The vibrant shapes on these customised seat pads can be easily recreated with mismatched cushions and they sit on upcycled
oil drums painted in clean white, which stops the patterns from taking over the palette.
Most of that space is a gravelled central courtyard with cute elephant statues painted as comic book characters, as well as seating for dining and relaxing and small tables made from empty
oil drums painted with national flags.
Not exact matches
Virtually everything else is either changed or completely different — sheet metal headers, in creased
oil capacity, wider wheels, high - speed tires, re-engineered front suspension, beefed - up rear suspension, limited - slip differential, Warner T - 10 gearbox, no rear seat, spare tire moved to platform behind the seats, battery relocated into trunk, wood - rimmed steering wheel, added tachometer and
oil pressure gauge, disc brakes at the front, heavy - duty
drum brakes at the rear, quicker steering, Koni shocks all around and the whole package topped off with a special
paint job.
The decor is a fusion of Moroccan and pop art, where the seats are actually old
paint tins and
oil drums, as well as funky lanterns hanging all over the ceiling.
Benches with power - tools, industrial vacuum cleaners, cans and
drums of
oil, hubcaps, looping wires and tubing, buckets and detritus are
painted in profusion, as they were last placed by their operatives.
Lastly, Alex Yanes will present 19 new works across a variety of mediums and materials that include an installation of individual small
paintings depicting the artist's signature cartoonish characters, an enormous 12 ft. totem pole constructed from
oil drums, and new «functional» artworks that play music recycled from a refurbished 1960's audio cabinet fitted with state of the art components.
Yes, to
drum shades on the sconce but no to framing the
oil painting above the bed.