Santiago H. Michalek, P6/S6 57 Microbus (2010) Oil on board.
This painting may be seen as a tribute to a motor vehicle that has achieved cultlike status in automotive history. The straight-forward presentation of what can oddly enough be described as the ‘sitter’ in this ‘portrait’ suggests that Michalek attempted to anthropomorphize the German bus - to make it human-like. Previously, only Walt Disney has successfully managed this seemingly impossible feat with the animated film “Cars” (2006).
