Who knows this art car?
Up!
I´ve had to change the photo, because it was a doublette.
I saw this "car" at a local carshow in 1991 (!) in Belgium. It didn't have a name back then and 21 years later I still have'nt found a name yet .... I think the owner (back then) came from Germany?
The creator is belgian!
Carry on...
Quote from: grobmotorix on July 17, 2012, 06:11:44 AM
The creator is belgian!
Carry on...
Is he? Cool!
But like I said, I have been looking for a name and haven't found anything yet. I'll try to restart my search, but it 'll be nice if I can finally have a name of this 'creation' after so many years ...
I regonize it too but I can't find my source anymore. Grrrrrrr
The name of the car is self-talking - in some way ;)
And the builder´s name (a two-word surname) creates 169.000 hits at google, so it seems to be not too uncommon.
Well, I found a different photo of it on the web. It's entitled "Arschauto". I guess that name fits it pretty well. As far as the builder goes...I don't have a clue. I don't even know which mental hospital he's confined to. ;)
:lmao:
Well, "Arschauto" (= "ass-car"), would be too vulgar and too obvious for an art-mobile, don´t you think.
But the direction is good...
HINT:
the name is a latin/greek-mixture.
Quote from: grobmotorix on July 17, 2012, 12:14:02 PM
:lmao:
Well, "Arschauto" (= "ass-car"), would be too vulgar and too obvious for an art-mobile, don´t you think.
If you've ever been to a Rat Rod gathering, you'd have seen that "ass car" is very, very mild. :o
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But the direction is good...
HINT:
the name is a latin/greek-mixture.
Hmmm....like as in mythological names such as :hah: Jupiter/Aphrodite? We could have a lotta fun with that one.
No, it´s a compound word consisting of two very common, known and still used word parts.
The first is greek, the second is latin, I think.
Aristotle-Arsnasio?
No names of persons.
It consists of common words like "inter-national" or "sub-terrainian", which are latin compound words.
BIG AND LAST HINT:
one part of the word says what it can be used for.
the other part says what it kind of creates when it is looked at by the people
Hyper-Nauseous?
As far as I remember it was called "Erotomobile"
YES!
It´s your point in any case, but can you name the artist, too?
No, I only remember this car from an old Dutch carmagazine, have no idea who the artist is
Art rhymes with fart. This car reminds me much more of the latter.
Quote from: grobmotorix on July 17, 2012, 12:14:02 PM
the name is a latin/greek-mixture.
"Greek" fits in a not so tasty sense of the word....
Could you explain how the compound name clue works here? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it. First, I was looking for a hyphenated word. That seems not to be the case.
Then if I use your naming definition it would end up something like:
"what it can be used for": Eros (Greek root - I'm taking a bit of liberty here by using the noun form)
"what it kind of creates when it is looked at by the people": Mobile (Latin or "Old French")
If one were to use this car for "eros" I shudder to think...I don't even want to try for a mental image.
I guess if one were to reverse the order:
"what it kind of creates when it is looked at by the people": Eros (What it created in me was nausea)
"what it can be used for": Mobile (used for mobility? By looking at it? )
...well, mobile-eros (hyphen added only for readability) I guess that would sorta work.
I guess that "Eros-mobile" might also work, but it isn't the answer you were looking for.
Finally a google search for Erotomobile brings up the attached image and a whole lotta other stuff, but not this car. Again, I'm confused.
I'd appreciate any further explanation you could provide.
RtR