Three A-list celebs immortalised in sculptures made entirely from car parts
THREE British TV personalities have all been immortalised- with portraits made entirely of scrapped car parts.
Joe Swash, Chris Kamara and Angela Barnes have all had their face sculpted using only materials which are destined for the scrap heap.
Mixed-media artist David Badcock dedicated over 110hours, skilfully repurposing 100kg of used parts from five scrapped cars.
David amazingly incorporated more than 1,000 individual nuts and bolts.
By using a car bonnet as a canvas, the industrial artist masterfully crafted striking likenesses of the three TV stars, each measuring 1.2m by 1.5m.
Using tyres, steering wheels, broken lights, body metal and thousands of nuts and bolts he was able to bring the portraits to life.
It comes after the artist was challenged by Dave and UKTV Play to create the sculptures marking the launch of its new series, World’s Most Dangerous Roads.
All three celebs star in the upcoming showing which starts on 18th February at 8pm.
David said: “The challenge of turning discarded car parts into celebrity portraits was a dream commission which allowed me to blend my love of art and cars and I’m delighted with the final results.”
Having your likeness crafted from car parts is quite something, though it’s more flattering than them using the back end of a bus.
Angela Barnes
Comedian, Angela Barnes said the artist’s work was “just extraordinary” and she’s excited for viewers to see what the three “got up to” on their wild adventures in the upcoming series.
Cherie Hall, The channel director of Dave and UKTV Play said: “Our three car-part portraits set the scene for our most entertaining series of World’s Most Dangerous Roads yet.
“Once again, our participating celebrities will tackle the treachery and laugh in the face of danger as they get behind the wheel for some of the world’s trickiest driving challenges.”