Tag: Art

  • Bugatti exhibition at the Peterson: fine vehicles and fine memories. Enjoy!

    2016 Art of Bugatti A year after the grand re-opening, the Peterson does what would please all fans of retro automobiles: it unveils the most comprehensive retrospective of the Bugatti lineup in history, showing brand’s vehicles in a different way: as a piece of art, as fine sculptures, furniture and of course, as vehicles that forever changed the appearance of the automobile world.

    The aim of Art of Bugatti project is to give an inside look at the history of the brand, history of different vehicles and whole lineups and of course, show the remarkable life path of Carlo Bugatti and his heritage to us all.

    2016 Art of Bugatti

    Some of the vehicles that would be on display are the Type 31 Royale, Type 57 Atalante, Type 35 and Type 46. Also, there are going to be some modern-day vehicles as the EB110 and the recently debuted Chriron. The whole exhibition shows the evolution of both Bugatti’s style, change of thinking of both Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean and last, but not least, the evolution of automobile engineering and technology.

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    The Art of Bugatti exhibition opens on October 23, 2016 in Mullin Grand Salon on the first floor of the Petersen Museum. This collection will show you more about Bugatti family and their notable achievements in the world of cars. Also, visitors would be happy to know that this is the first ever exhibition of this kind, so they should feel glad for making themselves visit it.

    2016 Art of Bugatti

    Source: The Peterson Automotive Museum

  • BMW Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Art Cars With Numerous Shows in 2015

    Since Alexander Calder painted the BMW 3.0 CSL, that lined up for Le Mans 24-hour race, 40 years have passed. And since then the BMW Art Car Collection has fascinated with passionate artwork, design and technology. As we all know, since the invention of the motorcar, artists have made it look better, more confident and more dramatic.  As we talk about art, applied on vehicles, not much has changed even now, in 21st century.

    Ever since 1975 BMW Art Cars have been known for their design and incredible paint work, and since then these cars are central figure in the BMW history. In fact, the idea behind the art cars comes from a French driver and painter, Hervé Poulain. Exactly 40 years ago, Poulain asked his friend, artist Alexander Calder to incorporate his talent into his sports car. This is how the beautiful and colorful tradition was born.

    Now, the anniversary celebration are made in Hong Kong, where the first art BMW models will be displayed. And this is not all the good news! There will be more more colorful shows later in 2015,  held in New York, Miami and Shanghai.

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    Up to date, numerous BMW Art Cars have been witnessed performing on the road and now proudly telling their stories in art museums. Just some of the unique models are: Alexander Calder (BMW 3.0 CSL, 1975), Frank Stella (BMW 3.0 CSL, 1976), Roy Lichtenstein (BMW 320 Group 5, 1977), Andy Warhol (BMW M1 Group 4, 1979), Ernst Fuchs (BMW 635CSi, 1982), Robert Rauschenberg (BMW 635CSi, 1986), Michael Jagamara Nelson (BMW M3 Group A, 1989).

    In 2014 Hatje Cantz published even comprehensive publication of the BMW Art Cars. It is a 200-page book, with wonderful illustrations and reviews for every model, ever since 1975.

    This is a wonderful tradition and we all hope, that this is only the beginning of a fairytale, created with colors and passion!

    Source: BMW