Celebrating the Art of the Automobile

Hey everyone,

To maybe add a little culture to your lives.... Exclusive Motors and Foriegn Cars Italia have been requested to display various vehicles at the following exhibition on Friday April 7, 6:00 pm at Green Rice Gallery in the NoDa section of Charlotte. For details, please read the following press release:


"Celebrating the Art of the Automobile"
An Exhibition of Photographs by Jonathan Kendall
At Charlotte, NC Art Gallery

Charlotte, NC, March 6, 2006 – Salvador Dali, the artist, poet, genius, and showman once said, “Until the invention of machines there had never been perfect things, and man had never seen anything so beautiful or poetic as a nickel-plated engine." Photographer Jonathan Kendall captures the poetic beauty of the machine in his “Celebrating the Art of the Automobile” exhibition at Green Rice Gallery for one-showing on the evening of Friday, April 7, 2006, 6:00 pm in the NoDa art district of Charlotte, North Carolina. This event is a great way to highlight an automobile-centric weekend in Charlotte along with the Charlotte Auto Fair at the Speedway. Exotic, rolling art that is expected to attend are from marques Ferrari, Maserati and Porsche with owners, representatives and clubs in the Carolina region invited.

Jonathan’s work is inspired by the passion, craftsmanship, and freedom of the automobile – The Art of the Beautiful Machine.

The automobile has arguably been the most important machine of the past 100 years, generating freedom and mobility while driving commerce and connecting people. Its seductive qualities often have been the closest many people get to art and sculpture. Photographer/designer Jonathan Kendall has had a long affair with the automobile, including the passion, the freedom, the speed, and detailing of fine machinery for over 40 years.

A new collection of exceptionally detailed, large format photographs highlights the beauty and the detailed intricacy of the world’s most desirable automobiles. Mr. Kendall has an interesting perspective for exploring the fine, intricate detail of the inner workings of an engine or the seductive curves of a hand-formed body. He explodes these images to a surreal size of three, five or even six feet high so the craftsmanship is exposed and brought to a hyper-real state where the most minuscule element is evident. The allusion to the human anatomy and physical form are sometimes unmistakable and striking. In other pieces, the light and reflections bring the forms to life and convey meaning to these inanimate objects of desire.

Aldous Huxley once said, “Speed is the only entirely novel sensation of the twentieth century.” Mr. Kendall’s romance with speed has run through years of sports car and stock car racing, collecting, and admiring the fine sculpture and engineering of fabled cars. Designers and visionaries such as Enzo Ferrari, Ettore Bugatti, Ferdinand Porsche, and Battista “Pinnin” Farina have seen this world of motion, style and freedom as art and form. Mr. Kendall has found a new opportunity to express the splendor of exotic automobile and the artisans who construct them.

This unique event will be a part of the NoDa Gallery Crawl and the Green Rice Gallery commitment to bringing fresh and provocative artistic ideas to the community. For directions to Green Rice Gallery, click to www.Green-Rice.com or call Allison at 704-355-0300.

The exhibition is co-presented with the assistance of Charlotte residents, Donato Bonacquisto of Foreign Cars Italia (www.foreigncarsitalia.com) & Ferrari Club of America member, and Bob Saville, President of the Porsche Club of America’s Carolina Region & Exclusive Motors (www.exclusive-motors.com).

About Green Rice Designs & Gallery

Green Rice Gallery (www.Green-Rice.com ) is a fixture in Charlotte’s Historic Arts District, NoDa (www.NoDa.org). Located at 451 East 36th Street, Charlotte, NC 28205, at the corner of North Davidson & 36th Streets. Opened by Allison Hertzler in the Summer of 2003, it has grown quickly into a 5,100 square foot, historic building in the heart of NoDa. The gallery features a unique blend of fine, fabric, and photographic arts.

Contact: Allison Hertzler, Owner, Green Rice Designs
+1 704 344 0300 or [email protected]

About Jonathan Kendall Design

Jonathan Kendall Design (www.JonathanKendallDesign.com) provides photography, art, fashion, and design for automotive-inspired style, exhibitions and environments. The lifestyle of the automotive enthusiast is enhanced through the introduction of unique, exclusive design pieces. Jonathan Kendall strives to meet this need through stationary art, fashion for men and women, multimedia Immersion Garages, and functional art and sculpture focused on the aficionado. Our blog’s at ArtOfTheAutomobile.blogspot.com, come in anytime for the latest info.

Contact: Eileen Borosky, Marketing Specialist, Jonathan Kendall Design
+1 410 798 9003 or [email protected].

About Exclusive Motors

Exclusive Motors (www.exclusive-motors.com), also located in Charlotte, specializes in pre-owned Porsches and is the authorized dealer for the Beck Speedster and Chamonix Spyder. 4617 E. Independence Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28212

Contact: Bob Saville, President & Co-Owner
+ 1 704 568 8118 or [email protected]

About Foreign Cars Italia

Foreign Cars Italia (www.foreigncarsitalia.com) is an authorized dealer in the Carolinas offering the Charlotte market with exotic automobiles including Ferrari, Maserati and Aston Martin. 5216 E. Independence Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28212

Contact: Donato Bonacquisto, Events Director & Sales Consultant
+1 704 535 7100 or [email protected]

About the Clubs

The Porsche Club of America (www.pca.org) is the largest sports car club in the world.

The Ferrari Club of America (www.ferrariclubofamerica.org) has close to 5,000 members in North America.