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel (GRAV), a group of artists active in the 1960s who used geometry and mathematical progressions in their art, also allowing for chance operations. In many respects, the GRAV artists are the precursors to digital artists, internet artists, and thus, NFTs. Retina is therefore an homage to this great movement.

Homage is a collection based on the work of German artist Josef Albers, whose Homage to the Square series is one of the most influential artworks of the 20th century.

Generative, on-chain works by artist Rafaël Rozendaal 🌹

This collection will expand over time. Projects will be added by the artist regularly. Projects are fixed in size, the collection as a whole will grow. The code of the works is stored on-chain. Short form generative art. Built with artblocks engine. Code by Reinier Feijen. All javascript, no external libraries.

Art Blocks Collection: Presents

Twist is a series of moving paintings. Colors move through spirals, pushing each other, pulling each other, claiming space, around and around. The work is responsive, it adjusts to any screen size.

Art Blocks Collection: Curated

Heritage Art Blocks Collection: Curated series 8

Polychrome Music is an audio-visual collaboration between Rozendaal and the musician and DJ, Danny Wolfers (known as Legowelt). The series features a generative music system with three synthesizers, each producing an infinite composition through randomly selected patterns from a pool of 180. These patterns, written in the C# Dorian scale, create harmoniously fitting musical timbres reminiscent of early computer sound chips, complementing Rozendaal’s colorful visual work.