SEPTEMBER 12, 2022. GRACE EBERT

“Neil,” cardboard, LED lighting, and glass domes, 48 centimeters. All images by Griffin Simm, © Greg Olijnyk

Melbourne-based artist Greg Olijnyk continues to add to his troupe of sci-fi robots crafted from cardboard, LED lights, and glass details. The elaborately constructed characters are fully articulate and populate an ever-expanding futuristic world that’s slightly dystopic and always filled with adventure. His latest creations also include a nod to art history, with a sculptural interpretation of M.C. Escher’s stairs that features tiny robots within the mind-bending cube.[…]

Detail of “Escher Cube,” cardboard, 50 square centimeters

Detail of “Neil,” cardboard, LED lighting, and glass domes, 48 centimeters

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