At least since Georges Braque first plied a house painter's comb to create faux bois (
fake wood grain) in his Homage to J. S. Bach, 1911, artists» applications of decorative and artisanal painting techniques have introduced a level of self - reflexivity to our received notions of artistic labor and medium - specificity.
At the same time, I was making fake wood out of paint, by rolling the sheets of paint into what looks like a log and cutting against that to make what looks like
fake wood grain.
The interior continued the rainbow - coalition theme - a bit of Europe about the instrument panel, a lot of Detroit in
the fake wood grain and the best of Japan in the Lexus - like mating of vinyl and leather.
The wealthy tilt came in the new Rodeo's interior - a simple, elegant cabin that is extremely functional and accented by judicious applications of leather and
fake wood grain.
Not exact matches
Instruments and controls are nicely placed, and even the modest model we had came with some
fake wood -
grain trim.
Nicely done, but the
fake wood -
grain on instrument panel, center console and doors don't belong in a high - tech car.
Our base model Highlander Hybrid used some questionable material in the cabin, such as
fake wood -
grain plastic over the console.