There are many trucks out there that are big, sure, but it’s not until you start to incorporate your own ideas and custom work that it becomes art. For example, the truck you see below is big, clean, and looks well built. The only thing is that all of these modifications are all bought from companies, and anyone can get them. There are little to no original ideas.
Now the next truck is a creation from someone who looked at his truck as if it were a canvas. He incorporated his own ideas with a custom paint job, custom exocage, custom lights, and numerous other things. You can definitely tell by looking at it that there is no other truck out there like it. And the best part is that everything on the truck except for the paint, has a purpose. The lights are for better vision at night. The winch is for getting yourself or others unstuck. The steel cage around it is so that when there is a rollover, the truck remains intact. The big tires on this truck are for traction and axle clearance, while on the other truck they are purely aesthetic.
That is the difference between being an artist, or just having a big truck. Artists take what they have and add some metal tubing here and there to create these insane concoctions that perform great and in my opinion, look bad ass.
5 comments:
Very well stated. It is nothing out of the ordinary to see a jacked up truck, but the second truck in your post does show creativity. Good job Van Gogh!
Interesting point of view. As a person that does what you do, except I focus it the realm of two wheels, my question to you is: are the modifications that we do supposed to be functional or purely artistic? Can it be both? Does one drive the other?
Well if you have a true trail-rig, then every mod has a purpose. Whether or not it flows and improves the look is up to the fabricatior. I have seen some pretty ugly looking trucks, but they would tackle some insane obstacles. So yes they should be functional; yes they can be both; and I would say the functionality drives the asthetic part.
I too think art is subjective, and so these off-road trucks can indeed be art. How about more text on some individual owners? Can you give us a bio/description of some particularly intriguing off-roading artists?
I have to agree with you. There are alot of after market parts you can add to vehicles to customize them. In doing this you are making your vehicle different not a work of art.
A work of art has to be unique and custom made. There is no way to consider your vehicle a work of art if I can go buy and do everything you did to your vehicle.
Some people look at vehicles as there canvas others as just a vehicle. I like your blog and hope to read more great info soon.
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