Multi-Colored Sketchbots!

Super talented Steve “Sketchbot” Talkowski is at it again!  he made these cool candy clear sketchbots.  so awesome.  i love how they look in the light.  Jeremyriad has some more pictures in his recap of Designer Con…

i made a sketchbot custom from one of Steve’s Sketchbot shows…  you can see it here…

Penny Skateboards

these are so colorful that i couldn’t resist a post.  real life, super retro 70s style skateboards in a huge pile of cool color combinations.  there is even a glow in the dark version! check out the full lineup at www.pennyskateboards.com.  apparently these are really strong.  see video below.

i bet if andy warhol were still around he would collect these.

Happy Birthday Roy! Sorry it’s a little late.

Roy Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923 (according to wikipedia…)  thanks, Roy, for your contributions to art…

andy warhol = prolific.

“Andy Warhol works (the foundation estimate there are more than 100,000 of them) accounted for an estimated 17 per cent of the Contemporary auction market in 2010.” (full article here)

100,000 pieces and 17% of the contemporary auction market in 2010!  wow.  talk about being a prolific artist.  is it real or is it warhol?  unfortunately, the link about is about some snafu with a board of Warhol scholars that were trying to verify real Warhol works vs. fake Warhol works – nevertheless, 100,000 works in a lifetime is amazing in the scope of creation.

i consider some of my slobot work to be modern takes on Andy’s legacy, like this Star Wars Wampa that i turned into a slobot.

Mike Slobot presents Transporter-2

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.

Space Ace 7 revealed – Slobot vs. Jouwe for TAG Art Show October 2, 2010

Meet Space Ace 7 – my entry into the Jouwe custom show at TAG Gallery in LA on October 2, 2010. 

“The Space Ace 7 is a heavy lifting, space travelling slobot. He spends long hours with his space friends building and repairing spaceships. Many hours under ultraviolet radiation have left his metal skin with a slight glow.”

Oh yeah, he has an LED mounted in his head, making his eyes glow bright blue.

did i mention that he is glow in the dark and black light reactive?  see pics below.

thanks for checking out my Space Ace 7.  the show opens October 2 at TAG Gallery in LA

Mike Slobot’s Robot Art - The Mechanobot Project

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/

slobots get a write up in Japanese Mag “Mono”

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….

mike slobot for Kaiju Comrades 2!

here is what i sent in for the Kaiju Comrades show that opens in Tokyo tomorrow, March 12!  included are two custom toys (both from Star Wars) and three of the first run of resin slobots!  the resins are pulled from a vintage Japanese kokeshi doll that i turned into a slobot....