Dug North

Dug North
Automaton maker Dug North with one of his creations

Dug North (born August 2, 1970) is an American artist who creates hand-cranked animated sculpture known as 'contemporary automata'. Though his work is much less complex mechanically, North draws inspiration from the masterworks of automatists such as Pierre Jaquet-Droz, Henri Maillardet, and the magic-themed automata of Robert-Houdin.

North as an artist is less concerned with imitating living organisms, than with creating scenes and characters that make subtle comments on society. Other contemporary automata artists include those associated with Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, once located in Covent Garden, London.

In addition to writing magazine articles on the subject of automata, he publishes a blog for collectors and makers of automata and mechanical toys entitled The Automata / Automaton Blog.

Currently, Dug North serves as the Kircher Society Resident Automatist for The Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society.

North makes his home in Lowell, Massachusetts in the United States and continues to create automata.

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