Car Art: Automotive Murals & Street Art

Jeff Soto is an artist, illustrator, muralist and now the first one ever who painted a graffiti mural, supported by a so-called robotic street art car! As some of you should have already noticed, I’m a big fan of technology meeting art and although this is a stupid car commercial (Soto got some beef by Ben Eine afterwards!) I would love to have such a robotic car myself for some nice painting action in Berlin. Just imagine what great fun you could have and you know what I mean! ...

Last Ride is the name of an interesting installation-painting by Portuguese urban artist Mr. Dheo, addressing car crashes with lethal consequences. Documented in an disturbing video Dheo explains the intention which brought him to paint this piece on a scrap yard… As an autodidact, Dheo’s first contact with graffiti appeared in the age of fifteen and soon his drawings turned into countless letter studies. Months later he did his first street painting and started to meet other artists to whom he related and that motivated him to carry on. ...

Graffiti Car Advert | Oh, come on boys and girl - it’s getting boring! After Mini did their “Wash Me” cars by the help of KR, Seak One, Tika, Smash 137 and others and Mercedes Benz had Niels Shoe Meulman, who did some calligraffiti on one of their B-Class cars, now it’s Opel’s turn! The car-manufacturer charged the two graffiti legends Daim and Loomit to create some advert for the Corsa. Both spray-painted the background wall for the new Opel Corsa Campagne 2011, which is now extensively used to promote not just the car but its creative-to-be label and reputation. ...

Mini had KR, Levi’s had Shepard Fairey, the WWF had Photoshop and now, Mercedes Benz has Niels Shoe Meulman and his calligraffiti… Mercedes-Benz asked the calligraffiti artist Niels Meulman to customize a white Mercedes B-Class with hundreds of women’s names. These names symbolise all the Dutch women for whom the Pink Ribbon foundation works tirelessly. (graffart.eu) Of course, this is advertising but I love Shoe’s flow and style and it’s for a good thing - Pink Ribbon is an international symbol of breast cancer awareness…Now I will go out with my markers and follow the subliminal message of that ad by tagging the next Mercedes! Who’s coming? ...

At the beginning of the year, I wrote an article about the creative celebration of Mini’s 50th birthday. The car-manufacturer invited ten well-known artists, including urban artists like Seak One, Tika and Smash137 to repaint some of their cars. Some days ago, I received a package from BMW Switzerland (the owner of Mini) with some of the corresponding “Wash Me” books in it! For that reason, I will give away three of these books to you today! All you have to do is to twitter a link to this article up to and including January 22nd, 8pm. Please, don’t forget to mention me (@berlinpiraten), otherwise I’m not able to find out who participates and who not… Tomorrow evening I will randomly decide three of you who will get the books for free. ...

Last year, the car-manufacturer Mini celebrated its 50th birthday with a great art event. In addition to the controversial discussed, but inspiring KRink vs. Mini action, ten other well-known artists, including urban artists like Seak One, Tika and Smash137, created their custom-styled Minis. Ten very different car-styles were created by the very different artist, whose single similarity was, that they never painted a car before. For that reason, they used a lot of different techniques to customize their Minis: cleaning, sluicing, omitting, spraying, scratching and painting were only a few. ...

This is an amazing video - silver drips on black metal! As I already told you before, I love the abstract style of KR’s artworks. And when I saw the nice photos of the “Krinked” Mini Cooper, I was really charmed! Yesterday, Mini and KRink published the corresponding video clip, which shows KR while customizing the car, the car itself and the beautiful drippy lines on it. ...

It’s the fourth time this week, that I wrote something about New York-based street artist KR - a new record! Last weekend, I informed you about his cooperation with auto-manufacturer Mini, today the first photos of this event were published! KR customized a Mini Cooper S in his very own style in Hamburg. The car is outfitted in his signature silver-drip KRINK aesthetic and will be shown this Saturday at Vicious Gallery. Additionally you’re able to take a look at other new artworks by him. ...

Craig “KR” Costello is in Hamburg next week! In cooperation with auto-manufacturer Mini, he will paint a brand new car which will be presented in the “Ersteliebebar” and at Vicious Gallery. KR, who grew up in New York, founded his own company for paint, markers, and other graffiti equipment, named KRink, several years ago. He’s is famous for his abstract and colorful fire extinguisher drip-pieces, which can be found around the globe. Now, he has brought fresh new artworks to Hamburg, which will be shown additionally to the painted car. ...