Automotive Artists Around the World

Originally automotive art was either advertising or style sketches developed inside the offices of major automobile manufacturers. However, over the years a cadre of artists has emerged who devote themselves to making automotive art for the automobile and art enthusiast. This artistic group tends to realism, as this is the preference of the buyer. Automotive art buyers have a lot more enthusiasm for the automobile than for art so they prefer realism, as they want to be able to recognize the vehicle.

Some of these artists have graduated from prestigious art universities while other are self taught. Australian artist, George Vrastaminos, was born in Australia but his parents are Greek. Drawing cars was a childhood past time. In spite of having Muscular Dystrophy he completed courses in drafting and architecture. Even so, he now devotes his time to painting classic and motorsport cars. He is self-taught and works with a paintbrush and five fundamental colors. He has worked in Dubai and produced the poster for the Villa d’Este concourse in Europe.

Alexey Stroganov works as a chief designer for both Aeroflot and Siberia in-flight magazines. He studied art at Moscow Pedagogic University and graduated in 1993. Stroganov specializes in classic and hot rod cars. His work has appeared in international and domestic exhibitions.

Lima, Peru is residence to Santiago Dancourt though he spent thirty years living in the Caribbean. Born in Lima in 1953, he began his full time art career in 1996. He works on either acrylic over canvas or watercolor paper. His primary subject matter is Formula 1 and Latino American drivers.

Marizio Corbi is from Sermoneta, Italy. He was born in 1960 and developed an early interest in cars and drawing. In the start of the eighties, Marizio began entering style competitions and was employed by an aeronautic firm. Nevertheless, his real love was cars so in 1987, after contacting the major Italian style firms, Corbi began working with Bertone. At the same time he began illustrating classic cars making use of markers. He has exhibited his works in Milano, Turin, and Genova, Italy Curitiba, Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina and in Mexico City.

Saleel Pathare is a computer engineer based in India. Nonetheless, in the late 80′s he began painting and sketching cars. He works on both art paper and canvas with acrylics. His specialty is motorsport cars.

Although Olaf Robrecht was born in Germany, he has lived in Canada for the past eight years. He had already begun his own art studio and been employed by prestigious corporations prior to he received his degrees in art and design, and illustration. In 1995 he was employed on the editorial team of an international art magazine and in 2003 he was promoted to editorial director. During the late 90′s Olaf worked primarily on the laptop or computer and his work gained international recognition. Then in 2005 he began working with acrylics on canvas. Most of his paintings are commissioned by auto owners around the world. All of these internationally recognized artists are involved in pioneering a field that, prior to the 80′s did not exist, but is now becoming essential in art.