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At sunrise on Saturday, August 26th, 2006 I put on a mountain climbing harness, and secured myself to the roof of my blue BMW. For two and half hours I painted the desert landscape with oil paints on linen panels, while a friend drove my car at speeds up to 75 miles per hour (120kmph) on the highway, near Joshua Tree National Park, two hours east of Los Angeles, California. (Video camera: Greg Kucera. Still Photography by Kory Kinder. Drivers: Aaron Bocanegra and Zachary Stadel) |
Above is the orginal video that was broadcast on television in Austria (3 minutes, 47 seconds).
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The images below are of the paintings that I made on the roof of my car that day...
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Joshua Tree as seen from the roof of my moving car I, 2006, oil on Belgian Linen, 10 1/2x 13 1/2 (26.7 x 34.5 cm) |
Joshua Tree as seen from the roof of my moving car II, 2006, oil on Belgian Linen, 10 1/2x 13 1/2 (26.7 x 34.5 cm) |
Joshua Tree as seen from the roof of my moving car III, 2006, oil on canvas, 10 1/2x 13 1/2 (26.7 x 34.5 cm) |
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Joshua Tree as seen from the roof of my moving car IV, 2006, oil on Belgian Linen, 10 1/2x 13 1/2 (26.7 x 34.5 cm) |
Joshua Tree as seen from the roof of my moving car V, 2006, oil on Belgian Linen, 10 1/2x 13 1/2 (26.7 x 34.5 cm) |
Installation of Driving Paintings at Axis Contemporary Art, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2006 |
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Joshua Tree, |
Joshua Tree, video projection at Cold Storage, Los Angeles, California, 2006 |
Joshua Tree, video projection at Cold Storage, Los Angeles, California, 2006 |