A Pile of Crashed Cars
180 x 140 cms 2010
$25000 Sold
This was a commission and was, for me, a huge work. The subject, luxury crashed cars piled by the side of a road, also sent me in new directions, exploring the internet, constructing recognisable car models from low definition, frequently inadequate images posted in forums and 'wrecked car' websites melded with the actual pristine car (to ensure that the panels joints fitted properly). The frustration when I got halfway into a particularly good image only to discover it was an amalgam of several different cars, Photoshopped together.
The orange bunting arrived well into the piece. Necessary to tie it all together, literally as well and compositionally, and the crack in the road was added after our van broke down with the painting on the way to Melbourne. It sat in the studio for a further day while Ken made me a huge crate and I added the crack.
The landscape is a dust storm approaching Farina, a ghost town of posts,
galvo and rubble just north-west of the Flinders Ranges.
*** Compare the use of Wrecked Vehicles
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