Slobot Sentry v5

DrilOne is a New Yorker at heart and a San Franciscan by location. On the East Coast, he painted only 2d work; on the west coast, toys and other 3D objects are his preferred canvas. He began working with vinyl in 2005, and soon after stumbled upon the formula that would serve as his signature style. By taking a playful object and distressing it to, quite literally, its breaking point, Dril comments on oblivion, transience, and re-birth. Dril says simply: “I love rust, decay, history, ruins, military, skulls, vintage, and all this makes me who I am.” Art is in Dril’s blood. The son of a painter, he cannot imagine or remember life without drawing. He is a veteran of the New York City public school system and spent most of his life amidst the city’s chaos and creativity. His upbringing and admiration for contemporary, pop and graffiti artists are reflected in his work. The many inspirations that inform his art include abandoned amusement parks, insane asylums and old military bunkers. Dril has made a name for himself with his instantly recognizable visual expression, and his sought-after figures can be seen in art galleries and collections around the world. Standouts amongThe Art of Mike Slobot » About About What are the slobots? The slobots are a mild obsession for me. They are part toy and part fine art sculpture. They are like friends that reflect the better parts of us. For the most part, the slobots come with stories, each one crafted to suit the particular robot, including things like searching for jobs, love, or meaning, all the way to search and rescue or health and healing themes. Some have even been dog walkers and dolphin protectors. All in all, the slobots are a friendly race of robots that protect humans and animals. I use my slobots as a means to comment on the human condition. I see the idea of a robot that uses its strengths for good as a really positive thing. Each slobot is built to last and is created to keep at least some of our everyday trash from cluttering up the landfills and garbage dumps. You can visit mike slobot’s robot sculpture art gallery or the robots painting art gallery… Are they toys? Not really, even though they start out or have toy parts on them at times. The slobots are fragile, and it is best to regard them