Robot Self-Portrait

Robot self Portrait for my electronic Imaging and Design class. I was supposed to use images of various objects to create a machine that represents me.

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[link] provided the neat background.

[link] gave the coffee/tea mug.

[link] gave the notepad.

[link] gave to Cigarette.

[link] gave the plasma TV.

[link] gave the Lens.

[link] gave the Paintbrush.

[link] gave the incredible projector.

[link] gave the very useful Drafting tools.


[link] gave the pencil.

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Now onto this deviation. This is a conceptual machine representation of myself and who i am as a person. Our assignment required us to construct a machine like entity that showcases qualities about ourselves universally associated with the images presented.

This is really a symbol for who i am as an artist, the coffee mug is like a flower pot as its the foundation of all of my artistic endeavors and if I am without my daily caffeine fix I am truly not the same person.

Stemming from this pot is a notepad, one which I sketch or write ideas on and truly is the core of my pre-production. Notice how it is submerged n the coffee, this is because I tend to spill coffee on my scrap paper and its a likable trait I wished to share with this portrait.

The protractor and drafting tools represent the rulers and other such tools I use whenever I try a character design. The resemble to skeletal structure of my work as the connect the notepad to the pencil and paintbrush which I use as the symbolic extensions of my actual art tools.

The projector is the heart of the image, my love for film and animation is represented by this projector as it is the final goal I strive for when my work is complete. The light beaming from the lens represents how I continue to look forward and better my techniques; honestly there is never a day where I don't try to improve my skills in any or all facets being an artist whether it is extensively learning design principles in a field I am unfamiliar with or I am simply studying the movements of a small bird flying.

The cigarette is the final piece, attached to the projector reflecting a form of an exhaust fume, as its symbiotic relationship is linked to the initial part of the image; the coffee mug. Cigarettes are my escape, they provide a moment of solace every time my life is stressed. Without my Cigarettes of Coffee I would never be able to do what I do.

This image, though very abstract and surreal in imagery, truly represents the real me. At least as an artist.

<sub>Note: This is due in literally 7 hours so admittedly it was a rushed job but the result was very satisfactory.

Time taken: 2 hours</sub>