Posts Tagged ‘Art’

Saleen tapped to develop amphibious vehicles for Gibbs

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
It's been just about a year since we last heard anything about the Gibbs Aquada, which should be coming to American roads and shores near you shortly. Last we heard, Gibbs was looking for an American partner and a place to get some engineering work and production done. At least one of those goals se......

Teddy bear nav system points way home

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Most of us don't like to be yelled at while driving, but a company called IXs Rearch is betting that there must be some people out there who want a suitable replacement for the nagging spouse when they're in the car alone. The tech company has developed a high-tech teddy bear that can do everything ......

Cold Reception: Art students to place Chevy Nova in an ice cube

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Photo for illustration purposes only, courtesy of JaySki.comIf you've ever lived in a cold climate, you might know the displeasure of having to scrape ice off your windshield and out of the keyhole to get to work. It's one thing when Mother Nature is the culprit, but it's quite another to deep free......

Auto Art: little cars meet their little ends at little trees

Saturday, September 15th, 2007
So we've told you about slow motion car crashes, a Warhol painting of pictures of a car crash that sold for $71 million, and of course there's always Lindsay Lohan creating her own life-sized crash-themed art. Now we present John Rooney, a Boston artist who creates set pieces of small, intricately d......

I can see its ribs! Toyota Corolla in wireframe

Sunday, June 24th, 2007
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 wel......

Citroen 2CV ala Picasso

Friday, April 27th, 2007
The Citroen 2CV is already a unique-looking car, with Citroen's distinct mid-century-modern style and flair. The French auto could be considered the opening salvo in a styling onslaught that led to such heights of style as the DS. A regular 2CV could be considered a piece of art, and Andy Saunders ......

Return of the blue-tape car: Toyota Tercel dies in pursuit of art

Friday, February 9th, 2007
Pursuing art is about the only thing a Tercel could successfully chase. Inspired by a fun Audi trick we covered back in November, a '96 Tercel was covered in 3M Painter's tape prior to departing Chico, CA with Seattle as their destination. Much alcohol was consumed by all at the signing party, where......

That is one sharp Maserati

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
click above pic to view additional images of this one-of-a-kind "Shattered Glass" Maserati QuattroporteThey say that the beauty of art is in the eye of the beholder, and we're torn between thinking the work of Italian artist Luca Pancrazzi shown here is jaw-dropping cool or tear-shedding sad. C'mon......

Jellio Drive In - the very model of automotive wall art

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
Jellio is one company that has landed on our radar in the past for producing auto-inspired wall art that we'd be happy to swap for that Picasso we picked up at Sotheby's last year. First it produced a limited series of wall art called Turbo that resembled the plastic parts of a 70s era model car kit......

“Wash Me” taken to a new level - the Dust Art of Scott Wade

Friday, May 26th, 2006
As a kid there was nothing like dragging your finger across the dirty back window of your mom's minivan. Imagine lifting your finger to find you've created a Mona Lisa on the rear glass. Scott Wade of San Marcos, TX is perhaps the only person who could say he's done this.Living on an unpaved road en......