Artist creates Pop Art on Bentley canvas
July 8, 2009 by George Skentzos
Brazilian artist Romero Britto has chosen an unlikely canvas for his latest exhibition entitled “Come to my World“ in Berlin, using a Bentley Continental GT on which to apply his latest artwork.
Bentley Motors had donated the Coupe to Britto and the result is one of the most unusual liveries ever conceived, boasting his trademark Pop Art style and comic-like figures.
With most of our readers preferring cars to art, it would be wise to point out that the Continental GT used to create the artwork is a static prototype built in 2003 and not a mechanically-correct Bentley.
Raul Pires, Head of Exterior Design at Bentley Motors was central to the creation of the Continental GT. “Bentley holds the unique combination of exhilaration and relaxation in one package. An automotive sculpture with elegant powerful surfaces. The ultimate in craftsmanship.”
At the conclusion of the exhibition, the “Britto-Bentley” will be put up for auction in aid of the Nathalie Todenhöfer Foundation for multiple sclerosis as well as Best Buddies.
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Words cannot describe the paint job on this vehicle……
Each to its own i suppose……
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First time visitor to the site. Love the site overall. Not too sure about the art on this car. Looks a bit like a kids cartoon character.
Why was such an expensive car used for something that IMO just looks crap?
HAHAHAHAH spam word FASTER. People believe that stripes on their car will make it go faster. This guy took that thought a bit far.
Well, I am one of CA’s few readers that prefers art to cars (though I believe that the two incorporate each other pretty heavily) and I have to say, what a tacky piece of toss! That’s not art, that’s just distasteful. Even Paris Hilton’s pink Continental with a diamond encrusted dashboard has more taste!
This literally looks like something that a child has done on a computer drawing program. It’s just not nice at all, there is nothing special about it and art should be special.
Indeed… if this artwork was on a Hyundai Excel, people would more clearly see it for what it is. Sub-standard.
How are lady-bug mirrors art????
Disgusting.. tasteless.. ruined.. disrespect.. vomit..
^ Just a few words that popped into my head!
The paintwork the Z4 did on canvas is better than this….what a waste !
What a waste of a static prototype.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is just wrong…wrong wrongggg….artist my culo he is..
A few people missed the fact that this is not a functional car. I quite like the artwork. I wouldn’t want it on my functional Bentley, but as a static sculpture of sorts, it is pleasant.
I think the juxtaposition of such a colourful, cartoony, almost child-like painting on a very expensive and ostentatious canvas is interesting.
WHAT A WASTE!!!
but FUNNY AS HELL