Comments on: Maybach Sponsors LaChapelle Shock Art For Attention? Or Targeted Sales Pitch To One Customer?

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:23:33 +0000

Jim, you’re right -the two styles are VERY similar.

BMWwheels, quite the take on this piece. Maybach did make a statement alright and Mr. LaChapelle’s style does smack of Tinseltown.

I like that the Maybach’s based on the W140 S-Class platform. Not keen that the cars are equipped with essentially W220 S-Class kit. In that last respect, the cars are getting dated aesthetically and technologically.

Maybach’s clearly maneuvering with what few resources they’re allotted. We’ll see if the marque makes it another model lifecycle – for all the reasons you state, I hope they do.

By: bmwwheels

bmwwheels — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:35:40 +0000

It doesn’t surprise me that Maybach sponsored this because this picture describes what Maybach offers. This picture by LaChapelle shows a lot of character while representing Maybach. The picture is exotic. If you saw this picture, you will never forget it. Just like if you saw a Maybach, you will never forget what it looked like because it has an unmistakable identity. Even though the picture doesn’t represent how the first class are supposed to carry themselves, you can tell that is what he was trying to represent. Maybach produces luxury cars for the first class. Maybach also states that is it a “timeless automobile” and an automobile for life”. The banner in the picture says “New Year 1932 (or 1937) showing that it was alive then and it has lasted all these years.
Maybach also informs their customers that you can get whatever you want with this car. There is actually over two million ways that this car can be equipped. I honestly couldn’t think of two million different ways, but that is their claim. In the picture you see all these people getting what they want. Sex, car, booze, drugs, and cake (the old lady walking off with it). There is a guy that is holding a bottle of champagne in his lap. Maybach actually offers a champagne goblet of sterling silver as an option for the car.
Maybach wanted to make a statement. Well, the picked the right guy to sponsor. You would never guess by this picture that David LaChapelle is originally from Fairfield, CT. His style is very “Hollywoodish”.

Good find Gunnar!

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:05:27 +0000

Tiger already has a contract w/Buick.

Sort of like Terry Rodgers work. http://www.terryrodgers.com/paintings/

By: eggsngrits

eggsngrits — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:54:12 +0000

Ouch. Just wait until we see some Chinese equivalent featuring the austerity excesses of the Maoists proported to advertise Saabs.