Work by Robert Lambies "BROTHER"

[John Singh]

Your quite right Nigel

was this in a recent sign mag?

Rob’s brother did this sometime ago. It was on a thread here awhile back.
Clever stuff heh!

The Tate apparently wanted it for crowd control as people kept bumping into each other and getting lost in such a large building. So if you wanted the cubism gallery, for example, you simply followed the yellow line and so on.

John

[Nigel Fraser]

Oh well, old news I guess then 😳

It was in the Dec issue of Signs,Screen & Digital printer mag, so I guess I could be forgiven for thinking it was a recent project !!

Nigel

[John Singh]

Not at all Nigel it was good to see it again
I don’t remember actually seeing this shot
and I didn’t remember it was in the Tate either!

I can impress my mates when I take them round the Tate.

John

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Hmmm… (!)
Rob has a brother? 😀
Does he have a cute bum too? 😮
I can imagine him bending over 😉
and applying this massive maze of colors.:roll:
Aw, shucks…he’s probably married too! 😳
Love- JILL 😆

[Robert Lambie]

Hi Nigel
Yes your spot on mate. It is my brother.
The Tate piece is very new, so you’re right thinking it new news.
It has been posted on the site before though, but! For a different location/gallery, different shape & style of floor.
He’s been very successful with his work, especially the floors. Similar floors have been laid around the world in various different galleries.
The vinyl is not pre-cut. Our company cuts it for him from solid logs. Various colours, widths and types of vinyl’s depending on the show. Getting pre-cut stuff would be great, but would mean the floors would appear much the same regarding widths & colours. Some floors are huge while others are much smaller. Some are monochrome while others fluorescent.
Basically when the galleries do a show combining many different artists. The show
Takes thousands of folk in over about a week.
The visitors then just look round or buy something. Over last couple of years I think he has sold around 30 floors maybe more. Floors are not just the only piece he does. Each one is as bizarre as the next, he has many.. The most recent one was giant eyelashes made from Perspex in various colours hanging from the roof.
Yes, you guessed it.. While at Art College he was a sign maker..
He was in Miami last week but is actually in Pittsburgh at the moment, then onto New York. If you’re local Jill you could pop by and see for yourself. 😉

[Nigel Fraser]

Oh good, I feel less out of touch now 😀

Rob, just out of interest could you answer a few questions….

1) How long does it take him to fit a floor like that ?

2) Do you use a special removable vinyl ?

3) Does is wear well enough with no lamination ? i.e. could you use plain vinyl for short term floor graphics in a shop for example

4) Arn’t there health & safety aspects to putting a slippery film on the floor – I remember in the dim and distant past having a lot of trouble sourcing floor graphics, and this was one of the issues raised.

Have a great Christmas,

Nigel

[Robert Lambie]

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1) How long does it take him to fit a floor like that ?

i think a team of about 4-5 people lay it. takes about 4-5 days. i guess it depends on the area covered. 🙄

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2) Do you use a special removable vinyl ?

the vinyl used in the past was mactac 9800. these days it is all orarcal 751.

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3) Does is wear well enough with no lamination ? i.e. could you use plain vinyl for short term floor graphics in a shop for example

i think it wears very well. although i think that would be down to what its adhereing too. marble/wood/stone etc.
there is a permant floor laid in edinburghs modern art gallery. it has to last 20 years with thousands of folk walking on it daily. they bought four times the amount of vinyl needed so if any area came away. they could stick a fresh peice exactly the same shade/size in its place.

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4) Arn’t there health & safety aspects to putting a slippery film on the floor – I remember in the dim and distant past having a lot of trouble sourcing floor graphics, and this was one of the issues raised.

you could be right but like i said, there are many many floors sold around the world and many galleries having them on show. i dont think it would be much more slippy than that of marble or varnished wood if wet.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Hey Rob!
Tell him to stop by!
I am 20 miles north of Pittsburgh on Route 8.
I am just finishing up my last batch of Xmas cookies too!
Love- JILL 😛