• Artists,  Functional Art,  Kick-Start the Weekend,  Music,  New Orleans

    Koons and Car Art & Gulf Coast Aid

    Before I get back to murals, a quick interjection with BMW’s new art car by Jeff Koons. Some of his stuff is so wacky that I didn’t know what to think when I first saw the heads up about this some time ago but I like it. It’s rather understated in comparison to his other work. Maybe that ‘s why I like it. Most of the photos and videos I saw are from Freshness mag.com but there’s a whole host of postings out there, like from the autoblog.com and carbodydesign.com. Somebody’s got a good PR blitz going. Here’s the original art car concept that I first saw on autoblog.com the…

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  • Fashion,  Functional Art,  Kick-Start the Weekend,  Music

    Another Form of Canvas

    Renault is printing artwork on its car seats and is introducing a new line of Twingo Art. BMW Art Cars as seen on German Car Scene Blog: And this seems like an appropriate place to post and update on my previous posts regarding fashion — from French and German cars to Berlin. Artwork from the Berlin Wall has inspired German fashion by Daniel Rodan. Honestly, although some of the pieces I like, it’s not really my thing but I thought the concept was very smart. I bet, however, that this “little” dress isn’t all that comfortable — especially to walk or sit in. Fortunately, they sell the matching coat. The…

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