The hugely successful Renault Kwid Painted in “Gesturism Art Style” by Indo-French artist Shombit Sengupta was inaugurated by Yves Perrin, Consul General of France at The Arts Trust – Institute of Contemporary Indian Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai.
The car will be on display at the gallery till November 14th as part of “Désordre”, an exhibition of Gesturism Art created by Sen. The Car will then move to Barbizon, France (10 to 27 December 2016). Thereafter the Kwid Art Car will travel to international auto shows and art shows, and will finally find a place in the Renault Heritage Museum in France.
“In the Kwid that Sen painted at our invitation,” said Patrick Lecharpy, Renault’s Design Director in Paris, “it’s the first time an artist has narrated a story through his painting style in an art car, in contrast to earlier art cars done by famous artists like Lichtenstein, Warhol, Koons and Calder that showcased only the artist’s style of art.” He added.
“I have always painted on a flat canvas in my Gesturism Art style. Painting on the 3 dimensional volume of the Kwid was an exciting and tough challenge, particularly as I was recounting a story. Bringing a harmonious storyline detailing every corner of the automobile requires extreme self-discipline of art. The best part is, when I relook at the art car today, I am myself getting surprised to discover different areas that I had painted up to 4am in the morning for several days in Renault’s Design Workshop in Chennai,” said Sengupta.
Source: ETAuto
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