FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMORPHIC ROBOT WORKS presents "Too Big Dog Monkey" at "PIER SHOW 10" Tenth Anniversary Art Exhibition presented by BWAC (Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition) Saturday May 18, 2002.

The "Too Big Dog Monkey" is a computer-controlled, 30-foot hydraulic female robot capable of cradling both human and robotic creatures within her rotating womb and throughout her internal body. Mobile jointed limbs and a balancing tail allow her to amble and navigate through space. She was created in San Francisco for "In the Steel Shadow with Zaccho Dance Theater" at Theater Artaud. The Dog Monkey has performed throughout Europe including "The Amorphic Evolution" for Art Futura in Madrid Spain and the Muffathalle in Munich, Germany.

A.R.W. invites you to the NYC Premiere this Saturday when it will stroll along the Brooklyn Waterfront backdropped with the view of the Statue of Liberty.

SATURDAY, MAY 18 2002 --Three 15 minute strolls at 12:30, 3:30, 4:30 (Free Admission)
LOCATION: 499 Van Brunt Street Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY

DIRECTIONS: F train to Smith/9th St., then B77 to corner of Van Dyke St. & Van Brunt St.
A or C train to Jay St./Borough Hall, then B61 bus toward Van Brunt to last stop.
By car, Brooklyn Bridge becomes Adams Street. Right onto Atlantic Avenue. Left onto Columbia Street. Right onto DeGraw. Left onto Van Brunt. Continue on Van Brunt to end.

Amorphic Robot Works is a collaborative group of artists, technicians, and programmers who create multi-faceted machine-sculptures that interact in their uniquely designed environments. Chico MacMurtrie, the Artistic Director, founded the group in 1992. The work involves a kinesthetic inquiry into the human condition, which has resulted in the creation of more than 200 mechanical sculptures that assume anthropomorphic and abstract form. In the last ten years, A.R.W. has expanded in many new and exciting directions, growing to encompass tours abroad, commissioned works, and robot-building workshops for children, while still emphasizing gallery exhibitions and the development of new pieces.

AMORPHIC ROBOT WORKS Studio/Laboratory:
[111 Pioneer St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 (718) 403-9292]
www.amorphicrobotworks.org

Chico MacMurtrie, Janette Wernegreen,
Frank Hausman, Tom Phillips, Eric Singer

PIER SHOW 10
Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition
PO Box 020072 Brooklyn, NY 11202-0002
www.bwac.org
Mary Barnes, Exhibition Chair
Audrey Frank Anastasi, President

posted by Amorphic at 9:02 PM

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ARW has been awarded a grant by the Daniel Langlois Foundation to develop the Skeletal Reflections figure to full interactivity. Once completed, users will control the piece by posing their bodies. The sculpture will then either mimic the user's pose or assume the posture of a historical sculptural object. The Skeletal Reflections sculpture is a closed-loop servo-controlled pneumatically-actuated anthropomorphic figure in cast and welded aluminum. The Daniel Langlois Foundation (http://www.fondation-langlois.org) funds development of cutting-edge integration of art and technology.
posted by Frank at 2:35 PM