Tomopop Exclusive: Doktor A shares The Wooden Boy

7:38 AM on 10.25.2009   |   Colette Bennett

Doktor A calls himself a Victorian Futurist. It's something I have never heard of, and I must confess I love the term -- it really does give me a better way to describe his incredible work. Better than "Look how freaking amazing this is!!!", anyway.

The picture above is of a new Dok A piece called The Wooden Boy, which will be shown for the first time at the LIFT Gallery in Detroit this November 14th (and which Dok shared exclusively with Tomopop!) for the Freak Mechanique show. Dok says of his creation:

Marvel at the primitive machine boy made from timber -

An early experiment in utilizing the new planet's indigenous arboreal matter resulted in this little fellow.

No others were made as the requirements of chiseling each gear by had made the manufacturing process much too time consuming.

In his day he sported a fine lacquered finish with a wax polish luster. But many years out in the element reduced him to his present state.

And his head is now home to a small mouse like creature.

Step inside The Barnabus and Wrench traveling Robotic Freak Circus.
A mind watering show of mechanical curiosities, wondrous crank driven anomalies and spring powered whimsy.
Thrills and chills hitherto unheard of in the realms of automata engineering.
An imagination rending trip into the unknown underbelly of Retropolian society.
All are welcome.
Enter and be amazed.

- No spitting in the Stalls. -


Come and meet :

The Balloon Headed Man
Antler Girl
Hugo Roundtree (and his marvelous prehensile mustache)
The Primitive Wooden Boy
The Abandoned Woman (Rusted Solid)
The Skull Faced Mr. D'eth
The Whipple Brothers (Twins Joined at the Brain)
The Mysterious Hooded Mystery
The Hideous Pig Boy
The Odorous Fish Man
The Three Ocular Clops Brothers
Sinister and Dexter (Twins Separated at Birth)
And others.............

An exhibition of whimsy and delight from the English "Victorian Futurist" artist Doktor A.
A collection of Paintings, Drawings and Three Dimensional works, for your amusement and amazement.

Showing at the LIFT gallery and toy store in Detroit City, of the United States of America.
Saturday November the 14th 2009. With an opening reception at 7pm of that evening.
Open to view until December the 9th.