Friday, August 03, 2007

Trans-Am Apocalypse No. 2


Trans-Am Apocalypse No. 2 by John Scott (1993). Car with primer and latex paint, incised with text from the Book of Revelations of Saint John the Evangelist, fuzzy dice. [The National Gallery of Canada] John Scott is a past winner of a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in the category of painting in 2000.

from the display caption describing the sculpture/art car:
"The artist has carved the Book of Revelation (the Apocolypse) into the muscle car's entire surface in a graffiti-like style transforming it into a more contemporary mode of transport for the famous Four Horsemen. What more appropriate vehicle for their fearsome mission than a monument to heavy metal and rebellion? Scott's use of the iconic gas-guzzler builds upon his interest in masculine identity and its association with aggression. Cloaked in biblical metaphor, Trans-Am Apocalypse No. 2 suggests the ultimate consequence."

2 Comments:

Blogger CitySales.ca said...

That is most definitely the freakiest car I've seen so far this week.

Justin
Sales

Sunday, August 05, 2007 6:20:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Whoever did that disgraced the "Trans Am" name.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:40:00 PM  

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