Acrylic Paints And Automobiles Blend For One Talented Colombian Artist
I’m always interested in what’s going on in people’s minds when they think about “car culture.” In between all the possible definitions there is always a new way to express our interests, wants, and opinions on the machines humans have made: some only see them in practical or impractical terms, others see them as a business, some a way of socialize, and unfortunately sometimes as a way or instrument to pump their egos.
We can also enjoy the pure speed and wonder at how we’ve developed our technological advances over time, while others want to be hands-on and design them; deciding the lines and curves, drawing and finding their emotions through the language of the automobile. Can all of this be be considered car culture? Or is it too broad to matter? At one point or another since the first thing on wheels with a motor came into existence, our relationship with cars and other people through started to form this interesting web of mechanical and aesthetic abilities, social lives built around cars, our careers, our experiences and memories made possible by vehicles that were a part of it, and of course the desire to construct things that celebrate them (like Petrolicious). And there’s another (among many): painting what we love! Car culture is too broad to be defined in my opinion, but Oxford says of it all; “Car culture: a society or way of life characterized by excessive use of or reliance on motor vehicles.” I guess this will have to do.
Continue to the full article at: Petrolicious
#block-f21cf9af780d63a77818 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid { margin-right: -20px; }#block-f21cf9af780d63a77818 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide .margin-wrapper { margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; }