Wednesday, July 28, 2004

They’re English. They’re eccentric. They’re automata with lots of attitude.

The Exploratorium in San Francisco is hosting a show of automata (mechanical sculpture) this summer. Sfgate.com wrote a great article on it so click below for the full story.

The machines are the work of a group of independent English artists who all hail from the same part of England and call themselves Cabaret Mechanical Theatre. Keith Newstead, who is already here, is one of three coming over to be in residence at the Exploratorium for 10 days at a time. Newstead, 48, made several of the tiny machines in the collection, including the “All Weather Cycle,” a tiny bike and Victorian-style rider. Press the button and splashes of rain (tiny bulbs) descend upon the rider and a collapsible hood—the Total Protection Raincover - comes up to enclose him, just as if he were driving a convertible car.

SFgate.com
Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
Keith Newstead