CreativeMornings tackles weirdness Lowrider Summer

Legendary lowrider painter Rob Vanderslice explores the global theme of “weird” at the latest installment of CreativeMornings in collaboration with the History Museum exhibit Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico. Enjoy some networking with other creative professionals before the talk, along with coffee and pastries courtesy of Iconik Coffee Roasters. Free.

Vanderslice is an award-winning lowrider and custom car painter. In the 1990s he defined a new era of abstract painting on lowriders with his ribbon-like patterns and intricate details. Known amongst collectors as a “Rob-Job,” cars painted by Vanderslice fetch awards at national car shows and have taken home Lowrider of the Year titles. Using layers of tape and paint, Vanderslice crafts unique and intricate designs making each car a unique work of art.

Describing his process and work Vanderslice explains, “Most of the cars I would do, I did them to see from a distance. So like when we would go out of town to a lowrider show, you would be like on the third story of a motel and the car is parked down there. Now that’s what I meant when I did it! You see everything, the hood, the way I did the designs, how they match up from the hood to the roof, and it’s just like its own separate piece of art.”

CreativeMornings is a network of more than 130 host cities around the world. The History Museum alternates monthly events in partnership with Albuquerque’s Creative Startups. The events feature casual talks for graphic designers, authors, artists and other creative professionals, focused on various themes.

Talks are recorded and posted online. Learn more at www.creativemornings.com.