Website: http://www.rowlandemett.com/ English cartoonist and constructor of whimsical kinetic sculpture, Rowland Emett was born in London in 1906. He grew up and went to school in Birmingham, working in advertising after graduating from the Birmingham School of Art. The son of a businessman and amateur inventor, and the grandson of Queen Victoria’s engraver, Rowland turned… Continue reading Rowland Emett (UK)
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Lucy Casson (UK)
Website: http://lucycasson.co.uk/ and on axisweb.org Lucy Casson studied at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts from 1978-1981; she collects materials for her sculptures on the streets around her studio in South London. Lucy combines mysterious plastic objects, tin cans and other found objects with printed sheet metal, wood and wire and her small cartoon-like figures have… Continue reading Lucy Casson (UK)
Tim Bullock (UK)
Website: http://www.cool4cats.biz/ Tim Bullock is based in Bristol, where he designs and creates paper automata. His pieces are strongly narrative, each telling a story. One of his more complex creations, entitled ‘The Artist’, even draws pictures of its own!
Malcolm Brook (Germany)
Website: Undinge Und Dinge (Is And The Forms Of Isn’t) from the Internet Archive Malcolm Brook was born in South-West England in 1945. He studied at Goldsmith College of Art in London during the 1960s, and has lived and worked in the Black Forest region of south-west Germany since 1986. See also: Malcolm Brook documentary on… Continue reading Malcolm Brook (Germany)
Patrick Bond (UK)
Website: Cabaret Mechanical Theatre biography Patrick Bond was born in Surrey, England in 1955. He settled in Falmouth, Cornwall in 1976. Patrick started making automata as gifts from any old bits of junk, sewing machines to slot machines. He particularly likes using scrap metal, and his work ‘Interplanetary Gears’ uses parts from a bicycle.
Jonathan Angell (UK)
Jonathan Angell is a creative mechanical innovator who has exhibited around the world. He also designs special effects for film and theatre, including work for the Harry Potter series, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Robert Addams (UK)
Website: http://www.mechanical-toys.com/ While working as a lecturer in Art and Design, Robert Addams decided to help automata enthusiasts, pupils and other teachers by producing and illustrating two books: ‘How to Design and Make Simple Automata‘ and ‘How to Design and Make Automata‘. See also: Robert’s papercraft tutorials on his YouTube Channel.
Rob Ives (UK)
Website: https://www.robives.com Rob Ives was born in Harrogate in 1962. After ten years teaching maths, Rob began designing models made from cardboard. He was asked by a publisher if he could create a book of models for them – that book ‘Paper Automata‘ is still in print. Rob has made many more models since then… Continue reading Rob Ives (UK)
Peter Markey (UK)
Websites: Falmouth Art Gallery, The First Gallery and Cabaret Mechanical Theatre. Peter Markey (1930-2016) studied painting at Swansea Art College and taught art for 25 years before leaving teaching in 1980. Peter began making simple wooden automata after someone innocently suggested he try making his footballer sculptures move. His work is known for its simplicity… Continue reading Peter Markey (UK)