Art cars

They caught my attention from the very first moment I saw them. The first one I noticed was the Roy Lichtenstein designed BMW 320i from the 1977 24H of Le Mans – what a symphony of colors.

My Art Cars paintings are a combination of the cars that were designed by famous artists and the work, these artists are famous for. For example, I combined Lichtenstein`s 320i with figures from his paintings, to melt everything into one fictional scene that pleased me.

So far, I painted three of them, but my series is likely soon to be extended with Alexander Calders 3.0 CSL from 1975, and the Frank Stella 3.5 CSL turbo from 1976 – stay tuned if you have the same passion for these works of art as I do!

Lichtenstein Art Car

It was the paint scheme of this very car, which ignited my interest in the BMW Art Cars:
I assembled a 1/24 scale plastic model kit which I treasured for many years and I even painted a sweater and sneakers with this design – but this all a long way back….

When the idea came up, to make a painting of this car, I defined the principles of how all my following “Art Car paintings” should look like. Again, to only show the car was not enough for me. I wanted to include the work of creation, for which the artist is famous for. 

So for this one, I expanded the design of the car into the background – the sun and the flowing lines were predestinated for this. The driver is one of the figures from Lichtensteins paintings, and also the lady and the words fit perfectly into the scene. The painting gives a message all ladies (and gents) know too well!