GANADORES DEL DESFILE DE AUTOS DE ARTE DE HOUSTON 2022
En 2022, el Orange Show Center for Visionary Art otorgĆ³ $16,250 en 12 categorĆas a los artistas que participaron en el Houston Art Car Parade a travĆ©s de un proceso de evaluaciĆ³n que analizĆ³ la artesanĆa, el tema, el diseƱo y la originalidad. Los jueces del aƱo pasado fueron la fundadora de Orange Show, Marilyn Oshman, el fabricante de automĆ³viles personalizados Will Robinson, el gerente de diseƱo de Hot Wheels Diecast, Bryan Benedict, el artista de renombre mundial David Best, el curador de programas de Orange Show, Pete Gershon, y el cirujano cardĆaco / mĆŗsico Dr. Billy Cohn.
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Todas las fotos por Morris Malakoff.
Renaissance
on Wheels
Interview with Wendy Bejarano, Art Teacher at Westbury High School
"Our Westbury Art Car is called Renaissance on Wheels, a nod to both car wheels and pottery wheels. In past years, while collaborating with my former coworkers, we represented a different artist with each car. Before transferring to my new school, I told Mrs. Clabaugh that they could continue the artist tradition, and I would shift the focus to an art time period instead. With my new classes at Westbury, students worked in groups to research different historical periods, develop ideas, and present their concepts. After thoughtful discussion and a class vote, the Renaissance emerged as the clear winner. If someone only saw our car for 5 seconds, we hope they would recognize the Renaissance theme and the āPennies.ā We wanted to use the penny as a way to celebrate and recognize it as its last year being made."
What part of the build are you most proud of?
The part of the build I am most proud of is The Pietà. We used one of my sculpture students and my son as the models. My son was covered in petroleum jelly, posed in a chair, and then wrapped in plaster gauze strips in a single sitting.
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A group in my sculpture class wrapped their peer in plastic wrap and layered her with plaster-soaked drapery. After many revisions and careful adjustments, we merged the two pieces together to create the final sculpture.
Looksy
Interview with first-time participant Alice Garcia-Gordon
Say hello to Looksy, the Art Car created by first-time participant Alice Garcia-Gordon!
Alice spent countless hours shaping, layering, and perfecting every face, turning challenges into triumphs as her vision came to life. Come see Looksy in action Saturday, April 11, as it rolls through the Orange Show's 39th Houston Art Car Parade presented by Team Gillman!
What inspired the design, and what materials and methods were used to create it?
I started by making leather books with creature faces, and I loved the process of crafting each one so much that I wanted an excuse to make even more. That’s when I came up with the idea for my first art car, covering it with these faces so they seemed to be morphing right out of the car itself. I wanted it to feel otherworldly and to enjoy the journey of creating each face, watching them “birth” their own unique personalities.
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My goal was to get into the flow and prove to myself that I could commit to a project fully and see my vision through to the end. The process mirrors how I build my books: each face starts on a cardboard base, with foil and hot glue forming the features. I then cover them with fabric, mostly leftover leather scraps I had on hand. Once the faces are complete, I coat them in caulking to weatherproof them and add a fun, textured finish.
