Art Robot Death

In this episode we speak with Hypersonic Founder Bill Washabaugh. Hypersonic is a Brooklyn based studio that designs and creates groundbreaking new media sculptures and physical installations. We discuss the process of creating an installation for the SFMOMA, how he thinks AI will help artists, and what it takes to build a financially sustainable studio. You can view Hypersonic's work at https://w...

In this episode we interview Nick Ervinck. Nick’s work consists of large installations, handmade and 3D printed sculptures, ceramics, prints, drawings, light boxes and animated films. I was attracted to it and wanted to speak to him because it felt genuinely new. We discuss how AI will impact art, why so much art feels derivative, and how he decides if he is successful. You can view Nick's art...

In this episode we interview famed kinetic artist Walter Rossi. We talk about how motion enhances art and why kinetic and robotic art are undervalued by museums and the market. You can view Walter's art at http://www.artwalterrossi.com/ . If you like this episode, please subscribe. Reviewing the podcast also helps us get the word out to more people. You can provide feedback, ask questions, or prov...

In this episode we interview So Kanno. You can view his art at https://www.kanno.so/ . If you like this episode, please subscribe. Please also send us your ideas of people you'd like us to interview for future episodes. Reviewing the podcast also helps us get the word out to more people. email: artrobotdeath@gmail.com

In this episode we interview Leonel Moura, a conceptual artist who pioneered robots that make art. We talk about the role artists play in shaping technology and how to model non-human intelligences making art. You can view his art at http://www.leonelmoura.com/ . If you like this episode, please subscribe. Please also send us your ideas of people you'd like us to interview for future episodes. Rev...

In this episode we interview Ken Goldberg. Goldberg is an artist and William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering, UC Berkeley. His artwork, exploring the intersection of the digital and the natural world, includes a living garden tended by a robot via the internet and the award-winning film “Why We Love Robots”. Goldberg's has shown at the Whitney Biennial, Venice Biennale, Pompidou Ce...

In this episode we interview wearable robotics and fashion pioneer Anouk Wipprecht. We talk about getting kicked out of fashion school, how to learn the skills you need to pursue your art, and what needs to happen before robot fashion becomes mainstream.  If you like this episode, please subscribe. Please also send us your ideas of people you'd like us to interview for future episodes. Review...

In this episode we interview robot art pioneer Chico MacMurtrie. We explore taking art out of the studio and down to the border, the challenge of finding commercial opportunities while remaining creative, and how the Chinese robot art ecosystem is similar and different to the American one. Please note this is a reposting with improved audio of a previously published episode.  If you like this...

In this episode we interview Kal Spelletich, another pioneer in the robot arts movement. We explore how rock and roll and drugs took him out of his hometown in Iowa and made him a globally renowned artist.  If you like this episode, please subscribe. Please also send us your ideas of people you'd like us to interview for future episodes. Twitter: @artrobotdeath Instagram: artrobotdeath email:...

In this wild episode we interview Mark Pauline, founder of Survival Research Labs. The conversation starts with an examination of how to rob warehouses to make your art, transitions to designing killer robots, and ends with me breaking a promise not to reveal a secret, but it's all okay because I get permission at the last moment.  If you like this episode, please subscribe. Please also send...

Welcome to Art Robot Death, a podcast about art, technology, and society. In this inaugural episode, we interview robot art pioneer Christian Ristow. If you like this podcast, please consider subscribing and leave a comment. You can also follow us at Twitter: @artrobotdeath Instagram: artrobotdeath