Fast beautiful dangerous

Photorealist painting of a Mercedes CLR racing car

When I first saw the Mercedes CLR racecar I thought it was the epitomy of purposeful design in the automotive field. It was an evolution of the previous model (the CLK LM) and was so singly-minded a racing car.

Mark Webber backflipped twice in this car at Le Mans in 1999.
Apparently only two examples survive. For me that’s a shame because it is incredibly beautiful. And dangerous. Hence the title of the painting – Fast, beautiful, dangerous.
One of my earliest paintings. It still stands up in terms of its quality.

MAKE ENQUIRY TO PURCHASE

Dimensions: 62x91cm.
Painted: 1999.
Materials: Acrylic on MDF board.
Availability: For sale $1000.

The story behind Fast Beautiful dangerous

This is the Mercedes CLR racing car which had flipped over three times at Le Mans in 1999. So hence it was given the title – ‘fast beautiful dangerous.’ One of the most common subjects in photorealist paintings are cars. However, they are usually rendered without any people in the picture – I have shown a propensity for doing things with my own style. Here the Mercedes CLR racing car is surrounded by many people – drivers, officials, and mechanics.

Mark Webber will remember this car quite well – he performed two separate backflips in one of these Mercedes CLR’s.

Source image: Racecar Engineering

INFORMATION

Learn about Australian artist Bert Ernie.
Discover what drives me to produce my art, my history and more…

Learn More

BUYING ART ONLINE

See how easy it is to buy a painting from me.
Learn about how I use an escrow service which provides protection in the transaction for myself and you the customer.

Learn More