a penreae ‘Finalists display at auto shows iim a Jeepsier 4 : From page 28 late December and their works will be dis- OF your Ove played at both the Montreal International when he was a class winner with one of his Auto Show in January and at the Canadian amazing paper sculptures that have to be seen International Auto Show in Toronto in S Classic jeeps, John Carroll, MBI to be believed. Milne’s three-dimensional February. Overall Award of Merit winners will Publishing, 144 pages, $38 sculptures are a highly original approach to be announced Thursday, February 15th at a automotive art and have found a home in col- media open house and champagne reception Jections all over the world. at the Toronto show. Terry Peters The organizers are trying to attract more Automotive artists aspiring for a wider Shating Writer automotive sculpture and there is now a sepa- audience should contact the AJAC office ar 1- _ Contributing Writes ; ; rate category for this type of work, Pr 905-342-9062 or toll-free at 1-800-303-6149 THE boxy lines and large vertical Ken Dallisen is viewed as the dean of for information, rules and entry forms. front grill hold true to its austere Canadian automotive art and has this message First-time judge Jonathan Milne of . . beginnings, for although it has for artists focusing on this field: “The compe- Chilliwack, whose works have been shown at a ~ evolved over the vears, it remains at tition is open to all types of artists who are the legendary Pebble Beach Concours h ’ > willing to submit a work of art on an automo- Elegance and the famed Monterey Historic eart a Jeep. interest in pleasure vehicles. tive theme. For example, although I am Races at Laguna Sees track, has this advice for Known for its utilitarian looks and bouncy To meet these demands, the next genera- — known for my automotive work, [ enjoy work- aspiring automotive artists: tide, Jeeps are loved by their owners and con- tion of Jeep hit the streets and the CJ-1 ing in many other subjects such as aviation “Come on in! Enter into our world of tinue to be a top seller for Chrysler. arrived. New owners took these vehicles to and portraiture.” automotive art and exercise your creative abili- In 1940 the U.S. Army Quartermaster extreme distances and harsh conditions, and Also part of the competition is a children’s _ ties to exalt the beautiful rolling sculptures of ordered the manufacture of a vehicle suitable travellers began publishing their accounts of — automotive art category and last year, when our times. 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