In the world of art, there are countless questions. Indeed, in many people’s view, the question of what constitutes art is itself a controversial one. As much as one person may enjoy a creation, the next person may think that it is vulgar and appalling. There is so much debate surrounding the matter that it is easy to forget about the important part – the artistic depictions themselves.

Car art is no different in this respect. To some, there is a real impression that to qualify as car art, a painting or drawing needs to be a straightforward depiction of a recognisable car in a common setting. This mirrors the common artistic debate over what is art and what isn’t. People seem to forget that art is about intention as much as response. If you set out to create art, and create anything, then what you have created is art – whether or not it is any good.

Similarly, if you depict a car in a setting that is intended to be artistic, then that becomes a piece of car art, whether or not it is indeed any good. Art is not really about mass appeal. Art – whether it be about cars or otherwise – is about the stylistic depiction of a subject, and the reaction it creates.