# Colorful Robot Art Eric Joyner's Artificial Enlightenment By Sandra Winn | Published 2008-09-06 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eric-joyners-artificial-enlightenment References: [boingboing.net](http://boingboing.net/) The **Eric Joyner Artificial Enlightenment** exhibit will be featured at the [Corey Helford Gallery](http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/#/home/) in Culver City, CA, on September 6, 2008. Worthy of note is that if you watch the video interview of Joyner in his studio, he’s begun a painting which he says will be a robot in a donut factory—one of the painting’s featured in Artificial Enlightenment. If you remember Robot, Will Robinson’s best friend and foe of Dr. Smith from pop-culture 60’s series, *Lost in Space*, you’ll be taken back to those days as the iconic figure is presented in quite a few of Joyner’s Artificial Enlightenment paintings. Joyner’s paintings are filled with robust and bold colorful [paintings of robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-automation) and feature them doing motorcycle stunts, making donuts, hooking up, driving trains, and more. Love [robots and robot art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-robots) but can’t make the show? Not to fret, Joyner’s Artificial Enlightenment paintings can be viewed online at his website. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Robot Art:** There is an opportunity for artists to embrace technology's role in their medium, creating and selling unique and bold robot art. - **Pop-culture Nostalgia:** Incorporating nostalgic pop-culture elements into modern art can attract a wider range of customers and increase sales potential. - **Online Art Sales:** The ability to sell and promote art online provides artists with greater accessibility and potential for global recognition and success. ### Where This Applies - **Art:** Artists can leverage technology, nostalgia, and online sales to create and sell unique robot art. - **E-commerce:** The rise of online art sales creates opportunities for e-commerce platforms to attract artists and art buyers looking for more accessible and profitable avenues for selling and purchasing art. - **Exhibitions and Galleries:** Exhibitions and galleries can benefit from embracing technology and pop-culture nostalgia to attract wider audiences and create buzz around their featured artists and exhibits. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [CG Technology Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cg-technology-art-exhbition.md) - [Drone-Assisted Landscape Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/katsu-1.md) - [Artistic AI Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sketcher-x.md) - [Spaceship-Like Robot Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seoul-robot-ai.md) - [Human-Made Lamp Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-am-not-a-robot-lamp-collection.md) - [Cartoon Robot Art Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/astro-boy-figure.md) - [Cartoon-Inspired AI Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/butter-bot.md) - [AI-Generated Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aigenerated-art-gallery.md) - [Plushie-Inspired Art Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brent-estabrook-smiles.md)