{"id":540726,"date":"2026-07-09T09:07:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/540726\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:07:24","slug":"artist-transforms-five-cars-into-an-immersive-bw-illustration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/540726\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Transforms Five Cars Into an Immersive B&#038;W Illustration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835054\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-5.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles-based contemporary artist <a href=\"https:\/\/joshuavides.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Joshua Vides<\/a> has made a name for himself with his innovative \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/joshua-vides-comic-book-cars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reality to Idea<\/a>\u201d technique. By meticulously painting black lines onto white surfaces, he turns regular objects into something that looks straight out of a sketchbook. For his first-ever museum show, Vides transforms a gallery full of cars into an immersive black and white illustration.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit, titled Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides, has taken over the Armand Hammer Foundation Gallery at the <a href=\"https:\/\/petersen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Petersen Automotive Museum<\/a> and turned it into a garage unlike any other. On display are five hand-painted vintage vehicles. These life-size, 3D cars are made to look like 2D comic book drawings in real life. But beyond this artistic transformation, the artist has also added his creative touch to all of the other elements in the space, including stacks of wheels, mirrors, gas pumps, and even a vending machine for soft drinks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had the opportunity to paint numerous vehicles and create galleries before, but to bring \u2018Reality to Idea\u2019 to life in a gallery at the Petersen is a dream come true,\u201d Vides admits. \u201cEvery vehicle provides a unique canvas, as do the spaces they are set in. Doing this at the Petersen was such an honor, and I am excited for the public to experience this exhibition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cars featured in the exhibit include a hand-painted Ferrari 308 GTS, a Porsche 944, and a De Tomaso Longchamp, making this fantasy garage one packed with timeless elegance. In total, it took Vides nine days to create this exhibit, a life-sized trompe l\u2019\u0153il where art lovers and car aficionados can step inside. The result is a mind-boggling union between the automotive and art worlds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Joshua Vides has done by transforming this gallery into a real-life sketchbook is truly remarkable,\u201d says Terry L. Karges, executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum. \u201cUtilizing the canvas of multiple unique automobiles, he has created a space unlike anything we\u2019ve ever had at the Petersen, which will provide inspiration for our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides is now open at the <a href=\"https:\/\/petersen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Petersen Automotive Museum<\/a> in Los Angeles through July 5, 2027. To plan your visit, check out the museum\u2019s website.\n<\/p>\n<p>For his first ever museum show, artist Joshua Vides has transformed a gallery full of cars into an immersive black and white illustration.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835063\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-8.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835045\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835045\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-2.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit, titled Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides, has taken over the Armand Hammer Foundation Gallery at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835057\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-6.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835060\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-7.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835069\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-10.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835072\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-11.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p>Vides uses his \u201cReality to Idea\u201d technique to make the whole 3D space look like a page out of a sketchbook.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835075\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-12.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835066\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-9.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835048\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-3.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835051\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-4.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835042\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/flat-out-joshua-vides-1.jpg\" alt=\"Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides exhibition\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p>Exhibition Information:<br \/>Joshua Vides<br \/>Flat Out: The Art of Joshua Vides<br \/>June 20, 2026\u2013July 5, 2027<br \/>Petersen Automotive Museum<br \/>6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States<br \/>\nJoshua Vides: <a href=\"https:\/\/joshuavides.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshuavides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>Petersen Automotive Museum: <a href=\"https:\/\/petersen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Website<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/petersenmuseum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Instagram<\/a><br 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