Archive for July 21, 2008

Zanelle, My Painting Robot, and I Interviewed for International Television Show

{ July 21, 2008 @ 8:19 pm } · { art, general, painting, portraits, robot, technology }
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I just finished with an interview about my art robot for an international television show.  It was an interesting experience.  I have done interviews before, but rarely do the interviewers seem to get what I am doing.  These guys really did. 

Anyways one of the things that they asked me to do before the interview is demonstrate how my robot paints portraits.  They suggested an image of Einstein.  Below is one of three samples I made for the feature.  It is 12×16 on stretched canvas…

I will post the other two portraits later.  They are of the same image with different brushstrokes.  Below are some pictures of the production and crew in my studio.  My studio has never been cleaner…

Anyways, I will post details and a link to the feature once I get it from the producers.  You never know how you will be portrayed in media until you see the actual story, and it is always interesting to see what people think about you. 

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Painting of Mechagodzilla by my Painting Robot, Zanelle

{ July 21, 2008 @ 12:13 am } · { art, painting, pop art, retro robots, robot }
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Mechagodzilla!!! One of the staples of recent fiction (specifically cartoons) is that the show’s protagonist must face a robotic version of him/herself.  It seems like this happens in at least one episode of each and every popular cartoon these days.  I guess it all started with Superman and Bizarro, but I don’t feel like looking it up.  Was Bizarro even a robot?  Is that even how you spell his name?  Anyways, the first robotic antagonist that I remember as a child was Mechagodzilla, Godzilla’s greatest foe at the time.

Mechagodzilla, 16″x12″, Acrylic on Canvas

Or was Mechagodzilla a friend?  Or maybe Mechagodzilla started as a foe and then they teamed up to defeat some even greater enemy.  Who cares really?  It was all ridiculous and who paid attention to the plot anyways? Here is my tribute to Mechagodzilla, painted by my painting robot Zanelle.

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