The BMW of Sheldon Rodriguez

The BMW of Sheldon Rodriguez

“All the art was done with a Sharpie permanent marker …” From October 6, 2009 – Sheldon Rodriguez of Dubai has turned his 2002 BMW 330i into an unofficial BMW Art Car. The result is stunning. As told by the artist: “I’m a Visual Interaction Design Specialist by profession and a very passionate BMW fan. Being [...]

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Colorful McLaren MP4-12C by Hamann

Colorful McLaren MP4-12C by Hamann

European auto tuner Hamann creates a Koons art car look-alike November 2, 2012 – As reported by Motor Trend: Hamann has revealed its colorful McLaren MP4-12C-based Hamann memoR, and no, it’s not heading to the 2012 SEMA show. The European tuner, says the impossible-to-ignore McLaren will make other brightly painted supercars fade into the background while [...]

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BMW Art Car by Rauschenberg at Art Toronto 2012

BMW Art Car by Rauschenberg at Art Toronto 2012

1986 BMW 635 CSi Art Car by Robert Rauschenberg Unveiled at Art Toronto November 1, 2012 – Presented by BMW Canada, the unveiling of the Rauschenberg BMW 635 CSi at Art Toronto 2012 marks its debut appearance in Canada. Created in 1986 by renowned artist Robert Rauschenberg, this unique member of the BMW Art Car Collection [...]

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BMW Art Cars in London by Tomirri Photography

BMW Art Cars in London by Tomirri Photography

London Exhibition of BMW Art Cars photographed by Tomirri Photography The work of 16 international artists displayed at the NCP Car Park on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch September 30, 2012 – From 21 July to 4 August 2012, BMW and the ICA took over a landmark car park in Shoreditch, London for a unique exhibition of BMW Art Cars [...]

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Evo Reviews the BMW Art Car Collection [video]

Evo Reviews the BMW Art Car Collection

“… I think the collection lost its way for one very simple reason.” September 20, 2012 – Henry Catchpole of Evo Magazine takes a brief look at the BMW Art Car Collection which started in 1975. Interesting observations. Video BMW Art Car Collection Sources EVOTV via YouTube

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BMW Art Cars at EMMA 2012 [video]

BMW Art Cars at EMMA 2012

Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Finland exhibits six BMW Art Cars Exhibition Dates: September 1, 2012 – October 31, 2012 September 11, 2012 – The EMMA exhibition is being organised in conjunction with BMW Finland. BMW is the main partner of World Design Capital Helsinki 2012. Video BMW Art Cars at EMMA 2012 The [...]

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BMW Art Car Lands on Pulpit Rock [video]

BMW Art Car Lands on Pulpit Rock

BMW M3 GT2 by Jeff Koons placed on Pulpit Rock in Norway From August 21, 2012 – As reported by FASTLAPracing via YouYube: Early morning 21st of August 2012, BMW Art Car project after two days of anticipation for good weather finally dropped their M3 GT2 on famous Pulpit Rock (or Preikestolen), Norway. As one of [...]

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Robin Rhode: An Expression of Joy [video]

Robin Rhode: An Expression of Joy

One renowned artist is given a 300-horsepower paintbrush and total creative freedom. From November 14, 2008 – In contrast to the renowned BMW Art Car Program, where artists are commissioned to apply artwork to the car’s existing structure, South African Robin Rhode was given a car to create an interaction that was documented by filmmaker Jake Scott. [...]

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Porsche Hoods for Heritage

Porsche Hoods for Heritage

16 artists. 16 hoods. Porsche Centre Lebanon and the National Heritage Foundation launch the Hoods for Heritage initiative August 2012 – Sixteen local artists from different industries were each given a Porsche 911 hood. These artists, working each from a different perspective, have transformed these hoods from integral elements of a car to stand-alone pieces of [...]

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Bugatti Veyron Art Car [video]

Bugatti Veyron Art Car

Ian Cook Tranforms a Bugatti Veyron From July 30, 2012 – As reported by CarBuzz.com: British artist Ian Cook, also known as PopBangColour, has created an incredible work of automotive art for this year’s Wilton Classic and Supercars event. Using a Bugatti Veyron as his canvas, Cook created a Gulf-liveried wrap complete with bar codes, Twitter [...]

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