A GT sculpture I had commissioned


Superfly

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So, I saw a piece of art that was done for Ron Dennis at McLaren with the introduction of the McLaren 12C some time ago. A single silhouette strip done to evoke the shape of the car, fullly wrapped in Carbon Fiber. Beautiful.

I then contacted the broker to see if the artist would commission something for me. He does the silhouettes in 1 - 5 metal strips depending on the look he's after. The other pieces I had seen, beyond the aforementioned 12C, were a Porsche 917, a 250 Testarossa etc. and I really liked the look that he created. After a brief discussion, I sent them some pictures and they created a design which we discussed to get a look I was happy with.

The artist was then left to his wares to create the sculpture for me. After some time, I received the following piece which I'm REALLY happy with!!! Anyway, I thought I'd share some pics of it with you all.

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RALPHIE

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Beautiful!!

:thumbsup :thumbsup
 

bonehead

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Awesome, Pro. Forgot to ask, but what are the dimensions? Hard to tell scale from the pics.
 

Empty Pockets

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If the base is 3/4" wood, my guess is the car measures about 8.5" x 3.5"...+ or -.

'Sharp looking piece regardless!
 

Superfly

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Awesome, Pro. Forgot to ask, but what are the dimensions? Hard to tell scale from the pics.

About 17" long by 7" wide for the sculpture itself. Base is about 20 x 11.
 

Empty Pockets

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About 17" long by 7" wide for the sculpture itself. Base is about 20 x 11.

Good grief!

How thick is the base then???
 

dbk

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Super cool.
 

djs

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Very cool!
 

Chris A.

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Bravo! Thanks for sharing.
 

Shelby#18

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Very nicely done.
 

Cobrar

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Clever! :thumbsup
 

roketman

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Can I get one blue white stripe please?
 

GT1261

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WooooW I LIKE IT!
 

PL510*Jeff

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That is Cool!
 

2112

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Very, Very tasteful.
 

2112

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Can I get one blue white stripe please?

+1 :lol
 

canadiancobra

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I like it Pro.
 

Ed Sims

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Wow - I like that a lot!

Ed
 

Colton74

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Very cool, great job Pro
 

cobrajeff

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VERY nice!