Car Meets Street Art: the MINI KRINK

Being offered a MINI as a canvas for expressing his street art, New York artist Craig ‘KR’ Costello put the urban street culture print on the small city car. The MINI got ‘krinked’, meaning that using his trademark the so-called Krink dripping ink aesthetics, the artist applied the thick, dripping silver ink on the car’s body and side and rear windows.

Commenting on the MINI project, KR said “It's an art and design piece that I hope will be great for both brands,” and “It's important for larger companies to be in touch with and help support the arts, and I hope this project helps to convey that idea.”

The idea is not so bad if you come to think of it. In a disguise like that, you can park your car anywhere in Brooklyn, without somebody even noticing it. The paint theme works like a camouflage for the vehicle, which is now matching the doorways, brick walls, subway stations, signs and even the Nike sneakers, Smith ski goggles and Incase laptop sleeves.

“The Krink style is relatively new to the street, to art, and design. While some drippy tags existed in NYC on the insides of trains in the 80s, it was not at the level that it is today,” commented KR when asked how did he come to create de signature ‘drippy’ look.

“It's about standing out. I created my own inks and markers, so I essentially had an unlimited supply. It was hard for others to copy me in the beginning, so I became well known for having drippy tags when no one else did. Now it is a common sight globally,” he added.