MiataMark
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Found this on Pistonheads, www.ica.org.uk/artdriveand I have to go to London today on business... (only downside I'll only be able to take a small camera). Pictures tomorrow. |
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I'm going to sneak out of work tomorrow and take a peek!  (Was going to today, but have arrived at my desk to find a hellstorm of deadlines...) |
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Seth
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Nice one.  I might be able to go have a look tomorrow too. |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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I reckon I might find my way there too.
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Jul 23, 2012 18:00:48 GMT
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Jul 23, 2012 18:01:50 GMT
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Jul 23, 2012 19:43:25 GMT
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I have to drive past there on thursday on route between two sites. Might pop in for a wander round. ;D
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Anglia68
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Jul 23, 2012 19:51:06 GMT
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How superb and thanks every one for sharing their pics for those of us not able to see them in the metal. They look so ace but I couldn't help wondering where the external oil coolers were.  Looking at them it wouldn't be too hard to replicate the paint schemes with graffiti paints or even vinyl wraps.The body kits might be a little harder to copy though. |
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Jul 23, 2012 20:16:14 GMT
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Jenny Holzer, V12 LMR, 1999. Want? I should say:  230720121900 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121898 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121902 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr Alex Calder, 3.0CSL, 1975:  230720121889 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121890 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121897 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121894 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr Matazo Kayama, 535i, 1990:  230720121909 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121911 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr César Manrique, 730i, 1990:  230720121914 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121929 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr Frank Stella, 3.0CSL, 1976. Giggity:  230720121921 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122028 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121918 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121917 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr After all of these years, I finally get to see the legend in the 'flesh that is the Roy Lichtenstein 320 Grp5 from 1977. If it were possible to marry a car:  230720122035 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121938 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121933 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122056 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr And what's next to it? Another legend; Andy Warhol's Grp4 M1 from 1979:  230720122052 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121946 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  Andy Warhol, Grp4 M1, 1979 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121949 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr Robert Rauschenberg, 635csi, 1986:  230720121953 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122031 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121956 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr The M3 twins now; Michael Jagamara Nelson, M3 GrpA, 1989...  230720121975 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122066 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121977 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr ...and Ken Dome's work on an identical car. Dontcha wish that some car owners now would have the cast-iron lugnuts to wrap their cars like the Art Cars instead of boring ol' matt blech?  230720121961 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121965 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121970 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr Esther Mahlangu, 525i, 1991. I'd be tempted to do a replica, would be cheap enough; add slam and cheap alloys = win:  230720121986 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121982 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr David Hockney, 850csi, 1995:  230720122002 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122004 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr A.R. Penck, Z1, 1991, the Godfather of the sharpie cars?  230720121989 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121994 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122072 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122075 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr Sandro Chia, E36 touring car prototype, 1992:  230720122068 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720121996 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122070 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122000 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr Ernst Fuchs, 635csi, 1982. A new take on hot rod flames:  230720122015 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122097 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122078 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr Jeff Koons, M3 GT2, 2010. The last of the breed?  230720122008 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122011 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122087 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr  230720122020 by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr |
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Last Edit: Jul 23, 2012 21:16:56 GMT by babyboomer
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Jul 23, 2012 20:21:48 GMT
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Nice pics - excited to see it all in the metal tomorrow ;D
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Jul 23, 2012 20:23:52 GMT
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You might see pace marks around the Lichtenstein car; they might be mine...  |
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Jul 23, 2012 21:35:31 GMT
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Where's Wally? Oh hang on, that's ME!!! |
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Jul 23, 2012 21:47:03 GMT
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That was coincidence! As an aside, was that an Olympic camera crew that kept on buggering up my shot? ;D |
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Jul 23, 2012 22:06:16 GMT
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It was, but they had Kiwi feathers on their mics and spoke with antipodean accents so i guess we'll have to look hard for footage of that, but that guy was terrible; he fluffed simple lines time and again.
Thought the BMW's and the site itself was excellent, very well displayed, I didn't know what to expect sauntering up to a dingy multistorey car park, but my father and I came away well impressed!
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will
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Jul 23, 2012 23:43:55 GMT
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I'll have to pop over the river and take a butchers at these. Nice one.
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MiataMark
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WOW, what an experience.... Don't think I can add much pictorially, I've added a few though. To see 16 of the 17 art cars in one go was a stunning experience. Favourites for me were the Warhol M1 (painted in 28mins by Warhol himself), Calder 3.0CSL, Stella & Lichtenstien 320's, all awesome cars in their own right but painted in pop art style even better and the fact that they raced them...  stella_320_1 by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr Not really a fan of the Fuchs 635 just looks like badly applied stickers (I know heresy), the Hockney 850 or the Rauschenberg 635 (which is showing its age, the transparent transfers are discolouring). Of the M3s, the Ken Done was brilliant but spoiled by the wheels, would look so much better with plain wheels. The Nelson car was very well done but didn't do much for me personally and the same for the Penck Z1 and Kayama 535. When they're in the company of the others they just don't stand out.  done_m3_mirror by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr The Manrique 730 was my favourite road car, so simple. As was the Mahlangu 525 (both would be better lowered with plain wheels). These are ideas that would translate well to "normal" cars. The Chia E36 was interesting. The V12LMR, Holtzer, stunning, the full slogan is "Protect me from what I want" that might find it's way onto a sticker.  chia_e36_mirror by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr Finally the Koons' E46 M3 which was quite simply stunning from any angle. You could do a road car with the strips, less the pop art explosions which would certainly turn heads.  koons_e46-m3_badge by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr  koons_e46-m3_front by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr The free book is very good as well. Makes you wonder how much they are insured for, the Warhol M1 is stated as being the most expensive BMW although I think the Koons M3 would run it close. Makes me want to get an older BMW and break out the paint box ;D Mark |
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Sweet Lord and Baby Jesus! I need to get across to see this! The Lichtenstein car is stunning |
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MiataMark
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The Lichtenstein car is stunning And even better in the metal!  lichtenstein_320_gp5_front by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr It's kind of surreal, you walk into a lift (big enough for cars), then exit onto a normal multi storey car park and then the first thing you (I) see(saw) was the V12 LMR.... If I had time I'd go back with the better camera, some flash guns etc. |
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andyborris
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Sorry, but this is one occasion when the Forum rules (which I wholeheartedly support) are too restrictive.
This thread isn't just about cars, it's also about art, (see thread title!) and art needs to criticized and criticized in the full meaning of the word.
I.E. Deconstructed, explained and assessed. In the same way that Tracy Emin has been.....many times.
I know this won't happen here and because of this, we're lacking in our understanding of what these cars mean, not just to us car nuts, but to the wider world.
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I might be able to go have a look tomorrow too.
