Carlos Zapata Automata

Tinkering

2012-02-10T20:09:00.000Z

I have finished a commission for The Exploratorium Museum in San francisco http://www.exploratorium.edu/ to make an automata For the Museums tinkering workshop.
Its 70 cm High (28 Inches ).

Small Barn Owl

2012-01-07T17:24:00.000Z

This automaton is approx. 16 cm High (6 Inches)
iIs been carved on Lime wood and painted with acrylics.
When the handle is turned The head moved side to side.

New Small Heads

2012-01-07T17:16:00.000Z

I just finish 6 small heads approx. 16 cm High (6 Inches)
Carved on Lime wood and painted with acrylics.
When the handles are turned The heads wink and the moustaches or mouth moves side to side.

Love 2011

2011-12-06T16:09:00.002Z

This Automaton is 28 cm High (11 Inches) In Wood, Metal and acrylic paint.

Colonies 2011

2011-12-06T15:58:00.002Z

This is about the British losing there colonies. It's 30 cm High (12 Inches) in Wood, Metal and acrylic paint.

Flying love 2011

2011-11-24T18:02:00.003Z

This automaton is 33 cm High (13 Inches) Wood and Metal £ 1.200

Fishermen 2011

2011-11-24T17:46:00.002Z

This automaton is 35 cm High (14 Inches) Wood and Metal £ 1.700

Rowing 2011

2011-11-24T17:31:00.002Z

This automaton is 25 cm High (10 Inches) Wood and Metal. £ 600

"Travelers" 2011

2011-11-15T16:23:00.002Z

This Boat is one of 3, I had done in the last few weeks its 40 cm high ( 16 Inches ) in Wood and bits of Metal. £ 2.200

"Family of Gardeners"

2011-09-05T10:24:00.001+01:00

This Handle operated automata was commissioned for the Westleigh Dementia Assessment and Treatment unit in Exeter in the UK, and funded by the Kings Fund http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/about_us/
Its about 45 cms High (18 Inches). Wood and some metal parts.

In this family the grandfather is teaching the grandson how to garden, and the mother and father at the back are looking all the vegetables from there garden

"Gloucester Museum"

2011-07-01T18:51:00.001+01:00

"Gloucester Museum" 2011 1.00 Mt High ( 39 Inches) Wood, metal and electric components

This is a coin operated automaton or collecting box. For donations from visitors to the Glocester Museum in the UK. There is a victorian father who is learning about the museum collection he is next to his son who is looking at the dinosaur, It begins to moves when two hidden men pull some strings moving the dinosaur like a marionette.

'Shipwreck"

2011-05-25T19:31:00.004+01:00

This is a coin operated automaton or collecting box.
for donations from visitors to the folk Museum in Helston Cornwall UK. Its about Henry Trengrouse (1772-1854)inventor of the rocket life-saving apparatus. Its used for Shipwrecks near the coast.
It took 2 months to make it.
It's 80 cm High ( 32 Inches ) in Wood and Metal.

"Tudor House" Southampton Museum

2011-05-22T20:29:00.001+01:00

The house is finished.

"Tudor House"

2011-03-31T17:30:00.001+01:00

I have been commissioned to make a coin operated automaton for The Tudor House Museum in Southampton UK. It's going to have about 12 different characters, That had lived in the past 600 years in this house. It's about 1.10 Mt High (43 Inches), There are many details. It is a lot of work but fun!
At the beginning there is a lot of planing, Each mechanism
will move the characters inside the house.
After the Mechanisms is the structure of the House, This house is similar to the original but fare more simple.

First the mechanisms them the structure.

Mechanisms that move the figures.

Wrexham Museum.

2011-03-13T21:38:00.000Z

"Wrexham"

2011-03-13T21:06:00.000Z

I was commissioned to make this automata donations box for The Wrexham county Museum in Wales.It's 1.20 mt. High (47 Inches)
As people insert a coin, a Welsh dragon will start to fly in circles around the top of the tower. The dragon will be alike the one in the “Waking the Dragon” project.

As your eyes go down the building, one of the windows will open and inside the blind John Parry playing his harp. Next to him David Garrick will turn his head in admiration towards Sir Watkin who is standing next to him and nods in admiration and approval. Then the window closes to let them enjoy the music.

Down as a centre piece of the Automata you can see in full vision “Balaclava Ned” on his horse. He is about to charge and as he does so his horse collapses to the ground making a lot of noise, disturbing “William Lowe” who is sitting at his desk on the left hand corner drawing the plans for the Chanel Tunnel. He stops and turns to see “Balaclava Ned” who is under his horse. William Low makes the hushing sound with his finger to his mouth – he is not amused and looks back at his drawing and carries on working.

It was fun to work in this coin operated automaton

Kinetica Art Fair

2011-02-08T21:33:00.000Z

The launch night.

Kinetica Art Fair

2011-02-05T18:22:00.003Z

I am really pleased that I have 9 of my automata sculptures displayed at the Kinetica Art Fair in London this weekend. After a really successful VIP opening night on the 3rd of February, the exhibition will last until Sunday the 6th Februray 2011.

"Kinetica Art Fair is produced by Kinetica Museum and is the first of its kind in the UK. Galleries, art organisations and curatorial groups from around the world who focus on universal concepts and evolutionary processes though the convergence of kinetic, electronic, robotic, sound, light, time-based and multi-disciplinary new media art, science and technology.
The fair provides an international platform for museums, collectors, curators and the public to view and buy artworks in this thriving and advancing field. Alongside the fair there will be special events, screenings, tours, talks, workshops and performances."

Please go and visit the Cabaret Mechanical Museum Stand at the Kinetica Fair In London this weekend, and be prepared to be amazed.