autoevolution
 

Giant Artwork Created Using Racing Vehicles

The British artist Ian Cook has created a unique 50 square meter work of art using a 6-tonne racing truck, a single-seater racecar, a go-kart, a bike, a sportscar, radio control-cars his brushes.Cook, who is famous for creating artworks by using paint-covered radio-control cars, decided to use real vehicles for the first time in his career, generating the giant image that celebrates British motorsport.

The project debuted in the artist’s studio, where Cook spent over 40 hours painting with radio-controlled cars. Subsequently, the artist spent eight hours at the Brands Hatch circuit, using a go kart, a Caterham R300, a Formula Two single-seater, a racing bike and a 6-tonne truck to create the 10m x 5m canvas.

The painting was commissioned by the oil and car care company, to launch a 2 million pounds motorsport giveaway. The project has been launched to celebrate the company’s technical partnership to the FIA Formula Two Championship. Customers who buy certain Comma oil packages receive free tickets for more than 100 different race events between June and November.

Motorsport has been in Comma’s DNA since the Company was founded over 40 years ago,” said Comma’s Mike Bewsey. “It also gives us the chance to showcase the technical excellence of our products in the harshest of engine environments. “Ian’s work is well-known for being innovative and striking and we were delighted to offer him the opportunity he’s been seeking for some time to use real racing cars as his medium. The variety of vehicles used to paint the artwork is a perfect illustration of the vast array of racing we’re offering fans as part of our promotion.
If you liked the article, please follow us:  Google News icon Google News Youtube Instagram X (Twitter)
About the author: Andrei Tutu
Andrei Tutu profile photo

In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
Full profile

 

Would you like AUTOEVOLUTION to send you notifications?

You will only receive our top stories