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2008 Artist Projects Recipients Jose Benavides – Lupita. The artist will build a 17-foot-long statue-automobile called The Lupita Car. The statue will be in the image of a cultural icon, Virjen De Guadalupe and formed from automotive license plates—mostly from the United States and Mexico. The car will be able to rotate electrically from its base upward, separating the car body to a vertical position. Benavides lives in Chandler. Panel Comments: Benavides’ vehicular transformations are an instant engagement and pull people into appreciating art. He will transform a vehicle into a statue of a cultural icon called “The Lupita Car” using automotive license plates as the medium. Extremely well conceived and crafted, we believe this project is transcendent in concept. His work is a sublime cross of high- and low-brow art, offering the viewer an engaging experience.
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