Overdrive

found object assemblage 2019, 49 inches X 44 inches

     

Each time we drove through Nashville on family trips I eagerly awaited the massive automobile salvage yard next to the freeway.  As we sped past in our car, I mentally ticked off as many of the cars as possible stacked high to the sky – 1962 Plymouth Valiant, 1965 Pontiac Bonneville…

 

My love of cars and driving has always been deep and conflicted – beauty, power, freedom - and yet the automobile is a major contributor to global warming.  And what about global travel - is it another form of colonialism – the human’s seeming innate desire to invade and conquer and return home with the spoils of the conquered land?  And you just thought you were going to take a joy ride! Please note this art piece is designed to be plugged into a wall outlet to be fully experienced.  

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TAKE A SPIN…

you are encouraged to gently interact with this piece

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• turn the key

• turn on the radio and push buttons on the dashboard

• open the glove compartment and root around 

• honk the horn

• spin the wheel

• run the car up and down the right side of the canvas

• spin the cars around and open and close doors and car hoods

 

$1,250 +shipping TBD

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contact the artist directly at patrickdeanowen@gmail.com to inquire