Are cars considered art?
If you guys are familiar with Jeff Koon’s 2010 M3 GT2 art car, there were 16 German canvases before it. Out of the 17 BMW art cars created by famous artists, there is one that stands out; Andy Warhol’s BMW 1979 M1 Lemans art car.
Andy Warhol; an American artist, film maker and also a leading figure in the visual art movment known as pop art, was given a blank 1979 BMW M1 lemans track car as a canvas. His goal was to portray speed pictorially such that all lines are blurred as if the car was moving fast. REALLY Fast.
It took him 23 minutes to complete the whole car, painting it with brushes and stroking it with his hands to give it a little love (his personal touch).
The car totally flowed with all its hard lines and choice of color and strokes. You will notice the detail upon looking closely.
Some say it looks like a United Colors of Benetton track car, some say it’s a copy of van Gogh’s Seascape at Saintes-Maries on a lambo with kidney grills.
When asked if he (Warhol) was satisfied with his finished work, he replied “I love the car; its better than the work of art itself.”
Then my previous question was answered and confirmed by an iconic artist; Yes, cars are works of art on wheels.
The car was raced once on the 24 Hour LeMans in 1979 driven by Manfred Winkelhock (German), Herve Poulain and Marcel Mignot (both from France); it placed 6th overall, and 2nd place in class.
——————————————————-
– Mark –
— Mark@maydaygarage.com —