Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Cars as Art
There are those who say that cars can't be art because they are consumer products. But, of course, fine art itself is a consumer product, so I'm not sure that argument works!
With some cars, they aren't trying for art, of course-- a Toyota Corolla is a great car for what it aims to do, but that goals is not aesthetics. The Fiat 500 (pictured above at the MOMA in NYC), on the other hand, is nowhere near as reliable as a Corolla but is much more of a looker!
Arguments about the definition of art are fun, but ultimately pointless. Whether something is art or not doesn't matter as much as if something is aesthetically pleasing or challenging or engaging. A crazy wicked cloud isn't art, after all, but it can be deeply compelling.
