RE:((ART SHOW))

This weekend I participated in my first art show at an actual gallery. There was wine, cheese, beer, tiny robots running into walls, other robots that were scared of the light hiding under tables, and art hanging on white walls. The first night I just kind of stood around and watched people look at the art. 20 of the robots from the 100 ROBOTS project were hanging along one wall, and people were playing a game trying to guess each other's favorite robot. The second night I wore my robot costume from halloween.

I forgot to bring my camera, but luckily Doctor Popular and Evan Ackerman took some pictures which I stole from their websites. Switching gears from doing tiny paintings to two larger paintings on canvases was pretty weird. I had originally wanted to do three paintings, all with zombies in them, but I ran out of time. Painting a group of zombies takes some time! Here are the paintings that I did specifically for this show:

"When there's no room left in Hell, the robots will be lonely" - 24" x 24" - SOLD

This painting sold the first night, and let me tell you, selling a painting at a gallery to someone you don't know is a really great feeling.

"Winding Down" - 24" x 24" - $300

Not sure why this is cropped like this, but you get the idea. That's what I get for using photos from someone else's website. This painting is still for sale though the people who put on the show, I'll post a link as soon as I have it.

I had a great time, raised some money for something awesome, and got to see some cool art. Fun times!

Halloween Costume = Robot Art

In case you missed it, I build a robot costume to wear for Halloween this year. This was the third time I had built a costume like this, and this one was by far the most elaborate. As Aaron Nagel would put it, "Lot's of bells and whistles and blinky blinkys." He would also say, "Neeeerd."

That hand is pointing at an animation I made in Adobe Flash that is a meter moving up and down, scrolling binary code and blinking green text. It's playing as a movie on my iPod. Next to that is a toy megaphone I pulled apart to use as a voice box for my robot. The mouthpiece kept falling down inside of the body, making the whole thing feed back and sound totally messed up awesome. It also lit up everytime I talked!

Robot hits the dance floor!!

Robot wants to booze it up!!

Robot wants to get you drunk!!

Now DANCE!! Dance Robot, Dance!!

Nooo Disco-ball lady!! You are 2 drunk!!

Cheetah Lady!! Robot must destroy genetic abnormality!!

Family Portrait!! Robot v1.0 and Robot v2.0!!

Definitely an exhausting costume to wear all night, but worth it to see everyone's reactions. Let me tell you, it's a pretty big deal to get a good reaction when this is the awesome group of people you have to keep up with:

TEAM AWESOME!!

100 ROBOTS - 040/100

Name: B3NJ1

Serial #: X320204AD77-00036

Function: Metallurgy

Name: SKR@PPS

Serial #: X320204AD77-00037

Function: Hardware Replacement, Parts Recycling

Name: OU812

Serial #: X320204AD77-00038

Function: Fast Food Beverage Production

 

Name: 1D3AB0T

Serial #: X320204AD77-00039

Function: Logic, Reason and Outcome Processing

 

 Name: XTRMN80R

Serial #: X320204AD77-00040

Function: Posterior Kicking, Taking of Names

(((ART SHOW)))

 

I'll be showing a few of the 100 ROBOTS before they get shipped off to their homes and a few larger new paintings. If you're in the area, stop by! I'll be the tall guy.

100 ROBOTS - 035/100

Name: Dot Dot Dash

Serial #: X320204AD77-00031

Function: Pixel Organization, Fraction Reduction, Television Repair

 

Name: Martin

Serial #: X320204AD77-00032

Function:UFO Simulations, False Memory Generation

 

Name: KRBT-33

Serial #: X320204AD77-00033

Function: FM Transmissions

 

Name: Charlie Cooper The V

Serial #: X320204AD77-00034

Function: Observation and Reconnaissance

 

Name: RDRR

Serial #: X320204AD77-00035

Function: Multitasking

100 ROBOTS - 030/100

Name: BuddyBot 2600

Serial #: X320204AD77-00026

Function: Friendship Quality Inspection

 

Name: Ge0rge MGK

Serial #: X320204AD77-00027

Function: Prision Bot

 

Name: HU3Y

Serial #: X320204AD77-00028

Function: Illumination, Directions

 

Name: Trigger

Serial #: X320204AD77-00029

Function: Mobile Self Aware Landmine

 

Name: Lieutenant General

Serial #: X320204AD77-000

Function: Army Surplus, Logging and Storage

moleskine (April)

Due to the struggling economy, along with everyone copping my steeze, BART has been way more crowded than usual, leaving me with nowhere to sit when I ride the four stops to and from work. This is when I usually draw in my (new) moleskine, so I haven't made much progress since the last post. If you see me on BART in the morning or afternoon, you should treat me the same as pregnant ladies or the elderly  by giving me your seat. You can consider it "contributing to the arts".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 ROBOTS - 025/100

Still hammering out robot paintings as fast as my hands will allow! A big thank you to everyone who purchased a painting! The hard part is out of the way, now I just have to paint them all:

Name: L3G-H0RN

Serial #: X320204AD77-00021

Function: Egg Hatchery Management, Omelette Construction

 

Name:¢@$#/BLINGBOT

Serial #: X320204AD77-00022

Function: Loans, Change Distribution, Money Laundering

 

Name: W1LL14M

Serial #: X320204AD77-00023

Function: Data Retrieval, File Sorting, Fabulous Haircuts

 

Name: |=|E|_GA

Serial #: X320204AD77-00024

Function: Diaper Changing and Disposal

 

Name: VZ000*^

Serial #: X320204AD77-00025

Function: Air Traffic Law Enforcement

>>ADORABLE<<

100 ROBOTS - 020/100

98 are sold. 2 are available. ALL ROBOTS ARE SOLD, THANK YOU. 30 are completed.

Another five robots are making the journey via U.S. Post to their respective owners! Here they are for you to oggle:

 

Name: (::..::..::..::∅::..::..::..::)

Serial #: X320204AD77-00016

Function: OBSERVING, FUTURE OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL

 

Name: G.R.I.P.T.I.T.E

Serial #: X320204AD77-00017

Function: CRACKING NUTS, OPENING JARS

 

Name: ANDE-v2.0

Serial #: X320204AD77-00018

Function: MULTIPLICATION TABLES, SPELLING, MANNERS

 

Name: XAMUEL

Serial #: X320204AD77-00019

Function: MICRON ANALYSIS, PB&J PRODUCTION

 

Name: ENORMOCRON

Serial #: X320204AD77-00020

Function: BOULDER PULVERIZATION

100 ROBOTS - 015/100

Here's the next five robots in the set! At my current rate of production, all 100 robots will be completed before Christmas! There are currently 17 robots still available, so if you want to get one, NOW would be the time to get at me with your request: xadamdx@gmail.com

 

Name: H3NRY

Serial #: X320204AD77-00011

Function: LOADING FREIGHT, WRITING LIMERICKS

 

Name: KeV K-CAPTURE

Serial #: X320204AD77-00012

Function: HANDLING RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES

 

Name: DSX-1332

Serial #: X320204AD77-00013

Function: UNDERWATER SALVAGE

Name: R0BER+

Serial #: X320204AD77-00014

Function: COMMUNICATIONS, CODE DECIPHERING

 

Name: ROM:DOS//

Serial#: X320204AD77-00015

Function: GOOGLE-ING, WIKIPEDIA-ING, MISINFORMATION

moleskine (March)

I've finished filling up my moleskine with sketches, now I just have to scan them and get them all up online. I've moved on to a second moleskine, with only three months left in the year we'll have to see how far I get through it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUNK ROCK ART!! revisited

 I made this flyer for an upcoming show for one of my favorite local bands, Royalty. They don't play that much, so I was pretty excited to hear they were going to be playing, even if its at a 21+ bar in my old 'hood. Originally I laid out all the text in type, then decided it didn't fit and didn't look right. I scribbled out the text with a Sharpie and decided that looked right to me!
Oh, and I'm going to be playing the show too. I started a band last week on Tuesday, recorded the band on Wednesday, and now we're playing a show next week. How about that? It doesn't really sound like my previous bands. Check it out: GNARBOOTS!

The grim reaper on the dead horse is supposed to look like an iconic brand name symbol. The first person to recognize the logo and email me with the correct answer wins the original art*! We have a winner! Good job, Katherine HamiltonAndrea Januta! (it's sharpie, 8.5" x 11" on a transparent plastic sheet, for those of you who were curious).

*Band dudes and my wife are disqualified.

100 ROBOTS - 010/100

Here are the next five robots that have already been mailed out! If you're waiting to order your robot, you should probably get on it this week! They are almost all spoken for at this point! email me: xadamdx@gmail.com

Name: 0000karl

Serial #: X320204AD77-00006

Function: HUGS, TELLING JOKES, EATING TOAST.

 

Name: BOB-808

Serial #: X320204AD77-00007

Function: HEAVY LIFTING, CONSTRUCTION

Name: GOBOTRON

Serial #: X320204AD77-00008

Function: PROTECTING THE GALAXY, MAKING COFFEE

 

Name: BEATHRICE

Serial #: X320204AD77-00009

Function: WORRYING, GOODBYES

 

Name: ZUZZARD
Serial #: X320204AD77-00010
Function: CONSUMING DEACTIVATED ROBOTS

2 new comissions

Hey! Remember when I said I would do comissions?! That's still happening! If you want me to paint/draw/make something for you, hit me up! Let's talk about it: xadamdx@gmail.com

Here's my two most recent comissions...

This robot with a heart of gold was a commission for my friend Rijel. She wanted to have it sent to her friend on the east coast, who actually builds robots. Nothing as nerve wracking as painting a robot for someone who actually builds the damn things! The background of this painting is metallic green, and the majority of the robot is shiny metallic silver. I painted this right before I started the 100 ROBOTS, so it was a good warm-up.

Shut Up Tim: A Podcast By Robby had us (Break This City) on as guests for their 13th Episode. Tim asked if I would paint him something, so I had it done in time to hand over during the episode. You can listen to the thrill of seeing a new painting for the first time... yea. I figured something that looked sort of 'tattoo flash art' would be good since Robby has a bunch of traditional looking tattoos. Obviously, I was switching between this painting and the robot above, as they both have the same silver-and-gold paint.