The artist turning classic Australian cars into sculptures

The artist turning classic Australian cars into sculptures
A Queenslander has turned his ardour for gathering basic Australian vehicles into artwork by creating distinctive sculptures out of the automobile elements.
Brisbane painter Mick Brown spent the final 10 years gathering Nineteen Seventies Holden, Ford and Chrysler vehicles however not too long ago turned his assortment into artwork.

Brown spent each weekend for almost a 12 months creating his Shark Rod sculpture, which is able to go on sale at Gold Coast’s SWELL Sculpture Festival this month.

Mick Brown has turned his passion for collecting vintage Australian cars into art by creating unique sculptures out of the car parts for Gold Coast's SWELL Festival.
Mick Brown has turned his ardour for gathering basic Australian vehicles into artwork. (Mick Brown)

”Ideally, I’d like to see it in Mick Fanning’s lounge room,” Brown stated.

He stated he is beloved basic vehicles and artwork since he was a boy.

”I guess from an early age I have always been an artist or have mainly been doing oil paintings and then later in life was airbrushing on cars and things like this,” Brown stated.

“I like to get my hands dirty and you know, cut out rust and paint cars and the engines and all that stuff as well.”

Mick Brown has turned his passion for collecting vintage Australian cars into art by creating unique sculptures out of the car parts for Gold Coast's SWELL Festival.
Brown’s Shark Rod sculpture. (Mick Brown)
Mick Brown has turned his passion for collecting vintage Australian cars into art by creating unique sculptures out of the car parts for Gold Coast's SWELL Festival.
He’d love browsing legend Mick Fanning to snap up the piece. (Mick Brown)

Brown additionally made a barbecue out of an previous Holden final 12 months, which turned standard on TikTok.

As for the shark, Brown stated he simply awakened in the future and determined to do it.

He stated he thought the Monaro’s guards would work effectively because the shark’s gills.

He additionally needed to stay to Australian vehicles from the ’70s.

“I wanted to use solely panels from those three cars to make the whole piece.

“I additionally need to be noticeable that it isn’t simply manufactured from sheet steel, they’re truly automobile panels which have been welded collectively to make the form.”

Brown has plans for extra sculptures however is not able to reveal his new concepts simply but.

Source: www.9news.com.au