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0Ice Cube: Everyone's favorite boxy Nissan chills in London with famed tattoo artist 1266505140
Nissan Cube ice sculpture – Click above for high-res image galleryWith such a strong focus on design, we knew it wouldn't be long before the Nissan Cube was transformed into some sort of life-size art project. And that's exactly what legendary celebrity tattoo artist Henry Hate has done, ... -
Camper bike has us wondering where all the pickup conversions have gone 1264424340
The Camper Bike – Click above for high-res image galleryOur initial reaction when laying eyes on the Camper Bike was, "Ah, there go necessity and invention hand-in-hand again..." But we were wrong. The Camper Bike – yes, with a fully working camper – is a "functional sculptural ... -
Detroit 2010: Mercedes-Benz sculpture is the future of the CLS, Terminator 2 style 1263216480
Mercedes-Benz Sculpture – Click above for high-res image galleryThe first concept to be officially unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show is this, a sculpture by Mercedes-Benz that foretells the future of its vehicles – and specifically the CLS. From the SLS AMG-inspired fascia to the ... -
Michel Collet is an automotive artist who appreciates the details 1262626380
Michel Collet's car-inspired creations – Click above for image galleryThere isn't much to be found on artist Michel Collet, but it's probably enough to let his artworks speak for him. Collet sculpts objects that are intended to be the revealing details from vintage machinery, like a door ... -
Parts Imitating Life: Sculptor uses car parts to make cars... and animals 1258136940
James Corbett's car parts art – Click above for image galleryOne man's junk is... well, you know. Watching the shiny metal grommets roll through his auto recycling plant in Brisbane, Australia, James Corbett doesn't appear to know the word "junk" when it comes to cars. He takes all of ... -
Tokyo 2009: Cool As Ice: Japanese architect builds full-size transparent Lexus LFA 1256224860
Transparent Lexus LFA - Click above for high-res image galleryNext to the Lexus LFA display at this week's Tokyo Motor Show is a separate room displaying brand-themed art. At first, we didn't bother going in, but we went back here on day two, and we're sure glad we did.Inside, we found this ... -
Audi gifts hometown with 10-ton TT as part of centennial celebration [w/VIDEO] 1247499000
Audi TT sculpture – click above for high-res galleryIt's not at all unusual for successive generations of a car line to grow larger the preceding edition. However, in an era where down-sizing is becoming more common, this is a bit absurd. Actually, the car shown here is a 33.5 foot long, ... -
Ex-F1 Mechanic Alastair Gibson brings racing materials to fish sculptures. Wait, wha? 1240442940
Alistair Gibson's sculptures from F1 car parts - Click above for a gallery of imagesAlistair 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 ... -
I can see its ribs! Toyota Corolla in wireframe 1188493260
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 ...
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What to do with those empties - Mustang made from beer cans 1185973320
We'll avoid the trite jokes about Jack Kirby's Mustang sculpture being a "nice car, bud." Ouch. There, it slipped out anyway. Now we can just move on. Rather than just stack up the red, white, and blue swill cans to the ceiling, as would most college students, the art and design scholar built a car ...
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