The BMW Art Car Project was introduced by the French racecar driver and auctioneer Hervé Poulain, who wanted to invite an artist to create a canvas on an automobile. In 1975, Poulain commissioned American artist and friend Alexander Calder to paint the first BMW Art Car. This first example would be a BMW 3.0 CSL which Poulain himself would race in the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.
BMW Art Cars - three words that evoke the legendary link-up of car icons such as the BMW M1 and the BMW Z1, with world-famous artists like Roy Lichtenstein and Jeff Koons. Read on to see who designed which BMW model, how, and why. It is a die-cast model of the BMW M1 designed by Andy Warhol, based on the vehicle that competed in the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Product Overview Brand New/Never Used/Original Packaging 99022/E300 Fly BMW M3 E30 Ken Done Art Car In 1989, Ken Done was commissioned to paint a BMW Art Car. As a creator of one of these unique pieces, he joined an elite group of 8 artists, which included Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella and Robert Rauschenberg. Fly BMW M1 Art Car Frank Stella.
Since 1975, BMW has collaborated with renowned international artists to turn BMW vehicles into works of art. Although the artwork on this BMW M1 was created by Frank Stella, who in 1976 painted the second official BMW Art Car (BMW 3.0 CSL), this BMW M1 won't be found on the official BMW Art Car list. "The BMW Art Car Collection celebrates 50 years of artistic freedom and visionary design.
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