Automata
Michael Partington has been working as a master clockmaker and artist since 1974, but his private projects tend to feature the political, uncanny and sometimes the dark and sad aspects of human nature. He has devoted a lifetime to aquire the skills of designer, horologist, sculptor, mechanic, automatist, animator, modelmaker, painter and conceptualist.
His automaton inspirations are cross-pollinated in the subject matter and design approach. Dada-surrealism, mechanical engineering, architecture, steampunk, erotica, exotica, classical renaissance, horology, anthropology, artificial life/androides and anatomy to name just a few. It is not uncommon to see his projects packaged with a strong dose of theatrics and old world magic he learned from his magician father.
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Restauration des automates de Pierre et Henri Louis Jaquet Droz
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Restauration des automates de Pierre et Henri-Louis Jaquet-Droz, l'Ecrivain, le Dessinateur et la Musicienne, par Thierry et Grégory Amstutz, Auvernier, SuisseChess playing automata.
A four month project restoring this Swiss 1880 - 8 tune cylinder mechanical music box.
Amazing craftsmen/artists
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Van Cleef & Arpels Automate Fée Ondine
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On the occasion of the SIHH 2017, Van Cleef & Arpels is delighted to unveil its first Extraordinary Object: the Automate Fée Ondine. The fruit of long years’...
Automata Links
Automata by Thomas Kuntz
http://www.artomic.com/automata/automata_page.html
Chomick+Meder – Figurative Art and Automata
http://www.chomickmeder.com/
Keith Newstead Automata
https://www.keithnewsteadautomata.com/
Portfolio · Cecilia Schiller
https://ceciliaschiller.com/portfolio/