Sexy & mean car pic thread.
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The BMW Art Car tour made it's way to Auckland New Zealand recently. I went along and took a few pictures of them. Well, a lot of pictures really. Here are a few shots of each car on display.
BMW M3 - by artist Ken Done
Ken Done had definite ideas from the very first moment as to how to decorate the BMW M3 he was given by the Australian BMW Motorsport department.
On the one hand, it was to express something of the fascination which this high-performance vehicle held for him. On the other, it had to be typically Australian and reflect the vitality of his home continent. Done therefore decided to go for exotic colors and paint parrots and parrot fish. Animals that in his eyes particularly share two characteristics with the BMW M3: beauty and speed. The result is as appealing as it is original: Done's Art Car symbolizes both immense dynamism and mysterious exoticism at the same time.
BMW M3 - by artist Ken Done
Ken Done had definite ideas from the very first moment as to how to decorate the BMW M3 he was given by the Australian BMW Motorsport department.
On the one hand, it was to express something of the fascination which this high-performance vehicle held for him. On the other, it had to be typically Australian and reflect the vitality of his home continent. Done therefore decided to go for exotic colors and paint parrots and parrot fish. Animals that in his eyes particularly share two characteristics with the BMW M3: beauty and speed. The result is as appealing as it is original: Done's Art Car symbolizes both immense dynamism and mysterious exoticism at the same time.
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BMW 320i (1977) - by artist Roy Lichtenstein
"I wanted to use painted lines as a road, pointing the way for the car", says Roy Lichtenstein of his portrayal of the BMW 320i. "The design also shows the scenery through which the car has driven. You could call it a list of all the things a car experiences - the only difference is that this car mirrors all these things even before it takes to the road."
And if you look more closely at Lichtenstein's Art Car, you will recognize reflections of a passing landscape, in which the long stretches of color give an impression of speed. Also noticeable are the typical "Benday dots" - oversized dots which recall Lichtenstein's world-famous comic-strip pictures. In the same year, his BMW Art Car won second place in its class at the 24-hour race at Le Mans.
"I wanted to use painted lines as a road, pointing the way for the car", says Roy Lichtenstein of his portrayal of the BMW 320i. "The design also shows the scenery through which the car has driven. You could call it a list of all the things a car experiences - the only difference is that this car mirrors all these things even before it takes to the road."
And if you look more closely at Lichtenstein's Art Car, you will recognize reflections of a passing landscape, in which the long stretches of color give an impression of speed. Also noticeable are the typical "Benday dots" - oversized dots which recall Lichtenstein's world-famous comic-strip pictures. In the same year, his BMW Art Car won second place in its class at the 24-hour race at Le Mans.
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BMW M1 (1979) - by artist Andy Warhol
"I tried to portray speed pictorially" - Andy Warhol.
Other artists first of all painted their pattern on a scaled-down model and then had this transferred to the car by assistants, the Pop Art legend Andy Warhol painted the 470 hp BMW M1 himself from start to finish.
On the subject of his sweeping brush and finger strokes, he said: "I tried to portray speed pictorially. If a car is moving really quickly, all the lines and colors are blurred." Warhol's rolling work of art had its first and only race outing at the 24-hour race at Le Mans in 1979, when it was sixth in the overall ranking.
"I tried to portray speed pictorially" - Andy Warhol.
Other artists first of all painted their pattern on a scaled-down model and then had this transferred to the car by assistants, the Pop Art legend Andy Warhol painted the 470 hp BMW M1 himself from start to finish.
On the subject of his sweeping brush and finger strokes, he said: "I tried to portray speed pictorially. If a car is moving really quickly, all the lines and colors are blurred." Warhol's rolling work of art had its first and only race outing at the 24-hour race at Le Mans in 1979, when it was sixth in the overall ranking.
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BMW 3.0 CSL (1976) - by artist Frank Stella
The pattern should be regarded as agreeable decoration", says Frank Stella of the black and white square grid with which he covered the BMW 3.0 CSL. A pattern which has an evenness and precision reminiscent of oversized graph paper.
Within the grid, numerous lines run across the whole bodywork and leave the car looking like one great pattern. While working on his draft version, Stella disassociated himself from his usual random style of painting and sought inspiration from the technical aura of the sports coupé. The BMW 3.0 CSL took part in the 24-hour race at Le Mans - for Stella, a passionate fan of motor racing, it was a very special premiere for his new work of art.
The pattern should be regarded as agreeable decoration", says Frank Stella of the black and white square grid with which he covered the BMW 3.0 CSL. A pattern which has an evenness and precision reminiscent of oversized graph paper.
Within the grid, numerous lines run across the whole bodywork and leave the car looking like one great pattern. While working on his draft version, Stella disassociated himself from his usual random style of painting and sought inspiration from the technical aura of the sports coupé. The BMW 3.0 CSL took part in the 24-hour race at Le Mans - for Stella, a passionate fan of motor racing, it was a very special premiere for his new work of art.
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Andy Warhol must die!
one of the few M1's.. raped by that monster.. and he did same thing to 72 classic corvettes..
his "painted art" cars belong to the questionable modifications, no matter how many millions some idiots pay for them.
Maybe so, but that M1 is now worth much, much more than any of the other ones. BMW Art Cars are valued at extremely high prices.
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Some HDR shots - excuse the watermarks.
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Alright, guys, enough spam. it's getting off-topic.
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Exiges' are just beautiful.
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Here's some more, unfortunately no Exiges...
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What's that? the pic name says McLaren concept.
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Those art BMW's belong in the questionable modifications thread. 
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Those art BMW's belong in the questionable modifications thread.
I like them! But maybe it's just because I'm an artsy person.
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I've posted this elsewhere a while ago but realised it ties in with the black theme that's been going on.
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I like them! But maybe it's just because I'm an artsy person.
Yea, well I'll rephrse that to be IMO they are questinably modified. I don't mind the art on them that much compared to the IMO ugly bodykits and wings and stuff.
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