Lewis Hamilton - McLaren MP4-22 / Mercedes-Benz FO 108T   Race cars in general, and Formula One cars in particular, have changed so much in the last times that, other than from colorful liveries, it's hard to find in them the intervention of man's sense of taste and aesthetics. Form has followed function to a point where these single-seaters look like imaginary mutant insects wildly morphing out till they become noisy, ill-tempered machines. The greatest genius in computer-generated animation couldn't possibly come up with a more outrageous idea. Yet, as if subject to a subconscious trait that links our thoughts to medieval discernments that found utter ugliness complementary to beauty, we accept the ungainly shapes of these rolling contraptions as an unavoidable requirement if the beauty of speed is to be enjoyed. Speedmaster Kimi Raikonnen was 2007's World Driving Champion, a title he undoubtedly deserves, but we all spent most of the past season with our eyes glued on the exploits of Lewis Hamilton, almost certainly a heir to Kimi's crown in a not distant future. Oftentimes the young man made his shiny mount look like poetry in motion, and that is exactly what I tried to capture in this new release.   Artist's proofs and giclees on paper or canvas.   Copyright © 2006-2011 HLBergandi. All rights reserved. | designed by FITdesign, Inc