{"id":47770,"date":"2017-04-21T02:10:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T09:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=47770"},"modified":"2017-04-21T06:11:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T13:11:18","slug":"inspiration-bmw-art-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/21\/inspiration-bmw-art-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration: BMW Art Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve always loved the proportions of the classic ‘e30’ BMW 320i.<\/p>\n

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It was actually very similar to the 1991 Sentra SE-R that I had when I was 17 years old.<\/p>\n

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Anyways, I was googling around, and found these BMW art cars.<\/p>\n

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To me, this concept was fascinating. You can take an ordinary object (like a man-made car) and turn it into an art object. You can use the car as a canvas to create art.<\/p>\n

Pop art<\/h2>\n

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This made me think of Andy Warhol — one of my art heroes. He democratized art. A soup can could be a piece of art. He was not pretentious. I still remember my Sociology of Art class at UCLA, where my teacher taught me:<\/p>\n

\n The revolution of Andy Warhol was that anybody in America could drink a Coca-Cola, regardless of how rich or poor. If you’re a millionaire, you drink the same Coke as a working-laborer. Therefore, Coca-Cola is the ultimate democratic drink.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Paint your own car<\/h2>\n
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When I had my 1991 Sentra SE-R, I painted the car myself. I literally used white paint, to paint the bumpers (which were scratched). I spray-painted my interior, my rims, and nowadays they have ‘Plasti-Dip’ which makes this easy.<\/p>\n

You can ‘murder out’ (make all black) your own car. You can paint the rims black, and the mirrors.<\/p>\n

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You can make your own camera matted out black — take it apart, and spray paint it.<\/p>\n

To me, the inspiration is that you can take control. You can paint whatever you want– however you want.<\/p>\n

You can even paint your own laptop.<\/p>\n

Art x Industry<\/h2>\n
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I like the idea that ART can mix with industry. Art isn’t just some pretentiousness. Everyone is born an Artist (like Picasso<\/a> said) — the trouble is how do we stay an artist as we get older?<\/p>\n

So in terms of creativity<\/a>, just think of ways you can mix art, your photography, and the material world.<\/p>\n

So let us examine some of the badass BMW art cars:<\/p>\n

1. Roy Lichtenstein x 1977 BMW 320i<\/h2>\n

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\n “I’m never drawing the object itself; I’m only drawing a depiction of the object – a kind of crystallized symbol of it.” – Roy Lichtenstein\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Born in New York in 1923, father of American pop art. Cubism x Expressionism was his art, and dealt with \u00e2\u20ac\u02dctrivial culture\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 like comics and advertisements \u00e2\u20ac\u201d into social critique. He died in 1997.<\/p>\n

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To me, I love Roy Lichtenstein because he used pop culture, to criticize pop culture. On the outside, his illustrations look trivial. But the closer you look, you can see his social commentary.<\/p>\n

Some of my favorite pieces of art from him, as well as his inspirations:<\/p>\n

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Some other favorites:<\/p>\n

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My favorites of his were his\u00c2\u00a0commentary on war (yes, Artists can make strong social\/political commentary — to change the world):<\/p>\n

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Roy Lichtenstein BMW Art car:<\/h3>\n

Roy’s inspiration for the car:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SQLmBoXfIYY<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I wanted to use painted lines as a road, pointing the way for the car. The design also shows the scenery as it passes by. Even the sky and sunlights are the be seen. You can list al the things a car experiences\u00e2\u20ac\u201d the only difference ist hat this car mirrors all thse things even before it takes to the road.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

1997 BMW 320i Group 5 Race Version<\/strong><\/p>\n