Artists transform Google’s self-driving cars into moving pieces of public art From November 13, 2015 — Google invites artists in California and Texas to submit artwork based on the theme “my community, my neighbors.” Here are the pieces of art that will appear on thier prototype vehicles, along with honorable mentions. Gallery Click any image […]
BMW Unveils Tribute Livery for 40th Anniversary of Sebring Win
BMW Unveils Tribute Livery for 40th Anniversary of First US Race Win at the 12 Hours of Sebring Z4 GTLM CSL Homage Livery unveiled at 2015 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance From March 14, 2015 — Today, BMW of North America publicly unveiled a special livery, which pays homage to the IMSA 3.0 CSL, for the two […]
Hamann M4 Art Car at Geneva 2015
Dazzling 2015 BMW M4 with design by Timo Wuerz German automotive tuner Hamann Motorsport brings a modified 2015 BMW M4 to the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show. Styled by Timo Wuerz, the BMW M4 F82 also includes lowering springs, custom wheels and an upgraded twin-turbo straight-six engine with 517 horsepower. Gallery Click any image […]
Lamborghini Aventador Art Car
Lamborghini Aventador art car features every color of the rainbow From July 24, 2014 – As reported by Autoblog With a catalog packed with shades of orange and yellow, the Lamborghini Aventador doesn’t shy away from bright colors. But the stock palette still pales in comparison to this latest art car. This technicolor Aventador Roadster was […]
Volvo Art Session 2013
International artists turn Volvo XC60 into a work of art at Volvo Art Session June 16, 2013 | Press Release – For the third consecutive year, Volvo Car Switzerland organised the Volvo Art Session at the central train station in Zurich, Switzerland. Over the weekend of June 7-9, both emerging and established artists took part by […]
BMW Portland Sponsors Art Car Contest
BMW Portland invites design entries for the first BMW Portland Art Car Winning design will be applied to a 2013 BMW 650i Coupe April 12, 2013 – BMW Portland introduces the first BMW Portland Art Car and Design Contest: Anyone can enter. BMW Portland will recognize First, Second, and Third place designs with awards totaling $10,000. […]
The Road is Your Easel
Middle East BMW dealership decorates a 650i Gran Coupe in the Art Car style November 14, 2012 – An art exhibition titled “The Road is Your Easel” is now in progress at the Abu Dhabi Motors’ showroom in Umm Al Nar. The unique show displays internationally renowned artists like Andy Warhol and Ki Soo Kwon as […]
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 […]
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. […]
Bugatti Veyron Art Car [video]
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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 […]
BMW M1 by Stella Now on Display
Frank Stella BMW M1 Art Car on display at BMW of Southampton in New York July 31, 2012 – Although not considered an “official” BMW Art Car, this 1979 BMW M1 Pro-car with “Polar Coordinates” livery by Frank Stella comes close. Before it was sold at auction for $854,000 (including buyer’s premium) at the Pebble Beach […]
BMW M1 by Stella Acquired by Collector
BMW M1 Procar with livery by Frank Stella The first Art Car in private hands to go on public display at BMW of Southampton dealership in 2012 New York, October 7, 2011 – Jonathan Sobel, owner of BMW of Southampton and an avid art collector, has acquired the Frank Stella BMW M1 racing car, becoming […]
BMW M1 by Stella Sold at Auction
Livery by Frank Stella Peter Gregg’s BMW M1 race car with livery by Frank Stella sells for $854,000 August 19, 2011 – According to auction house Bonhams, this is the only BMW car ever painted by an authorized BMW Art Car artist for a private client and, therefore, is totally unique from the 17 official […]