Robert Teeple

(American, born 1941)

Seattle-based artist Robert Teeple works with electronics, music, lights, and animation. He creates electronic animations, installations, and sculptures that investigate creative and scientific processes. He notes, "I was influenced by Frankenstein and the whole idea of being a mad scientist — 'It's ALIVE!!' "

Teeple grew up in Detriot and was fascinated with building radios and transmtting sound. He went to art school in Portland, Oregon and has been based in Seattle since the 1970s.