Christopher Conte. Bio sculpture.
Robots. A very interesting topic. DA recently showcased a sewer inspector, the world’s most powerful per the manufacturer, a very practical solution. But what about robotics that inspire art? An example: Christopher Conte. By day posing as a designer of prosthetics and making artificial limbs for amputees in New York. At night and on weekends(?) creator of science fiction-like, futuristic sculptures. The artist - designer’s background of human anatomy, medical science, and biomechanics meld into robot-like creature art objects. Objects that inspire.
Recently he joined the stable of artist rep Les Barony to commercialize his art. Here’s to provoking innovation, adventure, the “non - practical” pursuit of solutions.
His work has been recently covered in Wired, Popular Science, Make Magazine, and used by The Discovery Channel and MTV Networks.
For more on Christopher Conte and his work, take a break and visit him here.
If you are into robots and want to see them live in Chicago visit Nextfest seen at Millennium Park September 27 - October 12, 2008
via .think and dark matter magazine
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Past president of Architecture & Design Society, The Art Institute of Chicago. Designer, blogger, adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago.
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