Car Fetish
I Drive Therefore I Am
ISBN-13: 9783868282283
Contributor(s): Museum Tinguely
Subject: Art & Design 1960 & Later
Publisher Imprint: Kehrer Verlag
Publication Date: 25-08-2011
Format: Hardback
Availability: In stock
£39.99
About the book
Presents the automobile as a source of inspiratio for the art of the last 100 years. Starting with the futurists, who saw in the car's beastly roar and thrilling, dangerous speed a new ideal of beauty, this visual study provides an overview of the most powerful and culturally important artworks inspired by the car. Among them are examples of Pop Art by the Nouveaux Realistes, with Jean Tinguely known as a major Formula 1 fan These are presented through the themes of Traffic Withdrawal and Escape and a Fascination with Accident.