ART + DESIGN
Samurai Code: Fuller Moto’s ‘Shogun’
[Originally published in Cycle World, Nov.16 2016] There’s a lot of loose talk about ‘motorcycles as art’ in this red-hot Custom bike moment, but sometimes, the shoe fits. That seems a function of time invested as much as styling or fabrication chops; with dozens of talented builders vying for global attention, some great, near-great, and not great motorcycles are delivered to your inbox daily. The best have tremendous artistry applied, and a very few – usually with years and thousands of hours invested – transcend the motorcycle genre, rising…
A Fine Line, Part 3: Underground Artists
A lot of his 'Checkered Demon' biker characters were people he knew from…
A Fine Line, Part 2: Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth
Late in 1969, Ed's motorcycle venture came to a screeching halt. Mainstream…
Carlo Mollino and ‘The Australian Wall’
"Fifty percent of the architecture of all time has had advertising intentions."…
The Motorcycle Portraits: Jack Penton
I believe, short of the birth of my children and my marriage. motorcycling has…
‘The Kompressor’ – Patricio Castelli
"The bike is not intended to be a tribute, nor a replica: it is simply a free…
The Motorcycle Portraits: John Pera
David Goldman travels the world to interview interesting people in the…
Mama Don’t Take My Autochrome
For 25 years or so, the Autochrome was the principal color photo process used…
First International Motorcycle Art Show: 1973
"The motorcycle is a work of art,” claimed curator Goldthwaite H Dorr III, but…
Artist and His Moto Guzzis – Antonio Ligabue
"He bought a motorcycle - a 1937 Moto Guzzi GTV 500 - on which he rode around…
The Magnolia Four – a 100 Year Motorcycle
Fully clad in CAD, the Magnolia 4 design looks at this like a long-lost member…