Movies and cars go together perfectly on the big screen. In fact, the two things have a lot in common: they’re about craft, design and, most importantly, movement. The feeling of speed in cinema is achieved chiefly through editing and the illusion of fast and furious, peddle-to-the-metal travel can be exhilarating to experience. The car […]
Category: Automobiles
Flattened Fiats: Ron Arad Crushes Cars into Industrial Sculptures
Ron Arad’s wall-mounted car sculptures mesmerize as they play between two and three dimensions. His current exhibition contains six beautifully crushed retro Fiats that he appropriately titles “Pressed Flowers.” The model Arad uses, the Fiat 500c Giardiniera, was not only his family’s first car, but also the vehicle that his father almost died in, from […]
Drawings of Ultra Shiny Automobiles
Someone took the time to really polish these cars. There are BMWs, Audis, Volkswagens and Peugeots in the line-up here; illustrated by Dogukan Uludag using pencil colors, markers and pens to make the exterior of the cars look candy coated. They’re so glossy that you can probably see your own reflection on them. Artwork © […]