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Detroit, 12:41 AM
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The other cars and I made a similar, if monochromatic, 'work of art' for a good block up Winnetka Ave. Luckily, Latex housepaint removes fairly completely, tho' it's a labor-intensive process.
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The only talent displayed here was in the pitch that these two 'artists' must have made to BMW marketing to get them to go along with this.
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I would like to challenge both of you to take a spirograph and create an illustration that has pure randomness. It will have no symmetries; it will have no concentricity, no parallelisms; no repeating patterns and will direct your attention to no prevailing theme. It will have 4 colors or more. And ultimately it will be equally balanced and equally 'random' all over.
You will find that randomness of this type is not an accident and it takes a considerable amount of planning and thought to pull off believably much less aesthetically. It is as difficult as creating the smooth and beautiful symmetries we find in the bodywork of a well designed car.
Look, I'm no art snob. But I appreciate this and the effort and planning it took. So, ultimately, having you say it is 'random' is probably more of a compliment to the artist than you think.
12/28/08
I work in a prominent design studio, and my group was on the cover of International Design magazine a few months ago. So I know a thing or two about this stuff, from a professional standpoint.
Sure, they put a bit of thought into it, but the result is an oversized novelty, not any kind of meaningful design. Creative? Probably, but certainly not art, and nothing which requires artistic talent.
12/28/08
Design and performance art are somewhat different animals.
I think I agree with Andy Warhol on this one:
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I'm sorry, but this is just another pointless yet pretentious bit of marketing from BMW.
The painting elephant does better work.
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