Digital Art Museum
 
Laurence GARTEL    
 

Automotive Series

I had a fascination with cars from a lost era. Today almost all automobiles look the same. They have lost their individuality and their self expression. The time period of the early 60's and 70's allowed cars to have their own character even if they were not the top of the line models. They had style. That is what is lost in our society today. Everyone looks at the exotic.

To me cars have always been moving sculptures. They are part of our daily life now more than ever. The car is perhaps the single object that portrays our ego to the outside world. It tells a great deal to others about ourselves, whether it be bold, timid, or merely trying to become invisible or not make any statement at all. Cars have a way of speaking. For this reason alone, I wanted to use the vehicle as a way of speaking to people. I wanted to make individual statements with each car. There is a definite mood and desire. I continue to have this love affair with cars as their lines continue to expound beauty. It continues to prove that aesthetics always makes people feel good about themselves and the world.

 

   
Triumph Austin Healy 2

Triumph
1980
Cibachrome Print
16" x 20"

Austin Healy 2
1980
Cibachrome Print
16" x 20"

 
Cadillac Valiant

Cadillac
1995
Ink-Jet Print
18" x 28"

Valiant
1995
Ink-Jet Print
24" x 36"