Groovy Retro Gear: Racing & Emotion Art Egg & Art Ball Collections

If you’d asked me what I was planning on writing about when I sat down this morning, I very much doubt that I would’ve replied with “Art eggs!” And yet here we are, because these …

Rockin’ Retro Design: 8380 Laboratories’ ATCC ’85 Unbesiegt & Konig S1 Unbesiegt

From Lotus Formula 1 cars to monstrous Group C Porsches to Australia’s finest touring car champions; the iconic John Player livery has adorned many of the greatest machines in motorsport.
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Stroke of genius: The racing art of Rob Ijbema

“Painting is like time travel,” says prolific Dutch artist Rob Ijbema. In a sport measured in thousandths of a second, where speed is king, it’s strange yet fitting that some traditions still exist today – …

Top Five of 2012: Retro Motorsport Gear

 
The Magic Racing Car Models of Alistair Brookman
“My name is Alistair Brookman and I make 1:12 scale fully hand-built model Grand Prix Ferraris.”
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Top Five of 2012: Motorsport Art

Retro Art: Ricardo Santos

These brilliant artworks come from Ricardo Santos; Portuguese art director and graphic designer, and one of the design team responsible for the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, jornal i, as judged by the Society for News Design in 2010.
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The Awesome Automotive Art of Alex Wakefield

Motorsport is a very visual, evokative thing. All bright colours, beautiful shapes and kinetic energy.
And the most compelling motorsport art gets this. It aims to capture much more than a representative image of what happened …

Gear: 2013 Motorsport Retro / Cahier Archive Classic Formula 1 Calendar

The 2013 Motorsport Retro /Cahier Archive Classic Formula 1 Calendar is now available from Octane Press.
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Memorabilia: British Formula 1 Stamps

This fine set of stamps featuring British Grand Prix winners, was issued in 2007 to celebrate 50 years since Stirling Moss first won the British Grand Prix and 100 years of British motorsport.
Thanks to Graham …

The Classic Motorsport Art of Alain Baudouin

Ferrari Testa Rossa 1958, driving on a Mille Miglia road – Acrylics on canvas 65x46cm, prints available
Born in the ’50s just a short stroll from Circuit de la Sarthe, Alain Baudouin has not missed a Le Mans race since …

Video Documentary: The Pirelli Calendar Saga

Since 1964 Formula 1 Tyre supplier Pirelli has produced the prestigious Pirelli Calendar. The “cal” has attracted top models and renowned photographers to create what has become one of the most desirable products in publishing …

Art: Robert Carter Prints

Sporting an aesthetic that combines a spectacular sense of speed with a stunning retro-chic style, Robert Carter’s artworks are absolutely awesome examples of classic motorsport art and the very definition of cool.
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The Racing Art of Doug Garrison

“I think of my work as journalistic,” Doug Garrison explains. “It needs to be timely—to me—even if it’s a retro-inspired moment. I think of an idea and then I want it done so I can …

Retro Art: Ricardo Santos

These brilliant artworks come from Ricardo Santos; Portuguese art director and graphic designer, and one of the design team responsible for the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, jornal i, as judged by the Society for News Design in 2010.
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Retro Motorsport Art: Stuart Row

Our never-ending search for excellent retro car art has most recently turned up Australian photographer Stuart Row and his unique Photoshop-manipulated vehicle portraits.
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Art: F1 Heroes by Piotr Buczkowski

Check out these lovey digital portraits of Formula 1 Champions Fangio, Senna and Schumacher by Polish designer Piotr Buczkowski.
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