known for his electronic, kinetic, and robotic sculpture, alan rath has produced ever-evolving work since the early 1980s. although largely self-taught in electronics and art, rath holds a degree in electrical engineering from mit.
an acknowledged pioneer in the exploration of electronics as an art form, rath has been central to the developing dialogue of the role of new media in the arts. the computers he creates and places within handcrafted aluminum, steel, glass, and plastic armatures are capable of complex directives over time [some evolve over decades]. the life force in these machines is encapsulated and carefully controlled with seeming aesthetic and mechanical ease.