Sabrina Chun loves cars, and has raised over $70,000 to fund her art project
Sabrina Chun loves cars, and has raised over $70,000 to fund her art project
Sabrina Chun, a San Francisco-based artist, has created a series of inverse monochromatic drawings of classic cars, called 'Blackprints: Car Designs Reimagined' - which received over $70,000 in funding from Crowdfunding service Kickstarter. It reached its funding goal four days ago, clearly having struck a chord with the auto enthusiast community online.
The cars she's chosen certainly lend themselves well to the printing technique used. Set on a striking black background, with the detailing of the car in white, the images have a minimal and sleek feel to them. Chun was keen to stress that the Blackprints are "not posters", they are "photography-quality prints". Photography quality prints, or dye-sublimation prints, last far longer, don't fade and are of a superior quality to normal prints. Every Blackprint design will be lasered onto 80lb card stock with a matte finish.
The prints are available through Kickstarter and also through her website.
So what makes these prints so desirable? According to Chun, we're attracted to cars because of the 'the shape and form, power and performance, feel and sound'. The prints try to take advantage of the emotional connection we all have with cars. Either way, these prints lend themselves well to the garage, living room or office.
Read more about cars in the art world – the reformed VW Beetle or the Cavalli-designed MINI Paceman – or click below to find out more about the most iconic movie cars of all time, many of which are featured in Chun’s work.
