When Art and Motor Vehicles Collide
Several well-known Indonesian artists have made paintings of motor vehicles. Some have even used the motor vehicles themselves as their canvases. It is all part of the recent trend in using unconventional or special surfaces such as, for example, cameras, refrigerators or carvings, as canvases on which to paint. Their creations have become commercial products sold in limited numbers.
June 1, 2011
ONCE upon a time on a hill in the late afternoon an open-roofed Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow produced in 1949 passed by with a man and woman sitting in it. This is the conversation they were having:
“You’ve got a great car,” said the woman. “Vintage cars are great. The more antiquated they become, the greater they are,” replied the man.
“What about vintage women?” asked the woman. “A woman, whatever her age, is always great. Like y
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