Renowned French conceptual artist and sculptor Bernar Venet has helped to create Bugatti’s most recent work. It’s the one-off Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Bernar Venet and features the artwork of the 71-year-old. It’s been described by the carmaker as “the fastest artwork ever.”
Venet, who has experimented with logic and mathematical equations in his artwork since the 1960s, sought inspiration from scientific formulae used in the creation of the Veyron. These have been integrated with the car’s paintwork and Venet wanted to create the impression of the lettershapes being swept away by the Grand Sport’s immense speed.
“A Bugatti is already a work of art in itself, one that transports both its beholder and its driver into new dimensions of reality,” explained Venet. “I realised how I could translate my passion for mathematical equations and scientific treatises into three-dimensional form. My works are usually self-referential. So I found the idea of translating the equations of the Bugatti engineers onto the bodywork of the car very appealing.
“It was, so to speak, a logical conclusion and a new challenge in terms of the specific form of collaboration and implementation. To me, the result is also exceptional when measured by artistic standards and bestows the object with a mythical character.”
The Veyron Grand Sport Bernar Venet premiered as part of the Rubell Family Collection in Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach.
A video after the break shows how the artwork was applied to the Veyron and a gallery of images showcasing the car can also be seen.
