Liveries inspired by hippies and battleships, re-imagined by Mark Lacey
Art car or car art?
Walter Gotschke was Porsche’s 1988 calendar genius
'Simply the best'
Born in what is now the Czech Republic, in 1912, Gotschke spent much of his early years in Germany and was drafted into military service during WWII, illustrating German cars for advertisements, often accompanied by wartime aircraft. Displaying the easily recognisable strokes of pure genius and once described by top American artist Peter Helck (known for his dramatic depictions of Edwardian chain-driven monsters) as ‘simply the best’, it is no wonder the German marque chose Gotschke for its promotional calendar.
Carter Asmann turns coffee stains into café doodles
An artist looking for a (coffee) break
Oil meets ink at this pop-up motorcycle art expo
Different brushstrokes for different folk
‘Master of Motion’ Dexter Brown holds charity exhibition in London
A free hand
These Renault 5 ‘Street Art Cars’ are giving back to their community
Many will remember the ‘broken windows’ theory of the 1980s. According to sociologists James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, when relatively harmless vandalism offences and graffiti are allowed to thrive, a lawless atmosphere that brings with it more serious crimes is inevitable.
Your chance to own Steve McQueen's Porsche 911... sort of
In comparison to its last automotive creation – the Land Rover Defender with which it ‘spoke in tongues’ in 2013 – Studio Job’s vision of the Porsche 911 is a little more restrained, shall we say? Measuring 22 x 9 x 7 inches, the hand-polished bronze cast is based on the Porsche 911S (the model made famous by Steve McQueen in the Le Mans movie).
The lost New York – through the lens of Saul Leiter
Alternative streetscape of New York
They’re back! Renaud Marion’s flying classics
“As a child, I dreamed of flying cars, spaceships, parallel worlds, extra-terrestrials living with us on earth and time travel,” says Renaud Marion. Growing up in the 1980s, he was influenced by Star Wars – but also by the futuristic machines of the French artist, Moebius. “In my mind, we would have all been dressed up in space outfits and equipped with laser pistols. These are the dreams of a normal child, I think… I hope.”
F1 meets contemporary art at Adrenalin exhibition in London
Working in close collaboration with Renault Sport F1, the artist deconstructed the highly successful Renault RS27 engine – that has powered both Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel to world titles - using CAD drawings.
Focusing on the individual component parts of the V8, Palmer has recreated them on a much larger scale using different materials in order to change their persona. For example, she doubled the size of the exhaust system and sculpted it in walnut to highlight the organic, almost tree-like qualities of this highly complex man-made design.