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Big Rig Jig one artist's take on the global oil industry

Big Rig Jig is a rumination on power as manifest in the relationship between humankind and nature. The sculpture utilizes two decommissioned 18-wheeler tanker trucks, referencing a global oil industry at the nexus of our world's political, social, and environmental systems. By repurposing these symbolically rich objects, the artist conveys his admiration for and anxiety over humanity's power. That's how Mike Ross, a designer working on large-scale sculptures since 1998, describes Big Rig Jig, the twin 18-wheeler piece of art seen above. ... Read more →

HUMMER crashes Burning Man in a big way Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res gallery of Burning Man vehicles The theme of this year's Burning Man festival out in the desert of Nevada was "The American Dream." There are few things in this world that ...

The Dogsled pedal-powered quad debuts at Woodward Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res gallery of The Dogsled We don't actually get a vote on the show America's Got Talent, but if we did we'd award the win right now to the designers and builders of The Dogsled, ...

Recycled Ford MPV travelling world as 'Galaxyman' Joel Arellano

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 ...

Big Rig Jig one artist's take on the global oil industry 6 months ago on Autoblog

Big Rig Jig is a rumination on power as manifest in the relationship between humankind and nature. The sculpture utilizes two decommissioned 18-wheeler tanker trucks, referencing a global oil industry at the nexus of our world's political, social, and environmental systems. By repurposing these ...

HUMMER crashes Burning Man in a big way 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of Burning Man vehicles The theme of this year's Burning Man festival out in the desert of Nevada was "The American Dream." There are few things in this world that embody the American spirit more than the automobile, and transportation of all sorts was on display at ...

The Dogsled pedal-powered quad debuts at Woodward 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of The Dogsled We don't actually get a vote on the show America's Got Talent, but if we did we'd award the win right now to the designers and builders of The Dogsled, which makes its initial debut this weekend in Detroit for the Woodward Dream Cruise. Although its ...

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 ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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