The only 7 Series that ends up with the official art treatment in Munich in the BMW Museum. It is a colorful E32 from 1990 based on the 730i. The Spanish artist César Manrique wrote the luxury limousine in the FullSize luxury for two years before he died in a car accident at the age of 72. The talented artist was inspired by the subtropical island of Lanzarote. He worked on a 7 series that was never driven on public roads.
Some of the curvy forms were red to refer to life, green was an allusion to the rainforest, and Schwarz stood for the Lavastock of the Canary Islands. It is worth noting that the German designer Walter Helmut Maurer also took part in the Artsy 7 Series project. The 82-year-old talented artist was involved in former BMW-Kunstautos.
César Manrique described his work of art and said that his intention was to “shape the car so that he gives the impression that he could slide through the air without resistance”. The architect and sculptor wanted to “combine the perception of speed and aerodynamics with the concept of aesthetics in a single object”. In today’s cars we could certainly use more color than escape from all gray colors. The liquid shapes and curved lines recorded the elegant E32 a playful look.
But this lively 7 -series 7 Series inspired by nature was not the first sedan that was turned into a work of art on bikes. At the beginning of the same year, the Asian artist Matazo Kayama presented his attitude to the E34. The 535i received a beautiful Airbrush finish for the ninth BMW Art Car.
BMW has built 20 art cars since 1975. The recent effort is based on the flagship racing racing driver, the M Hybrid V8. The electrified machine introduced last year was adapted by the American abstract painter Julie Mehretu.
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