An art car is a vehicle that has had its appearance modified as an act of personal artistic expression. Art cars are often driven and owned by their creators, who are sometimes referred to as “Cartists”.
Art car artists or owners often dress in a matching motif when displaying their cars. Art cars and car artists come from all walks of life, uphold a wide range of personal philosophies and beliefs and come from all political groups.
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�An important aspect of art cars and car artists is the general belief that there are no standards. Ideally, there are no super stars nor is any car better than any other.
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Art cars are unique in that no art car is a “bad” or “wrong” art car. There is more of a sense of inclusion than in other car groups which focus on standards, specific historic periods or makes and models of car.
Most car artists are ordinary people with no artistic training.
They are largely self taught and self funded, though some mainstream trained artists have also worked in the art car medium. Some consider their art to be created as a source of income or as “professional” artworks. Most others agree that creating and driving an art car daily is its own reward
Art cars can be driven as daily drivers. Others are hauled around the country on trailers and have never driven anywhere but within art car shows.
Others are found everywhere from the local grocery store, to formal museums to organized shows. Some are predominantly functional whereas others are considered primarily art works. Some car artists would never rent their car out while others build cars to make money.
The list of techniques highlighted here is far from complete. Art car artists are creative and experimental types.
They have used every crafting technique from sewing to stapling and every material from wallpaper to wax, with some attempts being more successful than others.
