Rob Vincent

nerd of all trades

Visual Art

I draw, paint, sculpt, and build. I also produce digital art of various flavors.

Here is a limited selection of my work. Click any image for more info and a high-res download.

Physical Paintings

Historical Telephones (2015-2017)

This is a set of paintings I’m currently doing of telephones of particular historical interest. Click any image for a better look, and more info on what phone it is and why it’s of historical interest…

Acrylic on canvas, 5×7″
In private collections.

K2 Red Telephone Box
K8 Red Telephone Box
Motorola MicroTAC 9800X
Stromberg-Carlson upright phone
Dali’s Lobster Telephone
Sharp J-SH04
Police Box Emergency Phone
Reis Telephone
The President’s Red Phone
Motorola DynaTAC 8000x
Gower-Bell Telephone
Bell “Gallows-Frame” Telephone
Alexander Graham Plane
Sculptura
Ericofone
AT&T Picturephone Mod II
Mickey Mouse Telephone
Nokia N-GAGE
Princess Phone
Mojave Phone Booth

Luminaries of the Hacker World (September 2015)

This is a set of portraits I painted of some notable, well-known, and lesser-known hacker luminaries. Some were individuals I chose to focus on, some were suggestions by friends, and all exemplify elements of the hacker world as we know it today. Click any for a better look, and a short bio.

Acrylic on canvas, 5×7″
In private collections.

Ada Lovelace
Alan Turing
Benjamin Banneker
Carmen “humdog” Hermosillo
Delia Derbyshire
Edward Barnett
Edward Snowden
Grace Hopper
Joybubbles
Jude “St. Jude” Milhon
Linus Torvalds
Nikola Tesla
Steve Wozniak
Tim Berners-Lee
Konrad Zuse
Joan Clarke

Old Computers (December 2012)

This is a set of ten paintings I made of various old, notable computers.

Acrylic on canvas, 5×7″
In private collections.

TRS-80 Color Computer 2
Nintendo Game Boy
Nintendo Entertainment System
Commodore PET
Commodore 64
CDC 6600
Cray-1
Speak & Spell
Computer Space
Apple IIGS

Physical Drawings

Drawing phones as a live on-air stunt on Off the Hook.
The completed drawings were given to WBAI supporters.
Illustration for Phone Losers of America: The Book by Brad Carter

Digital Paintings and Illustrations

Here’s a random selection of this sort of thing.

The Raptor Scream
Goblin
Alien Mona Lisa
Sigflup
Courtney K
Keep Colm and Carry On
Obey Grey
“Need a lift, pal?”

Hackers On Planet Earth

I’ve done artwork for the HOPE hacker conference.

I illustrated the electronic badge for The Next HOPE.
I designed the patch for the US Department of Security Theater.
The US Department of HOPEland Security seal, a collaboration with Frederic Guimont for HOPE.
My frequent collaborator Grey and I painted a series of large multi-panel paintings for The Next HOPE.

Miscellaneous Designs

An official Off the Hook t-shirt.
Icon for “Doctor Who Facts!”

Sculptures, props, and other builds

Super Mario Bros. Stompers
The Mask
The Mask (miniature)
Blake’s 7 bracelets

Puppets

Cellphone tower puppet
Tom Servo puppet
Media Show Interns

More info and galleries to be added. Until then, there’s a very small selection of my artwork viewable on my art blog and occasionally Etsy, and videos on YouTube.

3D design

I’ve a limited selection of downloadable 3D files on display at my Thingiverse page, and pro-grade prints of some in plastic and metal are available in my Shapeways shop.

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