Artist uses rust as brush to paint cars

Filed under: Etc., Design/Style

There’s a thin line between patina and outright decay, and artist Bo Lundvang seems to understand that threshold all too well. He’s created unique pieces of art using massive 40-inch by 20-inch sheetmetal panels wrapped in white vinyl. The artist cuts out the profile of his desired image, removes the negative and [...]

Artist createst indelible Camaro graphics with Sharpie markers

Filed under: Coupe, Etc., Chevrolet, Design/Style

Remember the Sharpie Lamborghini Gallardo from 2007? A Chevrolet Camaro has been given a similar treatment courtesy of Maryland-based professional pinstriper Chris Dunlop. Stepping away from his cans of paint and fine brushes, Dunlop has created two magnificently detailed Sharpie tapestries where the original pinstripes would have been.
According to LSX [...]

Artist creates invisible motorcycle called “Moto Undone”

Filed under: Concept Cars, Etc., Motorcycle, Design/Style, Electric

Close your eyes and picture a motorcycle. Chances are, you’re seeing something with two wheels, an engine sitting right in the middle and a spot for the rider splayed out on top. If you’re Joey Ruiter, though, you might have something else entirely on your brain. Says Ruiter:

We [...]

Artist building every part of 1969 Ford Mustang entirely out of paper – full size

Filed under: Etc., Ford, Design/Style

Our friend Christopher from Colossal is an expert-level Internet tracker of all that is cool in the world of art. We shared some cow-car statues he found recently, but his latest find ups the ante more than a few notches. In fact, we think you’ll find he’s broken the scale, especially [...]

Street Spirit: Race car artist draws inspiration from graffiti

Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Design/Style

Xander Walker turns Ayrton Senna’s McLaren into Street Art – Click above for high-res image gallery

In the film “Exit through the Gift Shop“, we get an inside look at the world of street art as told to us by Banksy and Thierry Guetta (aka Mr. Brainwash or MBW). This film has [...]

Rinspeed BamBoo concept pops its top with artist Jamez Rizzi

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Geneva Motor Show, Design/Style, Electric, MISC

Rinspeed BamBoo – Click above for high-res image gallery

There’s a lot of adjectives you could ascribe to Rinspeed’s wild creations. After all, each one is as different from the one that came before as it is from any other car on the road or the [...]

Artist Damien Hirst selling world’s most expensive spare tire cover?

Filed under: Etc., Design/Style
This is a spare tire cover painted by British contemporary artist Damien Hurst. It currently retails for £900. That’s $1,390 based on current exchange rates.
You read correctly – a tire cover that costs over one thousand dollars.
Hirst’s work is praised around the world, and this isn’t his first dive into the automotive [...]

Fontastic! Artist creates font based on Volvo 240 Station Wagon

Filed under: Classics, Wagon, Etc., Volvo, Design/Style

Times New Roman? That’s for boring people. Graphic artist Alex George is clearly not a boring person. We know this because his love for the the timelessly awesome, relentlessly bulletproof, and “absolutely candid” Volvo 240 Station Wagon spawned what you see above. This, friends, is a font based [...]

Hummers are for Horses: Artist reimagines the monsterous SUV [w/video]

Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Transportation Alternatives, HUMMER, Green Daily

Horse-drawn Hummer H2 – Click above to watch the video after the break

When the internal combustion engine finally helped the automobile officially pass the horse-drawn carriage as the chosen method of transportation for a majority of citizens in the United States, was that a step in [...]

Ice Cube: Everyone’s favorite boxy Nissan chills in London with famed tattoo artist

Filed under: Budget, Hatchback, Nissan, UK, Design/Style

Nissan Cube ice sculpture – Click above for high-res image gallery

With such a strong focus on design, we knew it wouldn’t be long before the Nissan Cube was transformed into some sort of life-size art project. And that’s exactly what legendary celebrity tattoo artist Henry Hate has done, creating [...]

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