The artist, André Junger, with his pencil drawing at the "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" exhibition on April 18, 2015. It runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
Carriage Barn Arts Center Co-Directors Arianne Kolb (L) and Eleanor Flatow at the opening of the "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" exhibition, which runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
Arianne Kolb on “Three in a Row” by Allan Gorman (oil on canvas, $8,200): “Allan Gorman is an artist from New Jersey and he focuses on motorcycles and cars, but as you can see, he looks at it from a completely different perspective. He is not doing an illustration of a car or a pedestrian version of it. He is really taking it and creating an almost abstract painting. But when you look at it closely, you begin to see what he is depicting and it’s almost a combination of photo-realism and abstraction. He is very good on articulating reflections.” It's on display at the "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" exhibition, which runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
At a special patrons opening of "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" exhibition, which runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
Arianne Kolb on "Indian" by Miggs Burroughs, lenticular photograph ($450): "This is Miggs Borough from Westport and his specialization is photography, and we’ve had lenticulars in the show before, with a picture of a dressed woman and nude woman. Here we’ve got one vantage point of a vehicle and now another." It's on display at the "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" exhibition, which runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
New Canaan Music entertained the crowd at the patron's opening of "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" at Carriage Barn Arts Center on April 18, 2015. Credit: Michael Dinan
Artist David Barnett with his "Airship for Lazy Bones" ($7,200—mixed media construction, bass wood structure, metallic paint, metal discs, soldered brass wire, painted plastic toy parts, carpet thread, gears, rubber treads and found objects). It's on display at the "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" exhibition, which runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
"A Drive through Waveny—a Vehicular Timeline" from Rose Scott Long of the New Canaan Preservation Alliance is on display outside the Carriage Barn Arts Center for the opening of "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle," an exhibition which runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
"Porsche 356," pencil on paper, by André Junget ($5,500). On display at the Carriage Barn Arts Center during a special exhibition opening for patrons of the "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" show on April 18, 2015. It runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
Steve Certilman with "Truck (el Camion)" by Luis Enrique Camejo Vento, mixed media ($4,250): "This is a Luis Camejo piece and Luis Camejo generally works on very large canvasses, roughly 10 meters by 12 meters. And occasionally he gets inspired to create these on paper. What he likes to do is capture a moment in time and he generally likes to paint in the rain or just after the rain. He likes the softness of an image that has been dusted by water. So here we see a car and a truck passing each other in traffic just a moment in time. There is a rain going on. His work is almost always monochromal or with two tints." It's on display at the "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" exhibition, which runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
Vintage cars lined up outside the Carriage Barn Arts Center during a special exhibition opening for patrons of the "Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle" show on April 18, 2015. It runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, "Monaco Grand Prix," scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
At a special patrons opening of “Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle” exhibition, which runs April 19 through June 14 with a fundraiser, “Monaco Grand Prix,” scheduled for May 16. Credit: Michael Dinan
“Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle” will run April 19 to June 14, with the correlating Monaco Grand Prix Fundraiser (tickets here) scheduled for 7 p.m. on May 16. Featuring contemporary paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures by 35 artists from Connecticut and New York as well as vintage advertising posters, motorcycles and car models, the show celebrates the 1895-built Carriage Barn’s own heritage as the Lapham family’s garage for horses, carriages and cars.
New Canaan Music entertained the crowd at the patron’s opening of “Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle” at Carriage Barn Arts Center on April 18, 2015. Credit: Michael Dinan
With live tunes from New Canaan Music playing in the background and three vintage motorcycles from Buzz Kanter on stage, guests mingled over small bites and wine on a picture-perfect evening, greeted by a row of classic cars outside including from Caffeine & Carburetors (it’s on tomorrow morning, downtown) founder Doug Zumbach and “The Drive through Waveny: A Vehicular Timeline” series of poster boards, from Rose Scott Long of the New Canaan Preservation Alliance.
“ Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle” is sponsored by Bankwell, Caffeine & Carburetors, Thom Filicia, Inc., HTG Investment Advisors, Hutchinson Tree Care Specialists, Karl Chevrolet, Moffly Media, New Canaan Advertiser, NewCanaanite.com, New Canaan Preservation Alliance, New Canaan Wine Merchants, Rosie, Strawberry & Sage, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty and Zumbach’s Gourmet Coffee.
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Doug and crew have done it again. As the town embraces C&C, only good will happen. This will truly put New Canaan on the map, drawing enthusiasts from far and wide into the downtown area. Everyone wins! Let it grow, let it grow
Doug and crew have done it again. As the town embraces C&C, only good will happen. This will truly put New Canaan on the map, drawing enthusiasts from far and wide into the downtown area. Everyone wins! Let it grow, let it grow