About the work

She was not designed to wait.

Where Kyumi-1 stands in contemplative stillness, KyumiX-1 arrives in motion body forward, arms extended, the aerodynamic lines of her chassis cutting through space with the authority of something built for velocity. The lateral antenna extends like a blade. The circular sensor eye is locked, active, acquiring. Every panel of her armour speaks the same language: readiness.

Di Nicolantonio draws here from the deepest lineage of robot design the android body as the ultimate expression of human aspiration toward perfection of form and function. The torso is athletic, the proportions precise, the mechanical articulation at shoulder and hip rendered with the fluency of an artist who has studied both anatomy and engineering. This is not a machine that imitates the human body. It is a machine that has surpassed it and knows it.

KyumiX-1 is the second figure in the Futuropia Robots universe and the first to move. The series has found its tension: between the stillness of Kyumi-1 and the kinetic force of KyumiX-1, an entire world of robotic consciousness begins to take shape.

An original drawing from the Robots series by artist-futurist Sébastien Di Nicolantonio.

Edition Unique original — one of a kind

Signature Hand-signed by the artist

Authentication Sold with certificate of authenticity and gallery invoice

Technique Original drawing — pen on paper

Dimensions 29.7 × 42 cm — A3 format

Framing Unframed — framing available upon request