Graham Knuttel MINI - Art Car

[jack_christie]

Mini Ireland commissioned internationally renowned Dublin artist Graham Knuttel to paint a Mini car, which will be auctioned for charity

The firm said that Knuttel, who owned several Minis when he was in his 20s, ‘‘encapsulates the true spirit of Mini as a hip urban style car with an abundance of spirit and an amazingly powerful drive’’.

‘‘When I set out to paint this car, it brought back many memories of when I was young,” Knuttel said.

‘‘I was starting out on life’s adventure. The fish symbolise that journey. I have used them to explore the car, swimming from behind the panels and across surfaces. The sailors . . . give a link between the fantasy of the images and the reality of the car. I used the images of the birds around the roof to reflect the sense of space supplied by the car’s glass roof.”

[NooDle]

Oooohhkaaaay?

Did he try to make his mini look as bad as humanly possible?

Cause if he did, mission accomplished...

[Donington]

Meh, looks like an Estate agent car

[BlaRo]

Looks great! Too bad I hate artsy people and their facetious mumbo jumbo, so as a churlish boor the effect is lost on me.

[lv2xlr8]

I'd like to make some artwork on the womans face in that picture but hey thats just me.

[Beni]

He likes sailors.

[Susie]

You know, I think I'm pretty charmed by the silly looking fish.

[phuckingduck]

I think it looks good as a city car Better than some of the hippy shit you see in most cities.

As long as it's not a S or works car.

[BlaRo]

As long as it's not a S or works car.

It's an S, look at the hood scoop.

To clarify, I definitely like this car because it's certainly different and eye-catching without being overly ridiculous (like most rice rockets), and seeing it on the city streets in traffic would be a nice break from the usual solid-colored crap. More artists should do their cars up like this.

(Note I said "artists", not "anybody", because people are inevitably retarded and will fuck it up and look like ugly dipshits. Think BMW Art Car here.)

[deltableh]

I think this is in the traditional and style of the Art Cars. More power to the guy who did it.

[maxtortheone]

It's an example of personalizing a car only with paint. It dosen't look half bad and it reminds me of this:

[luvcars]

I actually like it! That BMW looks awesome! ^^^^