Robots aside, Robert Andrew draws inspiration from country

12/03/2025 25 min
Robots aside, Robert Andrew draws inspiration from country

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Robert Andrew's artwork features simple robotic machines, with a stylus that impulsively draws or leaves a trace; not so much artificial intelligence as incidental happenstance. Although he works with technology, Andrew has always been deeply inspired by country. So it made sense that he was invited to make work for a new group exhibition at Bundanon, the timeless yet scarred landscape that figured in the paintings of its previous owner, Arthur Boyd.Robert and Daniel chat about wombats, watercourses, and the mother of all road-trips.