Research into Heath Robinson

Heath Robinson was a British artist who's specialises in cartoon and illustration. He is best know for his highly elaborate mechanisms which would achieve very simplistic tasks. 

The work 'Heath Robinson' came round during the Second World War 1914-18 and it means, anything unnecessary complex and implausible contrivance. In the U.S Rube Goldberg is often described in the same way. 

Heath Robinson's time and simple materials were his main keys to success as the majority of his work contained anything that was in close proximity to hand such as, string or tape. Due to the world war many materials weren't to hand so he had to make do with the bare minimum which makes his work have a nice 'make do and mend' moral. 

Personally, I find his work interesting because it reminds me of a Frankenstein essc creation as its crazy and all over the place yet flawless at the sametime. I can also see how his works being interpreted  into other people's work such as, Wallace and grommet and the music video OKGo.