This oversized Rubik’s Cube sculpture in the exhibit Cars Are Beautiful perfectly captures Mr. Brainwash’s talent for transforming familiar cultural symbols into exuberant, large-scale spectacle. Constructed from thousands of tiny Matchbox cars — each meticulously painted to correspond with the iconic color blocks of the classic puzzle — the work fuses childhood nostalgia with pop-art bravado. From a distance, it reads instantly as the beloved brain teaser; up close, it dissolves into a dense mosaic of miniature automobiles, each one a self-contained object of desire. Continue reading Rubik’s Cube Sculpture Made of Matchbox Cars By Mr. Brainwash→
Currently on view at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles as part of Mr. Brainwash’s exuberant exhibition Cars Are Beautiful, Furry Fiat is exactly what its name promises. Created in 2024, this full-size Fiat is entirely covered in Plush Pink Fur, transforming an everyday automobile into a surreal, pop-inflected sculpture that blurs the line between car culture, fashion, and contemporary art. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Furry Fiat By Mr. Brainwash→
Following author Ian Fleming’s specifications that James Bond drive a gadget-laden, Aston Martin, the Aston Martin DB5 was introduced as James Bond’s first Q Branch-modified vehicle in the film Goldfinger (1964). With its essential, Britishness, bespoke, craftsmanship, and sleek, classic styling, the DB5 was an appropriate fit for the debonair secret agent. Continue reading Eye On Design: James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5→
Lost in Space was a popular sci-fi television series (1965 to 1968) that used Johann David Weiss’s 19th century novel Swiss Family Robinson as a template. The series imagined an overcrowded earth in the year 1997, with humans sent to space to colonize other planets. Continue reading Lost In Space Off-World Chariot→
