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A Wrecked Luxury Car Built From Over 12,000 Reflective Steel Parts
Image via Jordan Griska
Reflecting its surroundings with a splintered and imperfect view is Jordan Griska‘s 2016 sculpture Wreck, a non-functional model of a Mercedes Benz S550 made entirely from reflective stainless steel. The piece, which is composed of nearly 12,000 individual parts, is meant to highlight both luxury and mortality from a removed perspective. While researching the work Griska referenced Andy Warhol’s series of car crash prints, connecting the sterility of his work’s stainless steel to that of a lithoprint.
“The sculpture mirrors the peak of today’s automobile industry by using digital technology and meticulous handcraft to subvert both utopian dreams and reality,” explains Philadelphia Contemporary in a statement about the piece. “Spectacular and haunting, Wreck captures the dual nature of American culture by contrasting wealth, freedom, and individuality with decadence, debauchery, and tailspin, as flip sides of the same coin.”
The sculpture was premiered last year at Philadelphia’s Pier 9 with Philadelphia Contemporary. You can see more of the New York-based artist’s works (including this completely reflective punching bag) on his website and Instagram. (via Visual Fodder)
Image via Jordan Griska
Image via Jordan Griska
Image via Philadelphia Contemporary
Image via Jordan Griska
#cars #sculpture
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