Day at the Car Show

Day at the Car Show, by Jose Felix Rodriguez III, on display Summit

Day at the Car Show, by Jose Felix Rodriguez III, on display Summit

Name/Title

Day at the Car Show

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.2

Description

Oil painting on wood panel, of 6 classic cars, parked at a show. From left to right; navy 1948 Cadillac, red 1938 Ford, aqua 1956 Chevrolet, navy 1949 Mercury, a black convertible with hood open, a burgundy sedan, a white car a far right, and a green trunk visible back middle.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Made/Created

Artist

Jose Felix Rodriguez III

Date made

2022

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

30 in

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Jose Felix Rodriguez III

Interpretative Labels

Label

Rodriguez's intimate composition depicts cars including a 1948 Cadillac, a 1938 Ford, a 1956 Chevrolet, and a 1949 Mercury, which were at The Good Guys car show in Puyallup, Washington in 2022.

Label

Before attending art school, Rodriguez was a tattoo artist and graphic designer (designer 3 snowboards). Rodriguez’s heritage as a Chicano American is a theme that runs fluidly and effortlessly throughout his body of work. His work accentuates dynamic interplay of light, shadow and form through color theory and application reminiscent of Impressionist strokes of paint; always with a consciousness and efficiency to how the brushstrokes are organized on the canvas. Favorite subjects are diverse and constantly in flux, but include: the human figure, especially Native Americans, BIPOC and our cultural heritage, lowriders, hot rods, American car culture, working artists, shifting urban environments, street art, weathered rural and farmland vignettes.

Label

"Based on a photograph I took at "The Good Guys" car show in Puyallup Washington 2022. 48' Cadillac, 38' Ford, 56' Chevrolet, 49' Mercury"