---
author: Jan Brennenstuhl
categories:
- Graffiti, Marker & Spray Cans
cover:
  alt: ''
  height: 1080
  src: https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_Aurele-Sack.jpg
  width: 2432
credit: ''
date: '2010-01-05T19:35:58Z'
description: 'Last Year, Mini celebrated its 50th birthday with a big art event: 10 artists created their own-styled cars! For some weeks, the corresponding book is published. Take a look...'
tags:
- KR
- Car Art
- Smash 137
- Painting
title: Urban Car Art by Mini
url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/
---

# Urban Car Art by Mini

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](/krink-styled-mini-cooper/) action, ten other well-known artists, including urban artists like [**Seak One**](/seak-one-his-blackbook/), **Tika** and [**Smash137**](/smash-137-graffiti-show/), 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.

In my opinion, the cars by Smash137, Pichler & Burn and Fabian Bertschinger are the best, but take a look yourself!

For some weeks, the corresponding [“Wash Me” book](http://www.washme.ch/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/MINI_washme_web.pdf) is published. It shows nice photos of the making-of, gives impressions of the finished car artworks and presents the artists...

For more info about the “Wash Me” art event by Mini, visit [washme.ch](http://www.washme.ch).

![wash me making-of - smash137](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_smash137.jpg>)

wash me making-of - smash137 ![wash me making-of - Pichler & Burn](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_Pichler-Burn.jpg>)

wash me making-of - Pichler & Burn ![wash me making-of - Jaccard & Ege](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_Jaccard-Ege.jpg>)

wash me making-of - Jaccard & Ege ![wash me making of - seak](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_seak.jpg>)

wash me making of - seak ![wash me making-of - Dieter Meier](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_Dieter-Meier.jpg>)

wash me making-of - Dieter Meier ![wash me making-of - tika](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_tika.jpg>)

wash me making-of - tika ![wash me making-of - euro](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_euro.jpg>)

wash me making-of - euro ![wash me making-of - august](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_august.jpg>)

wash me making-of - august ![wash me making-of - Fabian Bertschinger](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-urban-art-mini/washme_makingof_Fabian-Bertschinger.jpg>)

wash me making-of - Fabian Bertschinger