Artist creates invisible car

[Blue_Tires]

The 22-year-old student at the University of Central Lancashire spray painted a battered Skoda Fabia to match the car park and entrance to her art studio.

Her work, created as part of her drawing and image making course at the university, creates the illusion that the car is see through.

She was given the car from a breakers yard and worked for three weeks to ensure that it blended perfectly with its surroundings.

"I was experimenting with the whole concept of illusion but needed something a bit more physical to make a real impact." said Miss Watson, who is from Ashton under Lyne.

"People have been stopping in the street to look and coming up and almost bumping into it, so it's had the desired effect."

The car is reminiscent of the work by pavement artist Julian Beever, whose attempts to trick people's minds into seeing perspective on the flat surfaces of paving stones.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5261752/Artist-creates-invisible-car.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. wow...not one artist in the lounge?

[kentauros]

4. Sure, I love Art Cars

but I suspect by the looks of things, that the "invisibility" is only available from one perspective and only in that one spot. The effect doesn't work elsewhere. The reporter doesn't seem to have a problem leaving that part out, thus that "headline" ;)

[Pierre.Suave]

2. HOLY SHIT

that is awesome, from one angle...

[Fleshdancer]

3. D'oh!

I just posted the same story! Sorry, should have checked first. :blush:

[rcrush]

5. Thats cool

[TexasLady]

6. There's another artist that does similiar stuff

anyone remember his name? Love his stuff.

[Brother Buzz]

7. I love trompe l'oeil on public display, but this lady took it to another level.

I like.

[BlueJazz]

8. Very Cool and Creative.

[applegrove]

9. Cool

[Arugula Latte]

10. Too cool!

:bounce:

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

11. Very cool!

This is why we should spend our tax dollars on art instead of war.
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