Robby the Robot
Vintage Toy series
"Robby the Robot" is a vintage children's toy, built in the 1960s. My toy photo collection is a sub-set of the light painting series. These vintage toys have so much built in drama and history, which is perfect since I love creating theatrical fictions and epic dramas thru my photographs.
I shoot these in my studio where I usually build little sets for them (some of the sets are a partial, or entirely digital setting) and then I light them in a light painting style, through long exposures.
Robby the Robot became a sci-fi icon after the release of the legendary 1956 film Forbidden Planet. He was the first movie robot to have a personality and a moral code and appeared in numerous movies and TV shows afterward. Having him in my studio for a month was a delight! The setting in my photograph doesn't really reflect any set that he was ever in - it is imagined by me, although the Robby Space Patrol vehicle was used just in Forbidden Planet.
Antique Toy World magazine did a cover story on my toy photos
"In none of his photos does Nuez exploit the obvious"
Montreal Gazette
"Seductive ... Nuez's photos do not leave one indifferent"
Ciel Variable - Contemporary Photography magazine
Light Paintings series
I sometimes fantasize that with the snap of a finger, I can escape reality ... in a moment, be transported to a dream world free of life's demands, a child's playground where magic exists and all is right with the world.My Light Paintings are that portal. Through them I can transcend reality and escape into these beautiful, vibrant yet peaceful realms.
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Although there is some digital manipulation in this series, the unusual lighting and surreal quality in the Light Painting series is achieved by using colored lights during long exposures. They are not digital effects.
