Exhibition Preview
Pintor's F1 cars go to Singapore

Stevie Emilia
The Jakarta Post/Jakarta

Singaporeans and tourists will feel an adrenaline rush – and switch gears – this GP season with a unique Formula One-inspired experience off the racetrack.
From Sept. 18 to 27, Asian-based auction house Larasati will recreate the racing experience with Singapore's first F1 art exhibition, titled "Pintor's F1 at ION Orchard", at the newest mall on Orchard Road, the city state's main shopping district.
The exhibition will feature eight stainless steel sculptures of the race cars, including life-sized replicas, by renowned Indonesian sculptor Pintor Sirait.
Sculptures of racing jackets and helmets will also be on display, along with videos of the making of this F1 art collection, to complete the urban race experience.
Known for his thought-provoking steel sculptures, Pintor has carved his way to becoming a distinguished sculptor, going from one exhibition to another, including in the Netherland, China, France, Korea, Malaysia and the United States.
He was also the creator of the iconic 9-meter-high monument at the first World Ocean Conference/Coral Triangle Initiative in Manado, North Sulawesi in May this year.
Pintor said he turned to the heart-pumping racetrack action for inspiration after learning how hooked people get to the adrenaline rush of high-tech, gravity-defying cars traveling at bullet speed, and the excitement of the intense F1 racing competition.
"In recent years, F1 has become a global phenomenon. Contemporary art often mirrors developments in pop culture," he said.
"I was inspired to make sculptures of the popular F1 cars to first capture attention and then use these works as a platform to highlight the cultural tensions and universal human values we all face today."