Painter Scott Wade has gained popularity for his skill in turning the dust of his native texas, USA into the ideal material to depict detailed scenes using the rear windows of automobiles as his canvas. the formally trained artist typically employs the surfaces of cars belonging to he and his wife, though he often creates intricate works of art from the grime covering the vehicles belonging to strangers. Wade has developed a portfolio which features recreations of famous pieces including works such as johan vermeer’s ‘girl with a pearl earring’, Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’, in addition to portraits of contemporary popular figures. Each elaborate piece is composed within the glass space framed by the body of the car using an assortment of paint brushes in combination with his hands. one painting may take the artist anywhere from forty minutes to four hours. scott wade’s canvas is wiped clean by rain or a slow degradation over time, leaving a fresh space for the artist to begin anew.
“I usually worked on my mini or on robin’s mazda 3 (now it’s a toyota yaris and a honda fit). here we have 3 rented ford escapes. Back in the summer, I got an email from an art director in new york at of the big madison avenue ad firms. he and his copy writer partner wanted me to do these pieces to try to get ford interested in a print ad campaign. well, apparently the drawings looked too much like photos we selected and the ad pros decided they couldn’t make them ‘read’. too bad, I could [of] used the money. anyway, these guys rented 3 escapes, we prepped ’em, I drew the images and jules photographed all over a weekend (whew!)’. -Scott Wade. For more information we invite you to visit the link below the movie.
