Mini lets artist "Krink" all over its car
The Krink-ed Mini – Click above for high-res image gallery
New York artist KR begat the artistic style – and ultimately brand and trend – of Krink. Mini, combining its urban credentials with an aesthetic born from Queens graffiti, gave KR a Mini to Krink and put it on display in Hamburg last weekend. In case you didn't know, it is the specific theme of finely dripping paint, especially silver, that is Krink, and it has appeared on Nike and Prada and in the New York Times, among other places.
At this point Mini is getting so post-postmodern cool that pretty soon the brand is going to be able to bottle its own irony and sell it. Follow the jump to read the translated press release, or check out the MiniSpace site, and have a look at the high-res images below.
Gallery: Mini Krink
[Source: Mini]
PRESS RELEASE
New York street artist uses Mini Canvas. The KRINK MINI.
28.10.2009 Munich -- What MINI and street art have in common? The MINI has always characterized the image of the metropolis and is itself part of the urban street culture. Exceptional design has always been to claim the mark. A passion shared by the protagonists of the creative street art.
The legendary New York street artist Craig "KR" Costello has missed last week in Hamburg, a MINI its unique style. His trademark, so-called KRINK dripping ink aesthetics, are motifs for which the color extends downward, as if it were applied too thick. The entire MINI was designed in the typical drop KRINK aesthetics of the creative people from Brooklyn. In the silver color runs along the distinctive shape of the MINI, around the body and side and rear windows of the black car.
The project was the "first love story" and the photographer Ali Salehi.
Am 28.10. presented the Hamburg trendy KRINK MINI in the bar "First Love" to the public. Am 31.10. interested will have the possibility of the MINI, and other works by the artist from the Vicious Gallery (HH) to admire.
Erstenthüllung:
Wednesday 28 October, 19.00 - 23.00 clock
First Love Bar, Michaelisbrücke 3, 20459 Hamburg
Opening reception and exhibition:
Saturday 31 October, from 20.00 clock
Vicious Hallery, Kleine Freiheit 46, 22767 Hamburg
For more information about the project and an interview with street artist can be found at www.MINIspace.com.
About KRINK.
Craig "KR" Costello earned in the 90 years of downward trending silver signature great fame in the scene.
This resulted in the brand KRINK. Today's tags can be found in doorways, on walls, subway stations, street signs, etc. in the cities weltweit.Bereits in his youth, he lived in Queens, New York, developed KR graffiti colors. What began as a personal experimenting with homemade materials, quickly became a first strictly limited product line with special silver paint in bottles, which he distributed to selected friends. The result is a thriving company has grown, offering under the name KRINK (KR-INK), a wide range of specialty inks and markers that represent the highest quality and have a genuine cult status.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Max 10:31AM (11/03/2009)
The Bukkake edition. Nice.
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Purplewon 10:38AM (11/03/2009)
wow, I just threw up a little bit
Freak Mojo 10:39AM (11/03/2009)
I'm not sure if I should be ashamed or surprised that I lol'ed at that :P
MTU 5.0 10:40AM (11/03/2009)
First post. Nice. lol
Trent 10:41AM (11/03/2009)
LMAO my thoughts exactly.
zamafir 10:54AM (11/03/2009)
you sir, win at the internet. oh that there were more than 3 stars
thipps 11:53AM (11/03/2009)
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q25/atl1419/bukkake.jpg
Patrick 12:25PM (11/03/2009)
I was thinking it was covered in bird poop but bukkake is much funnier! Skeet skeet skeet? No, it's krink krink krink!!!
JDM Life 10:35AM (11/03/2009)
Looks okay.
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andre lavoie 10:36AM (11/03/2009)
While this does have a modern look to it, I fail to see how this is art. All this seems to be is lines left by running paint.
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Dan 10:53AM (11/03/2009)
If he had to vandalize a car, at least he picked an ugly one.
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TwinTurbo3000GT 10:59AM (11/03/2009)
remember when artists had talent?
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thipps 11:43AM (11/03/2009)
art is an expression and it changes. not everyone understands everyones work and thats ok.
Dude 11:04AM (11/03/2009)
Exactly!
I have an idea. It's called KEYD. I will take different size and shaped keys and scratch the paint off a car, call it "art" and some dumbass will probably pay me for it. We know Autoblog would post it.
sparrk 11:57AM (11/03/2009)
@Dude , you have to put a ridiculous price on it to be art.
@thipps, modern art is bullsh*t, the whole "emperor's clothes" approach to modern art is disgusting. you can express yourself and create something that people actually like... oh , wait , that requires talent.
ugg.tryptophan 2:12PM (11/03/2009)
@sparrk
if it disgusts you its art! but srsly, artists of all disciplines are practicing their craft no need to get upset at one faction of the art world that isnt supposed to be understood
SmallCarsRock 10:59AM (11/03/2009)
Cool to see MINI teaming up with KRINK!
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TwhiT 11:05AM (11/03/2009)
Uh... anybody else think of Boy George's crazy "hair" looking at this?
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Gary 11:12AM (11/03/2009)
It's amazing what a little bit of nostalgia, chrome, and marketing can accomplish. Sort of works for Apple, right?
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HotShoeStudios 11:14AM (11/03/2009)
And the sheeple continue to all march in line...
is there any type of PR stabndards anymore or does any and every story make the cut? God, mass marketing sucks.
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