This is a new Slobot commission created by Mike Slobot. Transporter-2 is approximately 15" tall, includes many glow in the dark parts, as well as a removable figure. This commission was created for a client who is a wheel chair user. He is interested in human-robot interaction and how robots might be a valuable, meaningful part of our lives in the future - a vision after Mike's own heart.
Back once again – its Mike Slobot with the Mechanobot, and new, one of a kind slobot sculpture. This commission was created to accompany a found object motorcycle sculpture.
His story:
“The Mechanobot is a brass tacks, no-nonsense slobot that loves nothing more than working on a motorcycle. Long hours holding a wrench bring him pure delight, and he specializes in detailed reconstruction work. Mechanobot carries around his own supply of grease, oil, and gas on his back, with his trusty ‘combo grease gun’ at his side.”
Stands about 14” tall, found objects, old and new toys, rubber, glass, paint, etc. Eye, wires, and hand lights glow in the dark.
Why, yes, he does have his very own skull tattoo reminding him of the horrors of war…
In this picture, The Berlin Painter by Church applies Mechanobot’s tattoo.
More on Church: http://www.flickr.com/photos/confusedcreator/
There’s been some press for the Kaiju Comrades II show that the slobots participated in. the show took place at Tokyo’s Design Festa Gallery in the Harajuku district. the roster of artists was huge, and the slobots were fortunate to get some great coverage in the Japanese magazine “Mono” – thanks to Mark Nagata for including us in the show, and for sending along images of the magazine! Bigger pic of the mag below…. since we don’t speak Japanese, we can only assume that its good, since the “Abominable Slobot” got such great placement!
By, the way, you can buy the Abominable Slobot <here>
More pics from the show and the magazine below….
Hey All!
Just wanted to let everyone know that I have a show opening tonight (june 12, 2009) in Wilmington, NC at the Local Gallery at Fast Frame of Wilmington (http://fastframeofwilmington.com). The opening is from 5p-7:30pm and the show runs for a month. I have about a dozen slobots in the show, including these brand new slobot Philosophers. They are 100% slobot, found objects, etc and each stands about 20” tall. They form a Triptych, and their story goes like this:
“Three Philosophers standing in a room, waxing philosophical on ethics, aesthetics, and various other thought provoking topics. These three philosophers love to discuss the ins and outs of the most complex and innane subjects equally. While lacking vocal instruments, they still manage to share their ideas both grand and verbose, by communicating telepathically with each other and everyone else as well. If you find yourself suddenly full of more thoughts than you can keep track of, there is probably a slobot Philosopher in the room."
Contrary to popular belief, not all robots are bent on global domination, the slobots are friendly and just want to help.
everyone knows i love robot art! these really cool, inventive, and, dare i say, whimsical sculptures by Florida-based artist Will W aka RECLAIM2FAME are both cool and affordable... you should buy 2!
Found these extra cool robots created by a former aerospace Industry Design Engineer that creates super detailed REMOTE CONTROLLED collectible robots. browse the pics and please take a look at his site as well! http://www.grandpasrobots.com
i found Rik's work somewhere on the internet that escapes me at the moment. at any rate, this is wonderful work. the blown glass shapes that serve as the canopies of space ships and internal parts of these ships are really amazing. In Rik's own words - "The futuristic antiquity of this series was inspired by my life-long fascination with the design of technology – especially the purposefully “futuristic” technology of the mid-20th Century."
edit: i realized that the place of origin that i found out about Rik's art is: electroartworks.com
See more for yourself at: Rik Allen
i am feeling inspired by the post over at toysrevil about the upcoming Mars-1 show "Nuclear Mystic" at Johnathan Levine in NYC - i decided to browse through some of my favorite works of Mars' from the past... so without ado...
in the future, everyone will have their own robot pharmacist... this is BIGpharma v2.0 (you can see BIGpharma 1.0 here). BIGpharma 2.0 is included in the show "thawed-out" at nowhere limited in colorado. the show opens February 21. BIGpharma stands about 12" tall and is a one-of-a-kind slobot made from found objects, recyclable materials, old toys, and love.
