alessandro paglia ‘smashes’ iconic movie cars in hand-drawn, hyper-realism series
the one-off realistic drawings feature iconic cars from movies such as the ‘dukes of hazzard’, ‘bond golfinger’, ‘herbie the beetle’, ‘taxi driver’, ‘blue brothers’, and ‘back to the future'
in his latest series of hyper-realistic drawings, alessandro paglia reinterprets cars from iconic movies into ‘smashed’ forms. drawn from the top view, each of the cars convey the idea that it has been flattened by a foreign object. the milan-based artist has previously gained recognition for his meticulous ink drawings of classic cars in black and white; in this series, paglia demonstrates his ability to execute in colored pencils as well.
all images drawn by alessandro paglia
hand-drawn on cotton paper, the one-off realistic drawings feature iconic cars from movies such as the ‘dukes of hazzard’, ‘goldfinger’, ‘herbie the beetle’, ‘taxi driver’, ‘blue brothers’, and ‘back to the future’. paglia captures hyper-realism in the drawings through his deep knowledge in material textures, color tones and shading. available to acquire through email request or DM on his instagram page, the artworks are all 115 x 80cm in size.
‘to catch the exact main color tone I had to mix 5 different pencils, 4 gradients each.’ shares paglia in his recent instagram post.
car featured in the movie – ‘herbie the beetle’
car featured in the movie – ‘back to the future’
car featured in the movie – ‘bond golfinger’
car featured in the movie – ‘dukes of hazzard’
car featured in the movie – ‘blues brothers’
car featured in the movie – ‘taxi driver’
project info:
title: ‘smashed cars from famous movies’
artist: alessandro paglia
medium: colored pencils
dimensions: 115 x 80cm
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