Amazing Creations: Cars or Art?

2012-06-07

Reported By Paul McRae

This is the question being asked in a new article in Business Insider Magazine. While the answer to this question seems obvious to Artcar Nation, the article points out that Artcars can have a polarizing effect.


Photo by Bruce Turner

Houston artcar artist Shelley Buschur was faced with this reality when her artcar was stolen recently. The Houston Chronicle ran an article about the theft. Reading the comments in the paper accompanying the article she had this to say. "Many of the comments were quite negative and even hateful toward artcars. it's sad! I suppose that I am insulated from such negativity by all of my awesome friends."

The article concedes that artcars are art even if they do seem flabbergasted that artcar culture is large and the Houston artcar parade is very popular. "Most have a love/hate experience (with artcars) with very few people in between. In that sense, they are very similar to any piece of art.

There are lots of cool pics of artcars that accompany the article. Check it out here

• Pink Batman Tesla
• Boombox Car for Sale
• Sweeter than Any Chiquita
• Hand Engraved Honda Civic
• Artcars on the Radio
• Help Keep the Jesus Christ Monkey Car Alive
• Sue Shefman and Cheerio Video Interview
• It's Coming! Houston Artcar Parade 2013
• First Hand Woven Car?
• Last Day to Sign Up for Houston Artcar Parade
• Vannadu in Washington Post
• Artcars in Fulshear St. Paddy's Day Parade
• Maria Del Camino, Part El Camino, Part Tank
• All Art Day at Poe Elementry
• ArtCar: The Movie Big Success on PBS Fundraiser
• Artcar: The Movie on PBS
• Bonnie Blue Art of Women
• Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth in CNN Money
• Artcar Free to a Good Home
• Texas Art Asylum A Great resource for Artcar Artists