“It's not the years honey, it's the mileage.”
- Harrison Ford
While there is a limit to how far gone a car can be to qualify for this mashup series, normally the more "driven" the look, the better. The visual aesthetic is consistent here, in the service of revealing beauty in decay. However, given the subject matter, the aim is to be more direct and visceral. Kick the tires, smell the musty odors and burnt oil, and resist the urge to scrape off the flaking paint and polish the chrome. For some additional background info on this series, check out Getting Up to Speed.
It's a Gas
These additional mashups that combine gas cap covers with paint and rust textures further stoke abstract painting vibes for me.
Test Drives
Source images for mashups can be nice enough to stand on their own. Here are a few examples from this series I took time to "polish up."
