Hubert Dobler is an artist who defines himself at the intersection of technology and art. His work revolves around chaos using “masculine tools,” such as motorcycles, chainsaws, and concrete percussion, recording the traces these machines generate when they are allowed to live outside their conventional scope. He disassembles and reorganizes out-of-context objects.
He examines the emotions and visceral bonds that the viewer can experience when machines are abandoned and used, functioning on their own, free from constraints. Roaring, shaking, and crashing, his machines highlight the power and energy trapped within everyday technology. He shows the raw power and free spirit inherent in engines and machinery.
ROUNDABOUT2 is an exploration of kinetic objects. Two motorcycles are tied together in a circle, facing each other. Like caged animals, the motorcycles are displayed, performing their trick in repetition. Spinning wildly, the throttles are wide open, and the motorcycles unleash all their accumulated energy in a space, creating burned tire marks.
You can find more information by visiting his website http://www.dobler.us/
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