Patrick Lecharpy, VP, Design R&D, Renault, "We were delighted when Sen accepted our invitation to paint a Kwid. It is the first time an artist has expressed a narrative through his own style in the form of an art car, in contrast to earlier art cars by celebrated artists like Lichtenstein, Warhol, Koons and Calder which showcased the artists' personal styles. I am fascinated by the bi-cultural side of Sen's work. The Kwid Art Car eloquently mirrors his French and Indian inspiration thanks to the pallete seen in his Ville Enigmatique work where he juxtaposes historical French and Victorian Bengal alongside the traditional lives of Bengalis today."
Renault Kwid Art Car
Shombit employed the principles of his own movement, Gesturism, to create an art car in the style of his Ville Enigmatique (Enigmatic City) theme. He says the car is a form of dialogue between painting and design, between art and technology and between the artist himself and Renault.
The Renault Kwid Art car was painted at Renault's Design Center in Chennai, India.
