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Automotive Artists Around the World

2.23.2012

Originally automotive art was either advertising or earn sketches created within the offices of major automobile manufacturers. However, over the years a cadre of artists has emerged who devote themselves to creating automotive art for the automobile and art enthusiast. This artistic group tends to realism, as this is the preference of the buyer. Automotive art buyers have more enthusiasm for the automobile than for art so they select realism, as they want to be able to glance the vehicle. Some of these artists have graduated from prestigious art universities while other are self taught.
Australian artist, George Vrastaminos, was born in Australia but his parents are Greek. Drawing cars was a childhood past time. In spite of having Muscular Dystrophy he completed courses in drafting and architecture. However, he now devotes his time to painting classic and motorsport cars. He is self-taught and works with a paintbrush and five basic colors. He has worked in Dubai and produced the poster for the Villa d'Este concourse in Europe.
Alexey Stroganov works as a chief designer for both Aeroflot and Siberia in-flight magazines. He studied art at Moscow Pedagogic University and graduated in 1993. Stroganov specializes in classic and hot rod cars. His work has appeared in international and domestic exhibitions.
Lima, Peru is home to Santiago Dancourt although he spent thirty years living in the Caribbean. Born in Lima in 1953, he began his fat time art career in 1996. He works on either acrylic over canvas or watercolor paper. His indispensable subject matter is Formula One and Latino American drivers.
Marizio Corbi is from Sermoneta, Italy. He was born in 1960 and developed an early interest in cars and drawing. In the originate of the eighties, Marizio began entering build competitions and was employed by an aeronautic firm. However, his accurate appreciate was cars so in 1987, after contacting the major Italian execute firms, Corbi began working with Bertone. At the same time he started illustrating classic cars using markers. He has exhibited his works in Milano, Turin, and Genova, Italy; Curitiba, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and in Mexico City.
Saleel Pathare is a computer engineer based in India. However, in the gradual 80's he began painting and sketching cars. He works on both art paper and canvas with acrylics. His specialty is motorsport cars.
Although Olaf Robrecht was born in Germany, he has lived in Canada for the past eight years. He had already begun his bear art studio and been employed by prestigious companies before he received his degrees in art and develop, and illustration. In 1995 he was employed on the editorial team of an international art magazine and in 2003 he was promoted to editorial director. During the gradual 90's Olaf worked primarily on the computer and his work gained international recognition. Then in 2005 he started working with acrylics on canvas. Most of his paintings are commissioned by car owners around the world.
All of these internationally known artists are interested in pioneering a field that, prior to the 80's did not exist, but is now becoming significant in art.



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