new delhi one of the major head turners at the ongoing 8th edition of the india art fair is a colourfully gorgeous art car by bmw which has come on board as the official partner for the event this year spanish artist and architect cesar manrique in the year 1990 created a beautiful riot of colours on the bmw 730i as part of the automobile giants art car project collection that till date features 17 such cars manrique architect graphic designer sculptor and landscape designer painted eyes on the 730is rear view mirrors to give an impression of the car watching you the car is the 10th of the companys art car project collection of 17 such rolling sculptures painted by iconic artists like roy lichtenstein andy warhol and jeff koons the bmw art cars are an indispensable component and a core platform of our cultural engagement they are unique creations combining automobiles technology design and art philipp von sahr president bmw india said photo courtesy enbmwartcarsde the international auto giant which has moved into a three year agreement with the iaf as official partners has also tied up with dlf for a two month public initiative of engagement with art meanwhile manriques execution of the artwork on the 730i involves a riot of colours in graceful motions of rolling and sweeping lines dynamic forms along with glowing red green blue and violet tones convey the impression of supple movement the idea according to the artist was one of a bird in flight the conservationist in manrique inspired him to design the art car that embodied a harmonious combination of technology and nature thats why i thought of designing the car in such a way as to give the impression of being able to glide through the air without any resistance the artist who passed away in a road accident two years after he designed the car said in a statement several of the bmw art cars are usually on display at the bmw museum in munich as part of its permanent collection the remaining art cars travel the globe to art fairs and exhibitions in 2007 the bmw art car project brought to mumbais jehangir art gallery two cars painted by the iconic andy warhol and roy lichtenstein for an exhibition