Chico MacMurtrie
Amorphic Robot Works
MacMurtrie has been an established artist in the United States since 1989 and has exhibited in 16 countries worldwide.
He acts as the Artistic Director of Amorphic Robot Works (ARW), a group of artists and engineers who help in the realisation of his work.
ARW’s artistic program conducts a kinesthetic inquiry into the human condition, an investigation that has resulted in more than 450 mechanical sculptures that assume anthropomorphic and abstract forms. These sculptures incorporate numerous studies in mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, programming, sculptural form, mechanical durability, interaction, and performance.
Recent works, including Skeletal Reflections, the Growing, Raining Tree, The Inflatable Bodies, and Totemobile. Each one represents a significant step forward in ARW’s ability to integrate and co-ordinate diverse systems, and to use high-end fabrication technologies to meaningful artistic ends. MacMurtrie and ARW are currently based in Brooklyn, New York.
