Jaime Muñoz, LA Commute, 2020. Photo by David Owens.
The car's the star as galleries move into the driving seat.
Jaime Muñoz, LA Commute, 2020, The Pit.
The Pit Boys and their toys. Car culture is alive and kicking with this pimped-up painting of a Toyota truck, which is a “recurring motif” in the works of Jaime Muñoz, says The Pit gallery director Adam D. Miller. The car is perceived as a symbol of value and desirability by young Latinos, Miller adds, and the Pomona-based artist often restores trucks in his spare time. The acrylic painting, finished with flocking and glitter, sold for $9,000 to a local Los Angeles collector during the fair’s VIP preview on Thursday.
