[khan_sultan]

This was a stall I stumbled upon while navigating to some other place in Auto Expo and was really happy to discover it. The stall was Cartist and is an attempt by a person based out of Jaipur to bring Automobiles & Art together. He is trying to blend automobiles, art, sculpture together using local artists and after spending time at the stall, must say that his attempt at the same looks very promising.

The stall entry with vibrantly painted shipping containers and shells/Nano parked on top.


As you enter, on the right you see these beautiful art pieces:


On left you have these:


I had a chat with the person behind the stall (he's a Team-BHPian) and key points that came up were:

• Started of as a personal passion
• Did a 10 city Cartist Yatra sometime back to promote this concept.
• All work done is by local artists from various cities. He claimed that all of them are very talented and this gives them a way to express their talent
• Not much commercial angle till now but would like to start one so that this becomes sustainable
• Finding it tough to get space to store the ever expanding art works. Hence more compulsion to offer these art-works commercially and keep some churn
• Several office spaces have expressed interest in commissioning the works/artists to make car-art for their office spaces
• This being such a niche area, is at cross-roads on how to market and create awareness. His forte is creating art but not marketing art.

[khan_sultan]

An Ambassador with legs:


Another view of the Ambassador:


The auto that has been painted in vibrant colors


Another view of the auto:


A Beetle with embroidered cloth. Very intricate and exquisite.

[khan_sultan]

A car decorated with terracotta tiles:


Another view:


Details about the concept & the artist:


A Bollywood theme Jaguar:


Details about the concept & the artist:


These scooters were sheer joy to watch. One of them is in sea-shells and other one in gold trinklet type thing used in embroidery of cloths.


Another view of the scooters:


Details about the concept & the artist


Even waste tyres were made into art/functional pieces:


Details about the concept & the artist

[khan_sultan]

Several car-art models using wires were there.

Lovely looking Beetle:


The E-Type Jaguar. Was told that this has been bought by a collector who has this car in real :-)


Guess which is this one?


Another view


I feel that these wire made car-art models are perfect for office spaces and will make wonderful objects kept in the lobby - unique & different from the usual art works found in offices.

[khan_sultan]

Not just cars/scooters, even shipping containers can be transformed into works of art.

This is an artist take on a chariot:


Details about the concept & the artist:


Small containers with blank car models ready for painting:


A local artist at work inside the container:


They had an area where local artists/visitors could paint in canvas and express themselves.


Even the painting area/objects had stuff made from recycled automotive parts:

[khan_sultan]

The stall had a section where furniture made from automotive parts was displayed.

A view of a living room with automotive themed furniture:


A table made from tools/automotive parts. Very nicely done:


Another table made from a Nissan engine block and related parts:


A newspaper/magazine rack made fro oil sump:


Stool:


Sidetable:


Lamp & clocks:


Clocks:


Trophy mantle-piece:


Must say that most of the stuff was nicely done with due emphasis on quality, workmanship, design & functionality.

All-in-all a very happy experience and time well spent on this stall. Loved covering it.

[Aditya]

Thread moved out from the Assembly Line. Thanks for sharing!

[torquecurve]

Originally Posted by khan_sultan

Guess which is this one?
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Another view
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I feel that these wire made car-art models are perfect for office spaces and will make wonderful objects kept in the lobby - unique & different from the usual art works found in offices.

Looks like a Shelby Cobra but I could be mistaken. What’s the asking rate for these
Items of Beauty!

[delta5]

Originally Posted by khan_sultan

This being such a niche area, is at cross-roads on how to market and create awareness. His forte is creating art but not marketing art. [/list]

Thanks Bro for sharing this with us.
Truly inspiring display of motor-art.
If I had the money, I would grab every one of their display items. For the crankshaft side table, I would pay good money. Wising the very best to the Cartist team to succeed big time!!!

Request to Mods and OP:
could you please tag the bhp-ian behind this team? It will help him to make contact with other like minded Bhp-ians who can guide him in marketing the art.
Cheers,
D.

[SJM1214]

I received some of these item's photographs in a WhatsApp group as forwards. I enquired around but no one was aware of the source of these items. Thanks to Team- BHP's coverage of Cartist's Stall at Auto Expo, finally we know the group behind this amazing ideas.

Originally Posted by khan_sultan

A table made from tools/automotive parts. Very nicely done:

Out of all the items, I am in love with this nicely made table. An amazing piece of art. We are eager to know the Bhpian behind Cartist.

[blackwasp]

Cartist Yatra, a travelling art exhibition, conceptualized by Jaipur-based vintage car restorer and art enthusiast Himanshu Jangid, has been travelling through Indore, Ahmedabad, Goa, Bengaluru, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata and Lucknow before reaching Gurugram on March 9, 2019. Stationed in the most happening city in NCR region, the yatra has had around 120 artists participating in the three-day art-meets-car event.

The yatra aims to cover 9100 kilometres and 21 cities with a single agenda –Unite India. About eight painted cars have been travelling through various cities of India. Explaining the concept of Cartist, Himanshu Jangid, founder of Cartist said, “We came up with this idea of promoting art through cars. This is our second year and travelling through various Indian cities, we have been able to not just spread the message of love, peace and unity but have also been able to include the local talents and youths into this agenda of ours – uniting India through art and cars.” It was his passion for vintage and classic cars that made Jaipur-based vintage car restorer and art enthusiast to experiment with the concept of moving arts. That was how Cartist – an amalgamation of car and art was born in 2015, which eventually paved the path for the Cartist Yatra, which is in its second year.
In the Gurugram chapter of the art-on-wheels exhibition, one car was given an artistic makeover, where the artists chose to highlight the concept of conservation of environment. A scooter was also given an artistic facelift, with the artists painting in traditional Indian art forms. Also on display were upcylced furniture made from spare car parts and a beautiful camel made from the spare parts of the motorbike.

The yatra was flagged off from Jaipur on January 9, 2019. Its first stop was Ahmedabad, where Cartist was greeted by enthusiastic locals who provided two cars (Herald and Maruti 800) and a motorcycle to be converted into moving artwork. The vintage Herald was coloured in the traditional hues of the tribal Jogi art practised by the Jogi Tribe of Rajasthan, whereas Maruti 800’s artworks depicted the concept of Unity with a reference to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s “Statue of Unity.”

Following which, the Yatra reached Indore, where they began painting a car donated to Cartist Yatra by Arjuna Award and Padmashri winner Deepa Malik, who clinched the silver medal during the Paralympic games. A Contessa was also painted in beautiful textures by the local artists of Indore During the event, Jangid, was even was invited to make a presentation at IIM Indore wherein he explained the concept of Cartist, Cartist Yatra, it’s agenda of propagating unity through art, and all the past experiences of Cartist on this journey of art. It was here that they launched the Sustainable Home and an Art Gallery on Wheels at Indore, in which parts of a scrapped Mercedes was upcycled into pieces of furniture of a sustainable home.

In Goa, they not just painted an Ambassador with artwork but also held a car rally, following which they moved on to Bengaluru and then Visakhapatnam, where they roped in a number of local artists for art workshops. In Bengaluru, the three-day-event was aimed to acquaint people with little idea about automobile painting s on canvas and car. Along with local artists, Bikaner-based artist Shrikant Ranga painted a huge wall at the VR Mall with authentic Indian motifs and textures.

In Visakhapathnam, Cartist and its family of artists painted an Innova with colours of unity. About 80 artists participated in live artwork making session. A scrap sculpture was created using 40 bike parts. This sculpture is all set to make it to the Visakhapatnam museum.

After this the next stop was Bhubaneshwar. Pained by the dastardly attack on the CRPF jawans in Pulwama Kashmir, the organizer dedicated this particular city edition of Cartist Yatra to the martyrs. A huge number of artists poured in to pay tribute to the Pulwama martyrs through art and cars. “The cruelty had led to rage and mourning for each and every Indian, so what could have been better than art to help us express ourselves and stand united against this heinous act of terrorism,” said Jangid.

After Lucknow, the yatra reached Gurugram, following which it will be travelling to Chandigarh and then finally Delhi, where the artwork created during the yatra along with 11 painted nano cars will be exhibited in a gala ‘art on wheels’ exhibition. Also on display were the art work of artists Renu Bala, Nitasha Jaini, Gopal Naam Joshi, Shrikant Ranga, Farhad Hussain, Siddharth Suthar and Binoy Siddharth.

A vintage Herald was coloured in the traditional hues of the tribal Jogi art done by the Jogi Tribe of Rajasthan. Chevrolet with traditional Rajasthani Art, Ambassador with Gond Art, Auto rickshaw with truck art and Cobra was on display. Also displayed was Maruti Ritz car, which had been painted in Goa. The car had been donated by Deepa Malik to Cartist Yatra. A hundred artists participated in the event and created mesmerising artworks on the automobile theme.

Also on display were a Beetle made out of 200 scrap tyres, wired frame scooter and a huge collection of Paintings, wired sculptures and other sculptures.