Minotaur

This piece is a direct descendent from my earlier “Little Big Man” sculpture.

Both terrible beasts are compelled by the little benign robots within their bellies (aren’t we all?), though this one features some more sophisticated movement in the arms. A motion sensor starts the little robot working at his machine. One third of each rotation of the big wheel activates the motors in the monsters arms. All the while the Minotaurs head nods rhythmically back and forth in his helmet.

Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.