A huge Artist Dotty robot ...
on the Seven Dials roundabout . How cool would that be ? Matt Whistler finds out the vison behind the vision
Project managing a huge outdoor art commission , the key is to begin with your headache list . My headache list reads as follows : - Erecting a huge Artist Dotty robot without public distractions . - Temporary road closure preventing traffic incidents . - Positioning of the robot secured on a stone plinth . - Convincing the West Hill and Seven Dials Residents committee that they need a robot at Seven Dials .
A survey undertaken in West Hill , showed over 10,000 residents voted for a huge robot with beacon lights for overhead air traffic and oncoming vehicles . The issues were eliminated after receiving project investment from local film production company , ‘ Mad Cap Productions ,’ and a professional project leader was enlisted .
The Seven Dials roundabout was derived from a seven-way junction in London featuring a monument that had six sundials ( not sure what happened to the seventh ). With a ten strong team , one low loader truck and a stationed crane , ADSD1 took seven hours to safely erect . After a huge applause from onlookers , the public reaction has been overwhelmingly positive . The robot is made from reclaimed steel and , in time , will have dotty , street style paint ( as performance art on a trampoline ) to add a finishing touch .
It ’ s one millimetre wider than the Angle of The North , and ADSD 1 has already been coined as , ‘ The Robot of The South .’ Why a robot ? Well , during his art journey ,
Artist Dotty noticed over the years that friends have become brainwashed by technology descriptions . For example , Dotty might create an allconsuming , heavily meditated piece of digital artwork , and a friend ’ s response could simply be : ‘ nice pic .’
There are other observations , for example when signing up to any social media platforms that require you to fill out your profession . After 20 years of phone navigation , Artist Dotty has noticed that there hasn ’ t been the option to say that you are an artist or comedian ( comedy being the last bastion of free speech ).
Artist Dotty is convinced that , on the one hand whilst creative options are available , we are being moulded into a new way of perceiving art and creativity through diluted internet language . And what better way to get people thinking about this than by plonking a huge 1950s robot on a plinth on a roundabout . Get down there ! ADSD1 really glimmers in the sunlight .