Category: Artists

I feel, therefore I am by Paul Spooner

October 8, 2013

Made in the robotics division of P. Spooner Stithians following their catastrophic failure to produce Artificial Intelligence. Having recorded dismal scores in innumerable Turing tests, it was decided that Artificial…

The Frog Princess by Paul Spooner

October 3, 2013

This is an elaboration of the four-faced mechanism. This time a door opens in the body to reveal a cylinder housing the flies. 215 H x 120 W X 60…

Four new one-off designs from Paul Spooner

August 29, 2013

Four new one-off designs from Paul Spooner, all using the same ingenious escapement mechanism for turning the heads. The mechanism is a kind of escapement. There’s a driving wheel constantly…

Le Clown sans Tête by Pierre Mayer

June 27, 2013

A new edition from French artist Pierre Mayer. Pierre, a magician and engineer, has been making beautiful limited edition magic themed automata for over 10 years. This latest piece is…

A Goat in the Park

June 24, 2013

Kimberley Park in Falmouth, Cornwall, now has three amazing outdoor automata by makers Paul Spooner, Keith Newstead and Rob Higgs – all who live locally. Paul Spooner gives us more…

Rowing Man by Richard Hackney

June 20, 2013

We are delighted to introduce the work of automata maker Richard Hackney. You can find out more about Richard and his work in this video. We have two only of Richards…

A Big Donor – Part III by Paul Spooner

December 12, 2012

And there’s a box to contain the works. It’s rough old wood from inside a wardrobe – looks OK until it gets a coat of gloss paint, then the roughness…

Winter Automata Fair

November 14, 2012

Winter Automata Fair – 28th November 2012 This event was an evening for collectors, enthusiasts and the curious… There will be a unique opportunity to buy archive prints, posters, automata…

A Big Donor – Part II by Paul Spooner

October 26, 2012

Arms made and a coat of red paint applied. This colour is as near as I can get to Indian Red, a pleasant earthy colour, not too garish like cadmium…

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