Sunday, September 2, 2007
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Slot cars as art!
Ken Butler, an artist and musician from Brooklyn, talks about his "Hybrid Cars"...
"... I was deeply involved with 1/32 slots as a teenager in the early sixties in Portland, Oregon (I am 59), specializing in LeMans and Can-Am cars and detailing bodies, (I am trained as an artist and have an MFA in painting) eventually building scratch cars with brass frames and working at a huge space with 3 1/24th tracks in Portland in the 60's called the Uptown Racen Hausen ......... (I was in Car Model mag a few times for endurance racing and winning concours d'elegance, etc)
I lost interest in college, and didn't become re-obsessed until around 1999, when I saw a Fly car at a model shop, bought a set, and sent for my vintage collection in my parent's basement, which I supplemented with the most choice Le Mans cars, specializing in Ferrari and Porsche .......... I do have some self-control and financial restraints and have around 100 (around 30 vintage cars chosen for the most "artistic" liveries. My focus for cars is sculptural integrity and design rather than performance although I like to go fast of course ...... (and there is that special relationship between function and form that I love)
My motivation for the new batch of "hybrid cars" was to try to stretch the hobby into the realm of "fine art" by following the methodology of my work with sculptural musical instruments."
The show is open 7-9 Saturday September 8th
artMovingProjects
166 N.12th St. (Bedford and Berry) Williamsburg
(917-301-6680, 917-301-0306)
Thu-Sun, 1pm - 6pm
Subway: L to Bedford
www.artmovingprojects.com
info@artmovingprojects.com
September 8 - October 14
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I'm gonna be sick...Lizard #45 up in flames
Anyone else just see the Flying Lizard #45 just go up in flames on Speed during the ALMS race in Detroit?
My photos of the car during Lime Rock... BTW, this is the car that was run at LeMans earlier this year. It was due to be sold to a collector at the end of this season. From the Flying Lizard Motorsports site:
"At the ninety-minute mark, things began to go seriously wrong for the Lizards. The No. 45 collided with the No. 71 Tafel Porsche on track, causing significant damage to both cars. A double yellow was called as the cars made their way around the track. The No. 45 caught fire on the track on its way back to the pits, as the result of the earlier accident. Johannes was able to pull off course and quickly exited the car and was not injured. The rear of the car was engulfed in flames and dense black smoke. The safety crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly, but the car sustained significant damage and is not repairable."
The final lap of the Sebring race this year....
...well we'll have it as a slot car at least!
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