That is one sharp Maserati
click above pic to view additional images of this one-of-a-kind "Shattered Glass" Maserati Quattroporte
They say that the beauty of art is in the eye of the beholder, and we're torn between thinking the work of Italian artist Luca Pancrazzi shown here is jaw-dropping cool or tear-shedding sad. C'mon, it's a Maserati Quattroporte covered with 1,763 lbs. of shattered glass – truly a sight one does not see every day. But it's also an exquisite Italian luxury sedan sacrificed at the alter of modern art. The piece currently sits outside the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and welcomes guests to the second Moscow Art Biennale that runs from March 1st through April 1st.
[Source: Domusweb via CarScoop]
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Michael Karesh 12:19PM (3/19/2007)
Good luck getting this thing past those tough new European pedestrian safety standards.
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Rocket Punch 12:43PM (3/19/2007)
No car is "ART" if it is stationary. It is like telling you to appreciate a painting in total darkness.
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Jeremy 12:47PM (3/19/2007)
A WASTE
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chuck goolsbee 12:56PM (3/19/2007)
I studied Art in college, and recall one of my professors in a sculpture class looking at one of my designs and stating that some Art requires a setting to really make it work. His words come back to me as I gaze at this piece. Sitting in a dimly lit garage is NOT the way to present this work. I imagine that if parked in the right spot, it would be stunning, but as presented, it doesn't do much. It needs to be presented in an atmosphere of smooth straight lines and good lighting.
Imagine it:
* in the brilliant sunshine of a salt flat with mountains in the distance.
* in a large courtyard of symmetrical paving stones, surrounded by angular, modern glass & steel architecture.
* in desert at sunset.
Then it would be stunning. As presented it is just sort of... weird.
--chuck
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ron 1:03PM (3/19/2007)
I wonder if Ralph Nader would approve?
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MikeW 1:10PM (3/19/2007)
at least the wipers still work.
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lookingood 1:24PM (3/19/2007)
i wonder how they got the car door open.. otherwise it looks pretty "sharp" in my opinion. hehe
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8189720 1:38PM (3/19/2007)
I don't know, perhaps it's just me, but just because someone thinks up of some stupid/ridiculous way to do something doesn't necessarily make it art.
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ah_m45 2:05PM (3/19/2007)
trying hand washing that. hahahaha
and how do u close the door without touching the body?
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Jason E. Rist 2:26PM (3/19/2007)
Finally a solution for the neighbour's cat walking on my vehicle...
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DarrenJ 3:12PM (3/19/2007)
Good luck washing the bugs out of that one.
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iQuack 4:02PM (3/19/2007)
I wonder what the wind noise sounds like.
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DPC car videos 4:29PM (3/19/2007)
How would you wax this car?
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iQuack 4:35PM (3/19/2007)
"3. How would you wax this car?"
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Carefully.
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Jason Kuhn 4:47PM (3/19/2007)
Why in the last photo is the windshield completely covered in shattered glass but in the other photos its not?
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ramen 5:18PM (3/19/2007)
I'm sure the hip-hop community would love to ghost-ride this whip
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GOT 9:40PM (3/19/2007)
"They say that the beauty of art is in the eye of the beholder"
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder only as far as the beholder is able and willing to tolerate defect. Which is why "love is blind"... the lovers are so overcome with emotion that their sense of detecting real beauty is in the back seat (no pun intended... hah hah).
As for this Maserati.... It's more a gimmick and a curiosity than it is beautiful. There may some beauty to is, as Chuck Goolsbee (#4) points out, but only slightly.
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hank 10:47PM (3/19/2007)
If that's "art", you should see the dump I just took. Unbelievable. I'm thinking about inviting the neighbors over to check it out. Amazing.
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darthV 11:21PM (3/19/2007)
I think that's fake. look at the third picture, the one taked with the door open, the glass is all over the windows car, front and side, and the other pictures show the car without shattered glass on the car's view.
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Charles Z 4:21AM (3/20/2007)
This looks like a pretty sweet security system to me
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