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VIDEO: More celebrating as Mini marks 50th Anniversary with Wash Me

You didn't really think it was going to stop with Krink, did you? Oh no. Mini and art have combined again on a limited-edition book and art project called "Wash Me." Starting with the idea of the "Wash me!" imperative scrawled into dirty cars the world over, ten artists that have never used a car as a canvas have "transformed [a Mini] into a transient work of art." What does that mean? It means they painted a bunch of Minis lots of different colors and wrote (ironic?) things on them. And there were gorillas involved. Two, in fact. Or ... Read more →

Mini lets artist "Krink" all over its car Jonathon Ramsey

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 uses spare art for new 2010 calendar Jonathon Ramsey

Mini made a calendar. Or rather, Mini assembled a calendar with artworks chosen from among thousands submitted from around the globe. The calendar's theme is Minimalism, and the only rule for ...

Maserati, Architectural Digest celebrate best real and concept garages Jonathon Ramsey

Maserati makes beautiful cars. In a contest they held with Architectural Digest, the home of the trident went looking for the best homes for those cars -- not the actual houses, but the garages ...

The wacky, wonderful world of Japanese manhole cover art Noah Joseph

Ever roll through some sleepy burg and notice the townsfolk have painted each fire hydrant, recycling bin or park bench as its own work of art? That's one thing... but how about a whole country? Only ...

Artist creates full scale F1 car from recycled styrofoam 4 months ago on Autoblog

We have no idea why Michael A. Salter wanted to create a race car out of polystyrene packing waste, and we guess it doesn't matter -- he did, and this is the result. We don't have much any information on the single-seater open-wheeler other than that it's on display at the John Ross Plaza Studio in ...

Can't afford to park something cool in your garage? Wrap it up! 5 months ago on Autoblog

A German firm called Style Your Garage creates posters for garage doors that make it look as if your garage is where the action is. F1 car, F-18 Hornet, exotic dancers -- these are some of the things you can put "in" your garage. If you've got a two-car garage, no worries: you can try out the ...

Ex-F1 Mechanic Alastair Gibson brings racing materials to fish sculptures. Wait, wha? 6 months ago on Autoblog

Alistair Gibson spent 22 years in Formula 1 paddocks as a mechanic with teams like Benetton and BAR Honda. With decades of carbon fiber and shiny bits swimming in his head, it probably shouldn't come as a complete surprise that after leaving pit lane he has begun fabricating ...

VIDEO: Acura RDX "Wall Art" commercial and how it was made 7 months ago on Autoblog

Perhaps along with the daring it has shown in its styling as of late, Acura has decided to flirt with bold commercial production, albeit arguably with more appealing results. Not content with another dark, slick, lifestyle-rich spot for its RDX turbo, Acura has gone all Honda on us and created ...

VIDEO: A.D. Maddox - World's first Ducati-riding, Catholic schoolgirl uniform-wearing, bug-splattering artist 9 months ago on Autoblog

Sometimes, you come across a hidden gem that not only makes you smile, it makes you glad that there are so many different types of people in this crazy little world of ours. People that sooner or later leave their unique thumbprints on the Internet. So it is with A.D. Maddox, a Jackson Hole, ...

Trickle-down effect: GM Foundation slashes arts and cultural funding 9 months ago on Autoblog

With an artistic industry driven by business, as enterprise goes, so goes art -- so when a prime mover goes down, it takes prime art with it. The reduction in General Motor's fortunes also means that Detroit's cultural institutions can collectively expect to lose more than $1 million in annual ...

Parking garage signage depends on your perspective 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of Axel Peemoeller's 3-D signage Elvis lives. Tupac lives. And we have just discovered that M. C. Escher is also alive, well, living in Australia, and going by the name of Axel Peemoeller. Designer Peemoeller worked out the math to create, optically, directional ...

Camaro painted with remote control cars 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the above image for a hi-res gallery of the RC-painted Camaro The British are good for all sorts of car-centric goodness. When they're not busy building zippy little monsters remarkably ill-suited to their weather, they're... making art. English artist Ian Cook took a few remote controlled ...

The world doesn't need a tire-smoking, burnout machine, but it's got one 1 year ago on Autoblog

Sometimes you have reasons to explain things, sometimes you have excuses. And sometimes you simply have the word: "art." Why did Canadian Steven Laurie create the posi-track burnout machine? Because it's art. Somehow. What is it? It's a contraption with a small engine atop an axle, all of which is ...

Cold Reception: Art students to place Chevy Nova in an ice cube 1 year ago on Autoblog

Photo for illustration purposes only, courtesy of JaySki.com If you've ever lived in a cold climate, you might know the displeasure of having to scrape ice off your windshield and out of the keyhole to get to work. It's one thing when Mother Nature is the culprit, but it's quite another to deep ...

Auto Art: little cars meet their little ends at little trees 1 year ago on Autoblog

So we've told you about slow motion car crashes, a Warhol painting of pictures of a car crash that sold for $71 million, and of course there's always Lindsay Lohan creating her own life-sized crash-themed art. Now we present John Rooney, a Boston artist who creates set pieces of small, intricately ...

I can see its ribs! Toyota Corolla in wireframe 2 years ago on Autoblog

Art and automobiles share an uneasy crossroads. Automotive body design is certainly art, but the expression tends to be curtailed by the demands of commerce. Design a car that leans too far towards pure art, and the market will reject it. The symbiosis of needs has served the automotive industry ...

Citroen 2CV ala Picasso 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Citroen 2CV is already a unique-looking car, with Citroen's distinct mid-century-modern style and flair. The French auto could be considered the opening salvo in a styling onslaught that led to such heights of style as the DS. A regular 2CV could be considered a piece of art, and Andy Saunders ...

Smash 'em up art portends the murder of American muscle 2 years ago on Autoblog

You've got to love modern artists -- it isn't just that the art is difficult to comprehend, it's that the motives are inscrutable. Jonathon Schipper is the latest to create a car-themed piece that makes us wonder, "Uh, why?" Called "The Slow Inevitable Death of American Muscle," the work places two ...

Return of the blue-tape car: Toyota Tercel dies in pursuit of art 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/mods/Return_of_the_blue_tape_car_Toyota_Tercel_dies_in_pursuit_of_art'; Pursuing art is about the only thing a Tercel could successfully chase. Inspired by a fun Audi trick we covered back in November, a '96 Tercel was covered in 3M Painter's tape prior to ...

That is one sharp Maserati 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above pic to view additional images of this one-of-a-kind "Shattered Glass" Maserati Quattroporte var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Masarati_covered_in_1_763_lbs_of_shattered_glass_PICS'; They say that the beauty of art is in the eye of the beholder, and we're torn between ...

Jellio Drive In - the very model of automotive wall art 3 years ago on Autoblog

Jellio is one company that has landed on our radar in the past for producing auto-inspired wall art that we'd be happy to swap for that Picasso we picked up at Sotheby's last year. First it produced a limited series of wall art called Turbo that resembled the plastic parts of a 70s era model car ...

"Wash Me" taken to a new level - the Dust Art of Scott Wade 3 years ago on Autoblog

As a kid there was nothing like dragging your finger across the dirty back window of your mom's minivan. Imagine lifting your finger to find you've created a Mona Lisa on the rear glass. Scott Wade of San Marcos, TX is perhaps the only person who could say he's done this. Living on an unpaved road ...

Recycled Ford MPV travelling world as 'Galaxyman' 3 years ago on Autoblog

As we previously reported, the automobile is one of the most recycled products in use today. While most vehicles have their parts transplanted into new vehicles or converted into fuel, some become works of art. The "Galaxyman" is one such art piece. Made from a used Ford Galaxy MPV, the ...

BMW components a work of art 3 years ago on Autoblog

Vehicle Design students at the Royal College of Art in London, England, received an interesting request from BMW. Company officials stopped by and asked them to compose works of art using parts from the German automaker's vehicles. Fourteen entries were submitted, and five ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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