Born 1937, this German electronic artist, Peter Vogel, began painting in 1955 and studied physics from 1957-67 as well as dance and choreography, and composing electronic music. He also studied the psychology and science of cybernetics. His first interactive electronic artwork was created in 1969, using sensors connected to sound generators, amplifiers and speakers. His influences included the robotics of Grey Walter and the kinetic art of Tinguely.

His work has been shown in Austrailia, Austria, Belguim, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, Taiwan, Uruguay, United States, and Yugoslavia. His work is in many permanent collections including:

Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe
Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg
Winipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg (Canada)
Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich,
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Städtisches Museum, Gelsenkirchen
Museum Wiesbaden (collection Berger)
Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
IBM Science and Art Gallery, Tokyo
Fundació Baruch Spinoza, Barcelona
Joshibi Art Museum, Sagamihara
David Bermant Foundation, Rye N.Y. (USA)
Regierungspräsidium Kanagawa, Yokohama
Städtische Galerie, Lüdenscheid

Select Solo Exhibitions
2008 Galerie Ruth Sachse, Hamburg
Galerie OPEN, Berlin
Städtische Galerie Bergkameny
2007 Kunstverein Rüsselsheim
Tom Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Spielvogel Galerie, Munich
Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg (monograph)
Music Festival, Leipheim
Carzaniga Galerie, Basel
Galerie Wack, Kaiserslautern
2006 bitforms gallery, Seoul
Bad Saeckingen Municipal Art Association
Gallery Wosimsky, Giessen
E-Werk, Freiburg
Palais Liechtenstein Dornbirn, Austria
bitforms gallery, New York
2005 Galerie Wack, Kaiserslautern
Domino Haus, Reutlingen
Galerie Jochen Holtje Tubingen
Galerie Kasten, Mannheim
Earlier Exhibtions:
1997 Traveling Retrospective in Germany
1989 Travelling Exhibition in Japan and New York
1975, 1971 - Freiburg, Germany

Sources: Interview with Nakgawa in May/June 1972, various gallery notes

Vogel, Peter (1937 Freiburg 2017)