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Styrobots ATTACK!

Artist Michael A. Salter is an associate professor of digital arts at the University of Oregon who, in his downtime, builds massive robots out of recycled “polystyrene”–a Styrofoam commonly used for shipping electronics.

Salter’s ‘Styrobots’ range from 2.5-feet (the little guy above) to 15-feet (the big guy above) to his largest creation, a 21-foot-fall behemoth who lives at San Jose University.

The ‘Styrobots’ are currently on display at an exhibit called, “Robots: A Cultural Icon in Contemporary Art” at Wichita State University’s ‘Ulrich Museum of Art.’ The exhibit runs through December 18, 2009.

Check out a video showing how these guys are built.

Picture Journal: Cheeming Boey

Possibly one of the greatest things I've ever found on the internet is Cheeming Boey's Picture Journal. He has the comedic touch of Guy Delisle crossed with a little bit of Adrian Tomine's Asian-American angst.

A great read for when you're killing time, Boey's ongoing hatred of living in Irving, California will pang at any heart who's had the misfortune of living in a place they didn't want to live in, and how eventual madness turns hilarious.

Boey also draws a mean styrofoam cup:



To start reading the Picture Journal from the beginning, click here.
For more on Boey, click here.