10 Interesting Facts on the Andy Warhol BMW M1 Art Car

doverjxp · 05-05-2013, 11:39 PM

I like most of the art cars except for calders.

Teutonic · 05-06-2013, 12:51 AM

That is called art?
What a bad joke this is.... An ugly one too..

techietaichi · 05-06-2013, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by flanast

U r all drinking the coolaid. That is one ugly car.

Amen dude. My 6 year old paints better than that!

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Originally Posted by silentassasin

I truly respect the vision of "speed" as the concept. But the execution on (almost) all the art cars just failed to deliver.

If there was a good interpretation of speed for a BMW art car, Jeff Koons all the way!

vertebra · 05-06-2013, 01:59 PM

The only sense of speed I got from that car was how fast he painted it and then ran to the bank to cash his check!

omerfar23 · 05-06-2013, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tyler9595

agreed

yup.. though art is very subjective..

PrometheusM3 · 05-06-2013, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by techietaichi

Amen dude. My 6 year old paints better than that!

If there was a good interpretation of speed for a BMW art car, Jeff Koons all the way!

My (worthless) opinion is that no true work of art can be completed in only 23 minutes.

I have always thought the Warhol ///M1 was overrated, and now that I know that he painted it in less time than it takes me to drive to the office in clear traffic, I now know why.

When Warhol said it represents "speed", he was certainly right. Drive-thru art car! Painted while you wait!

monkawekrue · 05-06-2013, 06:40 PM

nice

AlterZgo · 05-06-2013, 08:17 PM

I have no opinion about whether the Warhol car looks good or not, but you guys that think the amount of time he spent on painting the car determines whether it is real art or not or any good, just don't understand the creative process.

Almost every true artist will tell you the best paintings and drawings are the spontaneous ones that are sketched quickly and in the moment. Anytime you try to do a "second draft" of a powerful, spontaneous sketch, it loses its immediacy and some of its power. That's just the way art works.

It's similar to other non-scientific endeavors - be it music, or basketball or whatever, when you do something in the moment, the results tend to be great. When you over think it... not so much.

truths2k05 · 05-08-2013, 05:00 PM

After a late night cocaine and champagne fueled bender Warhol ingested the paint and regurgitated it 23 minutes later over the m1..............and voila! Take this art world!

truths2k05 · 05-08-2013, 05:01 PM

The hand prints are when he tried to hold himself up after he was done.

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vertebra Lieutenant 22 Rep 493 Posts Drives: 2010 135i vert Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 Audi A4 Vert [0.00] 2010 BMW 135i Vert [0.00]	The only sense of speed I got from that car was how fast he painted it and then ran to the bank to cash his check!
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AlterZgo Lieutenant Colonel 1568 Rep 1,693 Posts Drives: 23 X3 M40i, 21 911S, 24 Taycan Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Gilbert, AZ iTrader: (0)	I have no opinion about whether the Warhol car looks good or not, but you guys that think the amount of time he spent on painting the car determines whether it is real art or not or any good, just don't understand the creative process. Almost every true artist will tell you the best paintings and drawings are the spontaneous ones that are sketched quickly and in the moment. Anytime you try to do a "second draft" of a powerful, spontaneous sketch, it loses its immediacy and some of its power. That's just the way art works. It's similar to other non-scientific endeavors - be it music, or basketball or whatever, when you do something in the moment, the results tend to be great. When you over think it... not so much.
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truths2k05 Banned 3 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 11 M3 6 SPD, 12 135i PPK DCT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palm Trees And Sun iTrader: (0)	After a late night cocaine and champagne fueled bender Warhol ingested the paint and regurgitated it 23 minutes later over the m1..............and voila! Take this art world!
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