March 20, 2007: Maserati covered in shattered glass

Undertoad · 03-20-2007, 09:50 AM

Axlrosen sends along this item which was covered by Autoblog. Italian artist Luca Pancrazzi created this work, a modern Maserati Quattroporte carefully covered with 1,763 lbs. of shattered glass.

It's currently on display outside of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art.

This is one of those pieces that makes a great IotD, I think, because as art you can enjoy it on any level you like. You can think about what kind of statement it is -- taking one of the finest Italian automobiles, which can do 0-60 miles per hour in 5.2 seconds, and will set you back at least $118,000 -- and coating it with a veneer of destruction. You can examine the notion of whether this remains a Maserati, or whether the artist has in fact changed it into something else. Or you can just say, how cool, how strangely beautiful.

The contrast of the clean windshield glass is particularly interesting.

wolf · 03-20-2007, 09:56 AM

Is that sucker actually parked on soft white carpeting or maybe even sheepskin, as it appears in the third picture? If so, nice contrast.

I hope it has keyless entry.

Gawa · 03-20-2007, 09:59 AM

It's sorta like our cars in Minnesota, coming out of a hot carwash on a cold winter's day.

HungLikeJesus · 03-20-2007, 10:08 AM

In the third picture, with the open door, the windshield does not look clear. Maybe someone decided that they actually wanted to be able to drive the car.

Can you imagine if you were a pedestrian hit by this car? And then you fall into the salt pile.

Sheldonrs · 03-20-2007, 10:27 AM

Is it just me? Or does this car look like the hands on the earlier IotD with the horrible skin disease?

Flint · 03-20-2007, 10:29 AM

DW (Drum Workshop) has a custom finish consisting of three-dimensional (light-catching) shattered glass, under a clear laquer.

barefoot serpent · 03-20-2007, 11:09 AM

maybe they can get this guy to lay on it

piercehawkeye45 · 03-20-2007, 11:54 AM

If you got clipped by that car it would probably just take off your legs.

Would they actually allow someone to drive that? I doubt it.

glatt · 03-20-2007, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

Would they actually allow someone to drive that? I doubt it.

The head lights, turn signals, license plates, and various windows are all obstructed. Otherwise, I bet it would be fine.

axlrosen · 03-20-2007, 12:36 PM

Zoom in on that first image and here's what you see.

Griff · 03-20-2007, 05:05 PM

Oops, thought that said Mazeroski covered in shattered glass. I think I'm a little too baseball focused right now.

milkfish · 03-20-2007, 05:41 PM

This way you don't have to be the old guy yelling down the street "Hey you kids! Quit leaning on my car!"

xoxoxoBruce · 03-20-2007, 08:59 PM

More money than brains.

zippyt · 03-20-2007, 11:01 PM

Oh come ,
Here , i'll say it
SHARP CAR !!!!!!

Geeze folks I waited ALL day for some body to say that !!!!!

milkfish · 03-21-2007, 12:20 PM

Well, the original Autoblog article used that same joke in its title, so you didn't have to wait.

03-20-2007, 09:50 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	March 20, 2007: Maserati covered in shattered glass Axlrosen sends along this item which was covered by Autoblog. Italian artist Luca Pancrazzi created this work, a modern Maserati Quattroporte carefully covered with 1,763 lbs. of shattered glass. It's currently on display outside of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. This is one of those pieces that makes a great IotD, I think, because as art you can enjoy it on any level you like. You can think about what kind of statement it is -- taking one of the finest Italian automobiles, which can do 0-60 miles per hour in 5.2 seconds, and will set you back at least $118,000 -- and coating it with a veneer of destruction. You can examine the notion of whether this remains a Maserati, or whether the artist has in fact changed it into something else. Or you can just say, how cool, how strangely beautiful. The contrast of the clean windshield glass is particularly interesting.

03-20-2007, 09:56 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Is that sucker actually parked on soft white carpeting or maybe even sheepskin, as it appears in the third picture? If so, nice contrast. I hope it has keyless entry. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-20-2007, 10:08 AM	#4
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	In the third picture, with the open door, the windshield does not look clear. Maybe someone decided that they actually wanted to be able to drive the car. Can you imagine if you were a pedestrian hit by this car? And then you fall into the salt pile. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-20-2007, 10:27 AM	#5
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Is it just me? Or does this car look like the hands on the earlier IotD with the horrible skin disease? __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

03-20-2007, 10:29 AM	#6
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03-20-2007, 09:59 AM	#3
Gawa Sibling of the Commonweal Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 16	It's sorta like our cars in Minnesota, coming out of a hot carwash on a cold winter's day.

03-20-2007, 11:09 AM	#7
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	maybe they can get this guy to lay on it Attached Images __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

03-20-2007, 11:54 AM	#8
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	If you got clipped by that car it would probably just take off your legs. Would they actually allow someone to drive that? I doubt it.

03-20-2007, 12:36 PM	#10
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	Zoom in on that first image and here's what you see. __________________ Warp Bill Gates

03-20-2007, 05:05 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Oops, thought that said Mazeroski covered in shattered glass. I think I'm a little too baseball focused right now. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-20-2007, 05:41 PM	#12
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	This way you don't have to be the old guy yelling down the street "Hey you kids! Quit leaning on my car!" __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

03-20-2007, 08:59 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	More money than brains. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-20-2007, 11:01 PM	#14
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Oh come , Here , i'll say it SHARP CAR !!!!!! Geeze folks I waited ALL day for some body to say that !!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-21-2007, 12:20 PM	#15
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	Well, the original Autoblog article used that same joke in its title, so you didn't have to wait. __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

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