Oil on printed advertisement for golden jewellery, painted in 2001. From factory image to custom icon. This BMW follows the logic of the custom-car scene: a standard form transformed into something more personal and singular. I work in a similar way, starting with printed mass imagery and repainting it until the original function gives way to character. The factory image remains visible, but the final presence is no longer serial. It becomes a one-off. The Car Portraits, oil / acrylic on pulp, comprise over hundred works created by the artist between 2001 and 2010