RoboSteel MotorCycleMan aka RoboMan Presented

Ireland-based RoboSteel, known for creating complex steel sculptures from recycled materials, have recently presented their Eco-minded life size MotorCycle Man sculpture at the Carole Nash International Motorcycle and Scooter Show.

The concept of a man created from recycled motorcycle parts has caused a real stir among show-goers, with Tony Todd (who played The Fallen in the Transformers 2 movie) dropping by to see the RoboMan in person.

The original concept art was provided by graphic design artist Simon Roberts from The Red Adventure who used Adobe to create the initial digital image. He began by making pencil sketches, using photos of figures and anatomical drawings for reference.

“Once this had been finalized, he began to piece the Motorcycle Man together by resizing, distorting, positioning, and repositioning photos of bike parts, before carefully blending them to create the final mechanical man masterpiece,” RoboSteel says.

The RoboSteel MotorCycleMan aka RoboMan is made entirely from recycled motorcycle parts and took over 750 hours to build. Standing at 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall this one off sculpture hides over a thousand motorcycle parts from many motorcycle manufacturers, including Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda and many others.

The inspiration behind Robosteel is described as follows: “Picasso’s sculpture of the bicycle saddle and a handlebar was the first example of a work made from everyday things, using junk or scrap. Like other of Picasso’s firsts this work opened up new possibilities for artists. In this instance – sculptors, who for centuries had employed traditional materials such as stone or wood now instead, many of them began to incorporate junk materials into their work (known as assemblages) or fashion new objects from them. The works are a great example of the inventive genius of Picasso and the ultimate inspiration for RoboSteel.”