The Decadence of Decay Resin Robots by Cris Rose

You know you’ve got something good when you’re viewing a show’s preview on your iPhone and the images compel you to get out of bed on a rainy day and run to your computer to see the details. As you may have guessed from these pictures, I’m talking about the newest range of resin robots created by Cris Rose for the The Decadence of Decay show at Rivet, beginning March 6th. The show marks the debut of Rummage and Rumble, two entirely original robots that diverge from the trend of enhancing a pre-existing platform toy. Not that a few old stand-bys won’t be making an appearance: You’ll find a few Qees as part of the Pet Recovery Service and families of Observation Drones who were formerly Dunnys.

TOYSREVIL has a nice interview with Cris about his latest work and its relevance to decadence and decay here. A quote:

Decay is an interesting issue with regards to the robots I create, because it has very different connotations to people or animals and that’s something I like to explore. For us, when we age and are damaged, it can be extremely detrimental and often signals our impending end – thusly we prize youth and a lack of imperfections within society. With regards to the objects we consume, we’re moving away from the “mend and make do” attitude of my grandfather’s generation and increasingly throwing away perfectly good things just because they’re a little scuffed at the edged or because a new one just came out. I find a lot of pleasure in objects with a history, cuts and chips that tell a story.

You can check out a full preview of both Cris’ Bots and Ohio native Amanda Louise Spayd’s mixed-media fabric creatures here. Act quick on pre-orders, as Cris Rose robots don’t stick around long. Not to be a tease, but a little Bot told me to tell you to keep your eyes open for a Bay Area appearance of Rummage and Rumble…hmmm…