Joshua Vides, a Southern California graphic designer, uses a technique he calls "Reality to Idea" to transform cars into stunning, comic strip-inspired art. His current exhibit, "Check Engine Light," features intricately painted vehicles, including a limousine and a motorcycle, using nearly 10 gallons of paint. Vides invests significant time—up to 200 hours across two months—into each piece, emphasizing a personal connection with the cars he paints. Since transitioning from a firefighter to a full-time artist, he finds pride and fulfillment in narrating stories through his art.
Vides embraces what he calls his "Reality to Idea" technique to make wild, car-encased art that looks two-dimensional - like it just rolled off the funny pages of a newspaper.
He's already sold the look-at-me limo - a $10,000 investment - to a local car collector for "much, much" more money than he spent making the sketchy renovations.
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