Monday 4th January 2010

Bull On A Wire: Lamborghini As Art

Wireframe Lamborghini sculpture on sale for £40k

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It may look like an unfinished CGI graphic or something straight out of Tron, but this orange Lamborghini is actually real, and it's the work of 32-year-old artist Benedict Radcliffe.

The life-size fluorescent Countach is made from 160 feet of 10mm-thick steel tubing and is the second wire car that former architect Radcliffe has made, the first being a Subaru Impreza back in 2007.

"The Lambo allowed me to use all the skills I have learnt from my previous work as an architect, fabricator and artist" Radcliffe told The Times. "It uses really complex curves and was a real labour of love."

It's a relatively cheap way to get your hands on a Countach, too - Radcliffe's piece is for sale at £40,000. That's significantly less than the real thing (How much is an old Countach these days then? Ed), although admittedly the wireframe version won't be quite as quick.

Weirdly, Radcliffe has based his work on the Countaches tweaked by German tuner Koenig rather than the original, but each to their own...

 

 

[Escort Si-130]

This should have went on the Top Gear tv art display

[ceebmoj]

ok so its not orange but you can drive it.

http://gizmodo.com/306938/wire-lamborghini-relies-...

saw it at the car art parade in Manchester 2007

[wab172uk]

Looks very good. £40k though?

[wy906]

[mylesmcd]

i like it. but the missus would kill me......i mean, in our front room?

[patmahe]

Does look awesome, but for 40k I'd almost expect the real thing.

[soad]

Really beautiful work!

[eastendlad]

Ben has other car and bike related work in his portfolio:

http://www.benedictradcliffe.co.uk/

[KrissJ]

That's absolutely stunning! It puts the wire N64 controller I made on my degree a few years ago to shame.

Imagine having it with or suspended over your Lamborghini collection in your garage or showroom. Unfortunately, I don't have a collection of Lambos to put it with. Or £40k to buy it with. 'tis a shame.

[koolchris99]

this was/is in the hoxton hotel if anyone wants a looksy

[k-ink]

Expensive for some bent wire. Cheap compared to almost all modern 'art' turds currently in collections.

[havoc]

Very cool. Not cheap, but depends how you value someone's time and creativity...

[JumpinJack]

havoc said:

Very cool. Not cheap, but depends how you value someone's time and creativity...

I was gonna say the same. Everyone is slating the price, but I don't think most people on here would be interested in, let alone able to afford a lot of "contemporary" art, but if you could afford it easily... I'm sure you would have it in an instant.

[Mark Wibble]

Anyone remember Automan?! PMSL

Love it though. This wireframe Lambo, not Automan...

[robm3]

KrissJ said:

Imagine having it with or suspended over your Lamborghini collection in your garage or showroom. Unfortunately, I don't have a collection of Lambos to put it with. Or £40k to buy it with. 'tis a shame.

Absolutely, think it looks good!

[KrissJ]

JumpinJack said:

havoc said:

Very cool. Not cheap, but depends how you value someone's time and creativity...

I was gonna say the same. Everyone is slating the price, but I don't think most people on here would be interested in, let alone able to afford a lot of "contemporary" art, but if you could afford it easily... I'm sure you would have it in an instant.

I agree with both posts. What's been done with this piece takes a heck of a lot of hours to do and takes incredible skill; it's far, far more than some bent pieces of metal. And it's a Countach, one of the all-time best looking supercars.

[lonefurrow]

koolchris99 said:

this was/is in the hoxton hotel if anyone wants a looksy

It's not there anymore - This was taken there last July... They often have car art in the lobby there.

[Skipe]

Yep was in Hoxton hotel for a while, I sent this to top gear after that art based show.

It is stunning in the flesh/wire!

[CoopR]

That is amazing, what a piece of art.

[Barkychoc]

Ben's website said:

The Lamborghini Koenig Countach is currently on display at the Classic Car Club on Old Street