I am actually a big fan of Britto's Pop art work, but Im just not sure if Im really digging the Britto Bentley. For his exhibition "Come to my World" in Berlin, the famous artist Romero Britto chose a Bentley Continental GT as a canvas for his cheerful and vivid signature motifs.
This is probably one of the most unusual Bentleys ever seen: a large, happy flower, little stars, squiggles and signs dance on the elegant hood and colourful, comic-like figures adorn the doors. The Continental GT - a static prototype built in 2003 - has become a truly unique work of art created by the world-renowned Brazilian artist Romero Britto. Bentley Motors donated the Coupe on the occasion of Britto´s Berlin exhibition "Come to my World" in the Automobil Forum Unter den Linden. More from the release after the break.
Britto, one of the most admired and popular artists currently working
within Pop Art, creates pieces specifically to put a smile on people´s
faces. Having grown up in poverty in Recife, Brazil, his work belies
his background by creating a fantasy world inhabited by child-like
creatures and optimistic, strong colours. "Since everything in life
moves toward an end", says Romero Britto, "we should fill our life with
colour and hope." His paintings, graphics and sculptures can be admired
in many of the world's leading art galleries including the Museum of
Modern Art and Guggenheim in New York. He counts the Kennedys,
Rothchilds, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steffi Graf and
Elton John among his friends and collectors.
Romero was delighted to be given the chance to turn a Bentley into a
Pop Art sculpture: "It is the most beautiful and elegant car in the
world. The lines of the new design are perfect to paint as a clean
canvas. What a way to start a fascinating and colourful journey."
Raul Pires, Head of Exterior Design at Bentley Motors and like Romero
Britto, a Brazilian was central to the creation of the Continental GT.
He thoroughly agrees with his countryman: "A Bentley holds the unique
combination of exhilaration and relaxation in one package. An
automotive sculpture with elegant powerful surfaces. The ultimate in
craftsmanship."
The Romero Britto exhibition, hosted by the Automobil Forum Unter den
Linden in cooperation with the Mensing Gallery, will take place from 10
July until 6 September 2009. In keeping with Britto's wider ideals, at
the conclusion of the show, the "Britto-Bentley" will be put up for
auction in aid of the Nathalie Todenhöfer Foundation for multiple
sclerosis as well as Best Buddies, an organization dedicated to
improving the integration of the mentally disabled within society.
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