Car Culture

Here’s what’s to love about a muscle car: candy colors, waxy gloss, racing stripes and beefy but aerodynamic lines. Each one is like a rolling metal-and-leather vial of testosterone that can’t help but point out in all directions. And vintage Camaros and Mustangs? They’re bullies on wheels, but works of art, too.

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• Amanda Gordon Dunn
• Chevrolet Camaro
• Muscle Cars
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It’s no wonder that artist Amanda Gordon Dunn — whose day job as an architectural metal worker already guarantees an appreciation for the strength and masculine beauty of raw steel — is attracted to them. Dunn’s automotive inspiration takes shape in a solo show, American Muscle, that opens tonight with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. at Pirate Contemporary Art, 3655 Navajo Street. In it, Dunn has integrated those compelling muscle car features, right down to the pinstriping, into a series of wall-reliant sculptures created from painted cloth stretched over sculptural bases. A departure for Dunn, the works play with shapes and shadows, with just a suggestion of all that power under the hood.

American Muscle continues through May 31; visit www.pirateartonline.org or call 303-458-6058.
May 15-31, 2009