BadRobot Art
Music You Can See
Every record already has a story. A voice, a moment, pressed into shellac and passed down through decades. Here at BadRobot Art that history gets a face.Layered portraits on vintage 78 RPM records. Handmade in North Carolina.
The Work
Ray Charles on an OKeh 78
John Lee Hooker on an original John Lee Hooker 78 (mockup - finished picture coming soon)
James Brown on an Original James Brown 78 (mockup - finished picture coming soon)
Cab Calloway on an Original Brunswick copy of Minnie the Moocher (mockup - finished picture coming soon)
Aretha Franklin on a Vintage 78
Vault Boy - Thumbs Up on Vintage Ink Spots 78
Vault Boy - Finger Guns on Vintage 78
Behind the Scenes in the Studio
About The Work
I'm Mark Buckman, a visual artist based in North Carolina working under the BadRobot Art brand. I came up through print, photography, and design, spending decades telling other people's stories before I found my way back to making my own.The records chose me as much as I chose them. There's something about a vintage 78 that already carries weight, a voice pressed into shellac, passed through decades of hands before it landed in mine. I paint directly on that history. Layer by layer, the faces of musicians, icons, and cultural legends emerge from the black. The record isn't just the canvas. It's part of the story.Every piece is handmade, one at a time, in my studio in North Carolina. No prints. No reproductions. Just the work, the music, and whatever that moment calls for.
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