Althouse: Delightful exuberant charming art or endless mindless straining for attention?

July 27, 2022

Delightful exuberant charming art or endless mindless straining for attention?

Hey @elonmusk I just doodled my Tesla pic.twitter.com/2IA8obuz34
— Mr Doodle (@itsmrdoodle) July 26, 2022

22 comments:

Temujin said...: Gotta give him credit. He's figured out a way to make a living out of what he did for 16 or so years in classrooms. That puts him ahead of the majority of college grads.; 7/27/22, 8:48 AM
cf said...: I find it delightful exuberant charming art in the same way that I find Althouse's daily diary of sunrises delightful, exuberant, charming art, even though someone w a sour stomach could wake up surly, open this blog, look at another of your pics and say, "oof! enough, Ann! this endless, mindless straining for attention."; 7/27/22, 8:58 AM
Randomizer said...: He is Mr. Doodle, so he's just looking to establish a brand identity based upon an uncontroversial aesthetic. His straining for attention is less irritating than Youtube influencers who's primary talent is playing with toys or eating lunch.

Maybe it's art. Christo was an artist who became famous for wrapping things, and that didn't seem very hard either. I'll give Mr. Doodle credit for coming up with his own thing without challenging cultural standards or some other post-modern justification.

I do wonder how it will look in 5 years. Does he need to get the car clear-coated, or does the whole thing wash off? I'd like it better if his creation is fleeting, like those sand mandalas the Buddhist monks are always yammering on about.; 7/27/22, 8:58 AM
farmgirl said...: Either way- it’s cool!
Also:
I would NEVER!; 7/27/22, 9:02 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: He’s thirsty.; 7/27/22, 9:03 AM
stutefish said...: Attention.; 7/27/22, 9:04 AM
Amexpat said...: Keith Haring wants his magic marker back.; 7/27/22, 9:09 AM
typingtalker said...: Porsche has been there and done that.
The greatest ever Porsche art cars

Still, it looks very good.; 7/27/22, 9:22 AM
Craig Howard said...: Does that negate his lease?; 7/27/22, 9:30 AM
Howard said...: A student at the college that I swim at has a white Tesla bedazzled with rhinestones inside and out.; 7/27/22, 9:51 AM
Breezy said...: Performative doodle, and very well done.; 7/27/22, 10:04 AM
Roger Sweeny said...: Embrace the power of "and".; 7/27/22, 10:08 AM
Joe Smith said...: I've seen him before...I think it looks great.

Teslas are some of the least attractive 'expensive' cars on the market.

This can only help...; 7/27/22, 10:18 AM
Joe Smith said...: 'I do wonder how it will look in 5 years. Does he need to get the car clear-coated, or does the whole thing wash off?'

He could offer these as wraps that will leave the underlying paint untouched and protected...

https://carwraps.com/blog/50-amazing-car-wraps; 7/27/22, 10:21 AM
gilbar said...: seen Lots of college kids in ames do the same. I guess the difference is:
When you paint on a $500 beater, no one thinks twice. Do it to a $70,000 car, everyone says AHH!; 7/27/22, 10:30 AM
gilbar said...: quick google search hand painted cars

this one was nice hand painted VW Beetle; 7/27/22, 10:34 AM
tommyesq said...: Almost certainly gorilla marketing for Tesla.; 7/27/22, 10:36 AM
Brian said...: Call me back when he doodles on a ford focus.; 7/27/22, 10:49 AM
Left Bank of the Charles said...: A lone sharpie lid is one of the most terrifying things a parent can find.; 7/27/22, 11:37 AM
Ann Althouse said...: I blogged about him before. Click the tag.; 7/27/22, 12:59 PM
chuck said...: I liked the tool, that was cool. Didn't care for the result.; 7/27/22, 1:53 PM
Beasts of England said...: A tremendous improvement as it muted the hideous styling cues of the vehicle.; 7/27/22, 2:14 PM