Photographer, sculptutor, designer and artist Andrew Chase has crafted the most incredible realistically articulated animal from the most mundane of components.
And he has also created his own imaginary world where the cheetahs are the couriers of small objects and run treadmills to generate power. Along with the Cheetah, Chase's world also includes the Giraffe and the Elephant.
Chase's primary artstic medium is photography and he has constructed these animals to be able to take photos of them for a book project.
The Cheetah measures 61cm (24") high and 127cm (50") nose to tail and is crafted from Chase's favourite materials of electrical conduit, transmission parts and 20 gauge steel.
The lifelike motion of Andrew Chase's Cheetah
This incredible Elephant was crafted from transmission parts, electrical conduits, plumbing pipes and 20 gauge cold rolled steel. It is 36" X 36" X 18" and weights about 85 lbs. All the joints move and lock in place, turning a gear on the elephant's side winds a cable around a shaft which raises and lowers the trunk and the ears move back and forth and can fan out. For more images.
Chase's Giraffe is crafted from transmission parts, electrical conduit, and plumbing pipe. All the joints rotate and lock. Turning a removable crank on the Giraffe's side raises the neck. Lifting the tail releases a catch and lowers the neck. It's about 2m (6') tall. For more images.
And Andrew Chase is making a 50-page picture book (extract above) about the Robot TME - short for "Trionic Morphatractable Engineer".
For more information, please visit www.andrewchase.com
This incredible Elephant was crafted from transmission parts, electrical conduits, plumbing pipes and 20 gauge cold rolled steel. It is 36" X 36" X 18" and weights about 85 lbs. All the joints move and lock in place, turning a gear on the elephant's side winds a cable around a shaft which raises and lowers the trunk and the ears move back and forth and can fan out. For more images.
Chase's Giraffe is crafted from transmission parts, electrical conduit, and plumbing pipe. All the joints rotate and lock. Turning a removable crank on the Giraffe's side raises the neck. Lifting the tail releases a catch and lowers the neck. It's about 2m (6') tall. For more images.
And Andrew Chase is making a 50-page picture book (extract above) about the Robot TME - short for "Trionic Morphatractable Engineer".
For more information, please visit www.andrewchase.com
