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Collecting Monsters => Memorable Memorabilia => Topic started by: Moonshadow on January 04, 2011, 11:04:52 PM

Title: Robots and Donuts -Eric Joyner
Post by: Moonshadow on January 04, 2011, 11:04:52 PM
Yes, two of our favorite things, right? At Christmas, a pal of mine sent me a gift and enclosed this awesome postcard:

(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a73/walkie20/creatureandrobot.jpg)

I went to the website listed on the back, and it blew my mind! See it here: http://www.ericjoyner.com/default.aspx (http://www.ericjoyner.com/default.aspx)

Eric Joyner's stuff is amazing, weird, and wonderful! Although most of his paintings are indeed of robots and donuts, there are also a number of works that feature monsters - the Creature, Frankenstein, and Godzilla to name a few. If you go to the Tin Robots section, check out the 2009 gallery -there is a beautiful painting of the Frankenstein Monster on the lab table, surrounded by gleeful robots!

Unfortunately I don't have the kind of dough necessary to buy any of his paintings, but I have spent hours now looking at his gallery. I think it will definitely appeal to my fellow UMA'ers!
Title: Re: Robots and Donuts -Eric Joyner
Post by: typhooforme on January 05, 2011, 03:58:28 PM
Wonderful happymaking artwork!  I've never seen anything remotely like these--and wonder what the artist's particular Muse might be?  Robotic or Doughnutty?  The Frankenstein one is a treat, but they ALL are.  For some reason, the Smoky Robot, blowing doughnut smoke rings pleased me even more.  Great surreal stuff!
Title: Re: Robots and Donuts -Eric Joyner
Post by: Scatter on January 05, 2011, 05:04:29 PM
OK, his stuff is amazing!! I particularly LOVE the opening pic with the giant robot walking among the skyscrapers surrounded by alien craft.............this comes DIRECTLY out of a recurring nightmare I had as a boy (too many sci-fi movies obviously). My dream ends always at the same point: the robot is just about to crush the building I'm in and I can do nothing to either stop it or escape.

My address is available to anyone feeling the need to donate a print for my bedroom  ;D

VERY cool stuff!!
Title: Re: Robots and Donuts -Eric Joyner
Post by: Unknown Primate on January 05, 2011, 10:42:13 PM
Wow!  Crazy wicked cool!  One talented & imaginative dude!
Title: Re: Robots and Donuts -Eric Joyner
Post by: Moonshadow on January 08, 2011, 11:39:22 PM
I had a feeling you guys would like it! Here's a picture of artist Eric Joyner at a showing of his work. I love the painting behind him!!

(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a73/walkie20/ericjoyner.jpg)
Title: Re: Robots and Donuts -Eric Joyner
Post by: jimmy1 on January 20, 2011, 01:12:43 AM
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