Welcome to: The Robotorium: More and More Robots.

Friday, October 28, 2016

More and More Robots.

My brother-in-law says I need to be the guy who the neighbors talk about because his house is totally full of robots. You know, I meet some tragic and untimely end, and they do a news story on the house packed to the ceiling with robots. My Brother-in-law is a funny man.
Right now I have about 35. They range in size from 1.5" to 2.5' tall. The ones below I call "The Five". There are actually 6 now, with parts sitting around to make more, but I had 5 on the shelf in the living room and just started calling them "The Five" and the name kind of stuck. I consider them my signature piece. They are pretty representative of the aesthetic I am going for and they have great presence.

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Artists Statement

Robots, the future was supposed to be full of them. I grew up in the shadow of the Apollo program, transfixed as massive machines left Pad 39A, rising on a pillar of fire. I drank up every episode of The Thunderbirds, Star Trek, Creature Double Feature and Dr. Who. I devoured Asimov, Clark and Heinlein. They showed me a future of great adventure and promise, all accompanied by a faithful metal companion; not a Roomba or a self-driving car. While cool, they lack the reassuring yet potentially sinister metal gleam of Robby, or B9 from Lost in Space. They do not lurch from task to task or generate massive electrical arcs. They are not imbued with superhuman strength, and are missing the frightening single-mindedness of Gort or The Terminator.

I have always loved building things. So, given the robotless state of my present, I grabbed a screwdriver and drill and took remnants from the past to make my missing future. I see potential creations in stuff that gets thrown away. I love the machine age look of polished aluminum, wrinkle finished paint, and Bakelite. I look for parts that complement each other. Using cast-offs from a time before transistors, I try to create something with an aesthetic unity. I want my robots to look like they have been used and worked, while broadcasting a personality and sense of presence. I want them to look real, that’s important. Most of all, when I’m done, I want to look at them and laugh. With each creation I get a little closer to the dreams I had as a boy, a little closer to the future I imagined. Step into The Robotorium and let me share with you the way it all could have been.